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1
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What does helodermatine do? Vaso

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Hypotensive effect

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What does dopamine and noradrenalin do?

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pain and vasodilation (leading to ischemia)

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How can DOX generate radicals?

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NADPH dependent reduction generate semi-quinone radicals. Lead to O2 radicals and H2O2.

Association with iron from ferritin generate OH radicals

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4
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Name 4 improvements on DOX

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Epirubicin - faster elimination by glucuronidation

Idarubicin - Oral administration, increased fat solubility and cellular uptake

Mitoxantrone - very toxic and selective against cancer, use different mechanism

AQ4N - activates in hypoxic cells, target solid tumours.

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Name the 11 chemicals in doxorubicin synthesis.

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  1. CH3CH2COSCOA + HO2CCH2COSCOA 2. 12-deoxyaklanonic acid 3. aklanonic acid/methyl ester 4. aklaviketone 5. aklavinone 6. E-rhodomycinone 7. Rhodomycin D 8a/8b/9a 9b. Carminomycin 10. Daunorubicin 11. Doxorubicin
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What does a sting from a honey bee cause?

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Typically anaphylaxis, high dose lead to vomitting, fever, cramps and hypotension.

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What do helokinestatins do? vaso

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Inhibit bradykinin and its relaxant effect

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What does helothermine do? recep.

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Block ryanodine receptors and calcium receptors, blocking Ca induced Ca release - lethargy, hypothermia and paralysis

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What is interesting about gila monster venom?

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Defensive, from a modified salivery gland and chewing.

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10
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What do tachykinins do? What are they?

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inflammatory, nociceptive

Substance P, Neurokinin A+B

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What does secapin do? (Coag.)

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Plasmin inhibitor, preventing clot degradation.

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12
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Which J coupling is important?

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2-3 = meta

7-8 = ortho

7-9 = axial (sugar)
9-11 = equitorial (sugar)
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13
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What are the topics of the cell receptor paragraph?

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Helothermine (GM)

Mipartoxin (Mm-8) (CS)

Micrurotoxins (MmTX1 and MmTX2) (CS)

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What does helothermine do? ion

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Affect K channels, affect Ia current and action potential

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15
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What are the topics of the ion channel block paragraph?

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Mast cell degranuating peptide (HB)
Tertiapin (HB)
Helothermine (GM)

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16
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What are the 5 steps of topoisomerase II enzymes?

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  1. Bind helix and ATP
  2. ATP hydrolysis and double-stranded cleavage.
  3. Second helix enter in-gate, go through cleavage, exit out-gate.
  4. Re-ligase
  5. Release ADP and reset the system
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17
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What does polarimetry tell us?

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That there is a chiral centre

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18
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How does DOX enter the nucleus?

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  1. Diffuse into cells
  2. Associate with proteasome
  3. translocate to nucleus
  4. Dissociate and intercalate with DNA
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19
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What are the topics if allergic paragraph?

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Icarapin
Vitellogenin
Procamine
Royal jelly proteins
Histamine

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20
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Which UV peaks are important?

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254 benzene

300 phenol, with shift in base

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21
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What natural products are of use from HB?

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Adolapin - pain killer

Melittin - anti-arthritis/inflammatory

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22
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What does mast cell degranulating peptide do? Ion

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Block voltage-gated ionic channels on mast cells, affecting histamine release

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23
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Give the structure of idarubicin.

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Removal of MeO on first ring

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24
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What does Horridum toxin do? (Spread)

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Haemorrhagic

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What does a bite from a gila monster cause?

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Vomitting, hypotension and chest/abdo pain.

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Give the enzymes in order for doxorubicin synthesis.

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  1. dps ABCD EFGH 2. dnrG/dnrC 3. dnrD 4. dnrE 5. dnrF 6. dnmS + TDP-L-daunosamine 7. dnrP 8. doxA 9. dnrK 10. doxA
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27
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What are the topics of the small molecule paragraph?

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Serotonin (GM HB)

Dopamine/Noradrenalin (HB)

Histamine (HB)

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28
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What does C-type lectin do? (Coag.)

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Inhibit prothrombinase cleavage, prevent fibrinogen cleavage

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29
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What does PLA2 do? (Spread.)

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Release arachidonic acid, inflammation and vasodilation.

CS: myotoxic capability, less anticoagulant.

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30
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What do the DEPT shifts show with C NMR?

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C = none none

CH = up up

CH2 = Down none

CH3 = Up none

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31
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What natural products are of use from CS?

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Anti-coagulant

32
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If Streptomycin is grown on 1-14C-propionate or methyl-[14C]-methionine, which carbons are radiolabelled?

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The 4th ring hydroxyl carbon.

33
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What is the nmr peaks for an anomeric carbon/hydrogen?

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C = 100

H = 4.9

34
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What is the proteins and what percent make up CS venom?

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60% - 3FT

30% - PLA2

35
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If Streptomycin is grown on 1-[13C]acetate, which carbons are radiolabelled?

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The carbon linking the sugar, then every other one. Not including the 4th ring hydroxyl carbon.

36
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What does adolapin do? Inflam

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Anti-inflammatory, inhibit cyclooxygenase

37
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How does DOX lead to double-stranded breaks?

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Stabilities transition state of Topoisomerase II.

38
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What does helofensin do? Resp

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inhibit direct electrical stimulation of isolated mouse hemi-draphragm

39
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What does the coral snake venom cause?

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bilateral ptsosis and respiratory failure

40
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What does melittin do?

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Haemorrhagic and increase cellular permeability (cell membrane lytic) by associating with bilayer and inhibiting PKC

41
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Give the structure of Mitoxantrone.

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42
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Give the structure of AQ4N.

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43
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What is the structure of helothermine?

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16 cysteine residues

Cysteine rich secretory protein (CRISP)

44
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What does cardiopep do?

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Beta-adrenergic and anti-arrhythmic effect

45
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What does Mast Cell Degranulating peptide do?

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Inflammatory at low concentration

Anti-inflammatory at high concentration

46
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What does Gilatoxin do? (Coag.)

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Degrade fibrinogen without producing clots

47
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What is mass spec peaks are important?

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Odd number = odd number of nitrogens

48
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What is in the spreading factors paragraph?

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Hyaluronidase (all)

L-AAO (CS and GM)

Horridum toxin (GM)

Melittin (HB)

49
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What does hyaluronidase do? (Spread)

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Cleave hyaluronic acid, which is involved in repair, leading to inflammatory precursors and vasodilation.

50
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If Streptomycin is grown on 2-[13C]acetate, which carbons are radiolabelled?

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The carbon NOT linking the sugar, then every other one. Not including the 4th ring hydroxyl carbon.

51
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What are the paragraph topics? (In order)

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Introduction, coagulation, spreading factors, inflammation and allergy, ion channels, cell receptors, small signalling, vasodilators, respiratory system and conclusion.

52
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Why are cardiomyocytes more susceptible to DOX damage?

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Cardiomyocytes have a higher reliance on oxidative substrate mechanisms.

53
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What are the topics of vasodilation paragraph?

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Helokinestatins (GM)

Exendin-1/2/3/4 (GM)

Helodermatine (GM)

Tachykinins (HB)
Compound 48/80 (HB)

54
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If Streptomycin is grown on 14O labelled acetate, which oxygebs are radiolabelled?

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The bottom five

55
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What does Serotonin do?

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gut movement and happiness

Pain and convulsions of muscle

56
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What does melittlin do? Inflam

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Anti-inflammatory

57
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What do exendins do? Vaso

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Act like vasoactive intestinal peptides and increase cellular cAMP lead to hypotensive effect

58
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What is the strucure of 12-deoxyaklanonic acid?

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59
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What natural products are of use from GM?

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Exendin-4 led to Exenatide (GLP mimic)

60
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What are the 10 steps of doxorubicin synthesis?

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  1. Form first compound 2. Top ketone 3. Make 4th ring (alcohol) 4. +Alcohol (3rd ring) 5. Add sugar 6. Remove ester (-me, -CO2H) 7. Add keto (+OH, +=O) 8. Add ester (1st ring) 9. Add OH (far right)
61
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Which proteins are involved in the coagulation paragraph? (Which species)

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C-type lectin (CS)

Gilatoxin (GM)

Secapin (HB)

PLA2 (All)

62
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What do MmTX1/2 do? Recep

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GABA receptors, increase susceptibility to agonist

Reduced activity -> seizures

63
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What does Mm-8 do? recep

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Affect post-synaptic nicotinic receptors function

Reduced function -> respiratory failure and death

64
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What do L-AAOs do? (Spread)

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Haemorrhagic and anti-coagulant.

65
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Which IR peaks are important?

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Double at 1600 is aromatic

1700 is C=O

3500 is OH

66
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What does tertiapin and compoud 48/80 do? Inflam

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Inflammatory and other roles.

67
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What are the topics if inflammatoryparagraph?

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Melittin
Tachykinins (substance P, neurokin A+B)
Tertiapin
Compound 48/80
Mast cell degranulating peptide
Adolapin

68
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What does topoisomerase enzymes facilitate?

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The unwinding and winding of supercoiled DNA, to allow DNA replication and transcription

69
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Give the structure of epirubicin.

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Inverted hydroxyl on glycone.

70
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What is interesting about coral snake venom administration?

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Cannot retract fangs, only small amount of venom, and bites/chews prey.

71
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What are the topics of the respiratory system paragraph?

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Helofensin (GM)

Cardiopep (HB)

72
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What do radicals do?

A

Proton abstraction of DNA

Perioxidate lipids, lead to malondialdehyde-DNA

Lead to AMP-activated protein kinase activation
Leads to p53-induced cell death

73
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What does tertiapin do? (Ion)

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Blocks potassium ion channels:

Calcium activated large conductance K - prolong AP + increase excitability

Inward rectifier K - shorten AP

Both on cardiac cells

74
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Why does DOX have dose-limiting cardiotoxicity?

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Irreversible accumulation of 8-hydroxyguanosine adducts in cardiac mRNA.

75
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What does histmine do?

A

Inflammatory mediator

76
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What does PLA2 do? (Coag.)

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Thrombokinase inhibitor

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