Hepatitis Med chem Flashcards
liver functions
regulate metabolism
sythesize proteins
store vitamins and iron
degrading hormones
inactivating and excreting drugs and toxins
hepatitis =
inflammation of the liver
acute hepatitis
short-term hepatitis
immune system clears the virus from the body within 6 months
chronic hepatitis
long-term hepatitis
infection last longer than 6 months
immune system cannot clear the virus from the body
cause of acute hepatitis
viral hepatitis
non viral infection
alcohol
toxins
drugs
ischemic hepatitis
auto immune
metbolic disease
causes of chronic hepatitis
viral hepatitis
alcohol
drugs
non alocholic streahepatitis
autoimmune
heredity
viral structural
no cell wall
nucleic acid components
containing envelop-antigenic in nature
they do not have metabolic machinery of their own - uses host enzymes
stages of viral replication
cell entry attachment - penetration
uncoating
transcription of viral genome
translation
assembly of vision component
release
Hep A features
SsRNA
fecal oral transmission
Hep B features
DsDNA
parenteral transmission
sexual transmission (COMMONN)
Hep C features
SsRNA
parental transmission
sexual transmission (uncommon)
Hep D features
SsRNA
parental transmission
sexual transmission (uncommon)
Hep E features
SsRNA
fecal oral transmission
Hepatitis A Virus
picornavirus
nonenveloped
single- stranded RNA packaged in a protein shell
Hepatitis A Prevention
Immune Globulin
-preexposure: travelers to intermediate and high HAV-endemic regions
-Post-exposure: (within 14 days)
– routine: household & other inmate contacts
–selected situations: institutions, common source exposure
prevention: hep A vaccine
havrix , vaqta
Hepatitis B Virus
nuceocasod enclosed the viral DNA and a DNA polymerase that has reverse transcriptase activity similar to retroviruses
Chronic Hepatitis B infections
cirrhosis of the liver
hepatocellular carcinoma
available treatment options for chronic hepatitis B
interferons
-interferon-alpha
-pegylated interferon
nucleotide analogue antiviral agents
-lamivudine
-entercavir
-adefovir dipivoxil
-ribavirin
-telbivudine
-tenofovir
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
-adefovir
-entecavir
-lamivudine
-telbivudine
-tenofovir