Immune drugs Flashcards
cyclosporine clinical use
suppresses organ rejection after transplantation
cyclosporin MOA : forms a complex with ?
cyclophilins
cyclosporine/cyclophilin complex MOA
block T cells activation and differentiation by inhibiting calcineurin= no IL-2 and cytokine
Cyclosporins toxicities
Nephrotoxicity HTN Hyperlipedemia hyperglycemia tremor gingival hyperplasia hirsutism
Tacrolimus MOA
Inhibits calceneurin by binding to the FK-binding protein
Tacrolimus clinical use
Potent immunosuppressant
Tacrolimus toxicities
same as cyclosporines except no hirsutism or gingival hyperplasia
Sicrolimus MOA
Inhibits mTOR leading to decreased T-cell proliferation
Sicrolimus in addition to immunosupressing is used for
Drug eluting stents
Sircolimus toxicities
Hyperlipidemia
thrombocytopenia
leukopenia
Azathioprine clinical use
Kidney transplants
AI diseases– glomerulonephritis and hemolytic anemia
Azathiprine is toxic to
proliferating lymphocytes
Azathioprine MOA
It is an antimetabolite precursor of 6-mercaptopurine that interferes with synthesis of nucleic acid
Azathioprine toxicities
Bone marrow suppression
Why is azathioprine toxicity worse with allopurinol
because its active metabolite 6MCP is metabolized by xanthine oxidase
Muromonab-CD3 clinical use
Immunosuppressant after kidney transplant
Muromonab-CD3(OKT3)
AB that bind CD3 on surface of Tcells blocking signal transduction
Muromonab-CD#(OKT3) toxicity
Cytokine release syndrome
hypersensitivity reaction
Digoxin immune Fab use
is a AB used for antidote for digoxin intoxication
Infliximab is and AB that targets
TNF-alph
Infliximab clinical use
Crohn’s
RA
Psoriatic arthritis
ankylosis spondylitis
Adalimumab target and clinical use
TNF-Alpha
Crohn’s
RA
PA
Abciximab target and use
Glycoprotein IIB/IIIa
Unstable angina to prevent cardiac ischemia
pts treated with percutaneous coronary intervention
Trastuzumab target and use
HER2
HER2 BCA