Module 4 Flashcards
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Metabolism
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The enzyme mediated alteration of a drug’s structure
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Metabolism is also referred to as…
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Biotransformation
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Where is metabolism found?
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Liver, Intestine, Stomach, Kidney, Intestinal Bacteria
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The primary site of drug metabolism is…
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The liver
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How does the intestine metabolize drugs?
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The enterocytes that line the gut are our key metabolizers
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What does the stomach metabolize?
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Alcohol
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Why is drug metabolism important?
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Metabolism protects humans from a number of environmental toxins as well as playing an important role in synthesizing essential endogenous molecules
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Exogenous
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Things that are not natural in our body (alcohol, drugs, steak, cigarets, coffee, etc.)
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Endogenous
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Things that are natural in our body (vitamin D synthesis, bile acid synthesis, cholesterol metabolism, steroid hormones, bilirubin)
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What are the consequences of drug metabolism?
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- ) Increase water solubility of drugs to promote their excretion (lipo -> hydro)
- ) Inactive drugs (active -> inactive)
- ) Increase drug effectiveness (active -> more active)
- ) Activate prodrugs (drugs that are inactive until metabolized)
- ) Increase drug toxicity
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1st Order Kinetics for Drug Metabolism
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Drug metabolism is directly proportional to the concentration of free drug
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What order of kinetics is “a fraction of drug metabolized per unit time”?
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1st Order
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What order of kinetics has more drug metabolizing enzyme then drug?
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1st Order
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Zero Order Kinetics
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Drug metabolism is constant over time
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What order of kinetics is a constant amount of drug metabolized per unit time?
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Zero Order
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What is a good example of a zero order kinetic drug?
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Ethanol
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What order of kinetics has more drug then drug metabolizing enzyme?
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Zero Order
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1st Pass Metabolism
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PO drugs can undergo significant metabolism prior to entering the systemic circulation
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First pass metabolism can occur…
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- ) Hepatocytes in the liver
- ) Intestinal enterocytes
- ) Stomach
- ) Intestinal bacteria
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What is the result of 1st pass metabolism
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Decreased amount of parent drug that enters systemic circulation
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ER stands for…
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Extraction Ratio
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High ER Drugs are…
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Highly metabolized in the liver
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High ER Drug characteristics:
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- Low oral bioavailability (1-20%)
- PO doses are usually much higher than IV doses (compensating for high first metabolism)
- Small changes in hepatic enzyme activity produce large changes in bioavailability
- Very susceptible to drug-drug interactions
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Low ER Drug characteristics:
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- Have high oral bioavailability (>80%)
- PO doses are usually similar to IV doses
- Small changes in hepatic enzyme activity have little effect on bioavailability
- Not very susceptible to drug-drug interactions
- Take many passes through the liver via the systemic circulation before they are completely metabolized
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What are the two phases of metabolism called?
Phase I Metabolism, Phase II Metabolism
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Phase I Metabolism
Converts lipophilic drugs to more polar molecules (unmasks polar groups like OH or NH2)
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What types of reactions are involved in Phase I Metabolism?
Oxidation, reduction and hydrolysis reactions
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What mediates phase I metabolism?
Cytochrome P450 enzymes, esterases and dehydrogenases
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Metabolites from phase one are how active in comparison to the parent drug?
They are either more, less or equally active. It varies greatly.
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Phase II Metabolism
Increase the polarity of lipophilic drugs by conjugation reactions (addition of large water soluble molecule to drug)
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What is included in a conjugate?
Glucuronic acid (sugar), sulfate (SO4), acetate or amino acids (glycine)
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Metabolites from phase II are how active in comparison to the parent drug?
Less active
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What is the exception of Phase II Metabolism?
Morphine 6-glucuronide - more potent analgesic (pain reliever) than morphine
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True or False: some drugs directly enter phase II metabolism?
True
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Where are phase I drug metabolizing enzymes localized?
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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Where are phase II drug metabolizing enzymes localized?
Predominantly in the cytosol with the exception of glucuronidation which is localized to the smooth ER
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CYPs
Large family of drug metabolizing enzymes
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In what phase are CYPs predominant?
Phase I Drug Metabolizing
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The majority of drug metabolism in the body is performed by
Hepatic CYP enzymes
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CYPs oxidize drugs by...
Inserting one atom of oxygen into the drug molecule producing water as a by product
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How many faimilies of CYPs are there?
12 families, 3 accounting for the majority of drug metabolism
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What is malnutritions effect on CYP activity?
Decreases activity as these enzymes require dietary protein, iron, folic acid and zinc for full activity
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What does the A in CYP3A4 represent?
The sub-family
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What does the 3 in CYP3A4 represent?
Family
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What does the 4 in CYP3A4 represent?
Isozyme
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What CYP metabolizes the largest fraction of currently marketed drugs?
CYP3A4
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What are the five phase II drug metabolizing enzymes:
1. ) UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs)
2. ) Sulfotransferases (SULTs)
3. ) Glutathione S Transferases (GSTs)
4. ) N-acetyltransferases (NATs)
5. ) Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT)
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UGTs are localized...
In the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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What phase are UGTs part of?
Phase II
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What do UGTs catalyze?
The transfer of a glucuronic acid (sugar) to a drug
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Why are glucuronidated drugs more easily excreted?
They are more polar
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How many human UGT enzymes are there?
19
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What is the reaction for UGT?
Drug + UDP-glucuronic acid -> Drug-glucuronide + UDP
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Where are SULTs localized?
In the cytosol
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What phase are SULTs?
Phase II Drug Metabolizing enzymes
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What do SULTs catalyze?
The transfer of a sulphate group to a hydroxyl group of drugs
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Why are sulphated drugs more easily excreted?
They are more polar
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How many human SULT enzymes are there?
11
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What is the drug reaction for SULT?
Drug + sulphate -> drug-sulfate
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Where are GSTs localized?
Cytosol or Microsomal
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What phase are GSTs?
Phase II Drug Metabolizing enzymes
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What do GSTs catalyze?
The transfer of a glutathione molecule to a drug
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What is Glutathione (GSH)
Intracellular anti-oxidant
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How do GSTs render the metabolite less toxic?
They transfer glutathione onto a reactive/toxic drug
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How many human GSTs are there?
20
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GST Reaction
Reactive Drug + GSH -> Drug-GSH
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Where are NATs localized?
Cytosol
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What phase are NATs?
Phase II
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What do NATs catalyze?
The transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl CoA to a drug
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Why do NATs have a variability in drug response?
They are subject to genetic polymorphisms
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How many human NATs are there?
2: NAT 1 and NAT 2
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NAT Reaction
Drug + Acetyl-CoA -> Acetylated Drug + CoA
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Where are TPMT localized?
Cytosol
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What phase are TPMT?
Phase II
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What do TPMTs catalyze?
The transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to a drug
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Why do TPMTs sometimes become unsafe?
They are subject to genetic polymorphisms. This has a dramatic effect on safety
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TPMT Reaction
Drug + S-adenosylmethionine -> Drug-CH3 + Methionine
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What are the four factors that affect drug metabolism?
1. ) Age
2. ) Drug interactions (enzyme inducers and enzyme inhibitors)
3. ) Disease state
4. ) Genetic polymorphisms
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What is the activity of CYP in an infant?
Almost no activity, not until 1 year after birth
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By what age do infants have the same drug metabolizing enzymes as adults?
Age 2
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Enzyme Induction
A process where a cell synthesizes an enzyme in response to a drug or other chemical
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What is the consequence of CYP induction?
Increased drug metabolism
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What are the consequences of increased drug metabolism?
1. ) Decreased plasma drug concentration
2. ) Decreased drug activity (if metabolite is inactive)
3. ) Increased drug activity (if metabolite is active)
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What is the consequence of CYP inhibition?
Decreased drug metabolism
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Decreased drug metabolism results in...
1. ) Higher plasma drug concentration
2. ) Increased therapeutic effect of drugs
3. ) Increased drug toxicity
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What are 4 diseases that decrease CYP activity?
1. ) Liver disease
2. ) Kidney Disease
3. ) Inflammatory diseases
4. ) Infection
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What are genetic polymorphisms also known as?
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
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What is a SNP?
A change of a single nucleotide in our DNA
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What do SNPs affect?
Proteins
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Phase I SNPs
CYP2C9, CYP2D6
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CYP2C9
Metabolizes the anticoagulant drug warfarin
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Results of a polymorphism of CYP2C9
An enzyme with decreased activity, patients require a lower dose of warfarin
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What happens to a patient with CYP2C9 who is not administered a lowered dosage of warfarin?
Extensive bleeding
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CYP2D6
Metabolizes codeine to morphine. Morphine is a more potent analgesic than codeine
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What are the 4 distinct phenotypes that genetic polymorphisms causes in CYP2D6?
- Ultra-rapid metabolizer (UM)
- Extensive Metabolizer (EM)
- Intermediate Metabolizer (IM)
- Poor Metabolizer (PM)
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What affect do extensive metabolizers have on enzymatic activity?
No effect. Enzymatic activity is normal.
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Intermediate metabolizers have _____ metabolic activity?
Reduced
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Poor metabolizers have _____ metabolic activity
No
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Ultra-rapid metabolizers have _____________ CYP2D6 activity
Significantly increased
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Phase II SNPs
UGT1A1, NAT2
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What kind of compound is Glucuronidate?
An anti-cancer compound
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What affect do polymorphisms in UGT1A1 have on activity?
Decreased activity
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What risks are increased for patients with a UGT1A1 polymorphism?
Diarrhea and dose limiting bond marrow suppression (potentially fatal)
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NAT2
Acetylates the drug isoniazid (for tuberculosis), caffeine and various cancer causing chemicals
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How many different SNPs are in the NAT2 gene?
23
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How are patients classified as either rapid or slow acetylators?
Based on their genotype
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What type of acetylator is more susceptible to isoniazid toxicity?
Slow acetylators
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What type of acetylator is at higher risk for developing cancer?
Slow acetylators
