Med Chem - Diuretics Flashcards
name 6 classes of antihypertensives
diuretics
ACE inhibitors
ARBS
Sympatholytics
calcium channel blockers
vasodilators
define what a diuretic is
drug that increases rate of urine formation. does so by decreasing the reabsorption of sodium ions into the body
thus, the osmotic equivalent of water’s reabsorption is also inhibited (water follows salt!) and is secreted from the body as urine
3 major uses of diuretics
-mild HTN
-edema caused by CHF
-edema caused by renal and liver disorders
3 main functions of the kidneys
-regulate volume and composition of body fluids
-maintain pH of body fluids
-eliminate water soluble metabolic products (non-electrolytes)
basic functional unit of the kidney
nephron
3 functional parts of the nephron
-glomerulus (enclosed in bowman’s capsule)
-renal tubule (PCT and loop of henle)
-collecting tubule
3 components of the loop of henle
descending limb
thick ascending limb
distal convoluted tubule
diuretics are classified based in their…..
name 4 of these classifications
(no drugs yet)
site of action:
-PCT
-thick ascending loop of henle
-DCT
-collecting duct
name 2 diuretics whose site of action is the PCT (proximal convoluted tubule)
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
osmotic diuretics
class of diuretic whos site of action is the thick ascending loop of henle
name 1 drug in this class
High-ceiling or loop diuretics
furosemide
class of diuretic whose site of action is the DCT (distal convoluted tubule)
name 1 drug in the class
thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics
hydrochlorothiazide
class of diuretic whose site of action is the collecting duct
name 1 drug in the class
potassium sparing diuretics
spironolactone
sulfanilamide
a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
originally an antibacterial, but discovered to have mild diuretic effect by inhibiting this enzyme
name 2 ways that enable sulfanilamide to inhibit the carbonic anhydrase enzyme
-similar STRUCTURE to carbonic acid
-both sulfanilamide and carbonic anhydrase are ACIDIC
true or false
sulfanilamide gives non competitive inhibition of the carbonic anhydrase enzyme to give its diuretic effect
FALSE
competitive
competes with carbonic acid
explain the similarity in binding to the CA enzyme between sulfanilamide and the natural substrate, carbonic acid
both attach via 2 H bond donors and 2 H bond acceptors
sulfanilamide prevents carbonic acid from binding - competitively blocks the site
explain the mechanism in which carbonic anhydrase inhibitors like sulfanilamide are able to produce a mild diuretic effect
normally, carbonic anhydrase would break down into protons and bicarbonate ions.
the H+ ions (protons) leave the PCT in exchange for sodium, which gets reabsorbed back into the body
however, by inhibiting the CA enzyme, we’re also inhibiting for formation of the breakdown products of protons + bicarbonate ions, so therefore, sodium cannot get reabsorbed because there’s no proton for it to exchange with and keep equilibrium on either side
site of action sulfanilamide to produce diuretic effect
PCT
SAR studies of sulfanilamide leads to ____ (how many) groups of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?
name these groups
2:
-simple heterocyclic sulfonamides
-meta-disulfamoylbenzene derivatives
explain the general structure and SAR of “simple heteroaromatic sulfonamides” and “Meta-disulfamoyl benzene derivatives”
(derived from the SAR of sulfanilamide. carbonic anhydrase inhibitors)
N-containing group-heteroaromatic ring - sulfonamide. N must be unsubstituted for diuretic activity, and sulfonamide must be there to inhibit CA
1,3 disubstituted benzene (with 2 sulfonamides) and CAN have substitutions on R1, R2, R3