Lecture 3: Distribution Flashcards
Drug Transport Process
-paracellular
-transcellular
-carrier mediated
-go from lumen to blood
passive diffusion
-down concentration gradient
-not saturated
-most common
Facilitated Diffusion
-down concentration
-carriers
-saturable
Active transport
-AGAINST concentration
-via TRANSPORTER
-use ATP
-saturable
Passive transport
-diffusion
-faciliatated diffusion (carrier mediated)
Factors determining diffusion
-molecular size
-lipophilicity
-charge
Smaller molecules permeability
high
lipophilic molecules permeability
high
Log P
-higher = more lipophilic
charge molecule permeability
POOR
(True/false) Salicylic acid will exhibit better crossing through the lipid bilayer at higher pH (e.g., in a
basic condition)
-FALSE
-it is charged at higher pH
Rate-limiting factors
-perfusion-rate limiting
-permeability-rate limiting
perfusion rate-limiting factors
-lipophilic compounds
-limited by amount of blood carrying drugs away
-faster distribution
Permeability-rate limiting factors
-hydrophilic compunds
-limited by slow rate of passing the cell membrane
-will not distribute as well
Would brain (0.5 perfusion rate) or muscle (0.025 perfusion rate) show faster distribution of propofol (nonpolar lipophilic compound with perfusion-rate limitation)
brain