Pharm - Antiviral Drugs Part 2 Flashcards
another name for viral thymidine kinase
viral UL97
ganciclovir is a ___ ___ analog
acyclic guanosine
does ganiciclovir need the viral enzyme?
yes
needed for the initial monophosphorylation
ganciclovir has 100x greater affinity for ___ than acyclovir
CMV
2 resistance mechanisms for ganciclovir
- mutation in UL97 kinase
- mutation in UL54 (viral DNA polymerase)
3 main AE of ganciclovir
which 2 are rare
rare - CNS and hepatotoxicity
MYELOSUPPRESSION - dose-dependent toxicity
true or false
UL54 mutation gives cross resistance with other drugs
TRUE
this affects the viral DNA polymerase
prodrug of ganciclovir
valgancyclovir
true or false
foscarnet is a nucleotide
FALSE
does not have a base, but DOES have phosphate and bypasses first step with viral thymidine kinase
chemically, foscarnet is…..
phosphonoformic acid
structurally, what does foscarnet mimic
inorganic pyrophosphate
which viruses can foscarnet inhibit and how
BOTH HSV and HIV!!!!
-inhibits herpes DNA and RNA polymerase
-inhibits HIV reverse transcriptase
does so by BLOCKING THE PYROPHOSPHATE BINDING SITE ON THE VIRAL DNA POLYMERASE
true or false
foscarnet is a prodrug
true
how is foscarnet administered and why
ONLY IV
it is small, but too polar for oral use - not good bioavailability
where is foscarnet deposited?
does it distribute well in CSF?
deposits in bones and distributed well in the CSF
name 2 things that foscarnet can be used for
-end organ CMV that is ganciclovir resistant
-HSV and VZV when acyclovir resistant
bc both ganciclovir and acyclovir need the 1st step and it’s mutated, but foscarnet does not!!!
resistance mechanism for foscarnet
point mutations in viral DNA polymerase
(happens with chronic administration)
if HIV - mutations in reverse transcriptase
true or false
resistance to acyclovir also means resistance to foscarnet, but not vice versa
FALSE - other way around
foscarnet CAN be used for acyclovir resistance bc it bypasses 1st step
however, if there is resistance to foscarnet that means there is mutations in DNA polymerase and acyclovir cannot work either
2 AE of foscarnet
nephrotoxicity
Ca2+ and K+ alterations
foscarnet is contraindicated with what drugs and why
other nephrotixic drugs like amphotericin B and aminoglycosides
too much nephrotoxicity
Cidofovir is a ____ analog
cytosine
does cidofovir need viral thymidine kinase?
NO
cidoFOvir
has a phosphate group already
true or false
cidofovir IS active against thymidine kinase mutants
TRUE
does not need 1st step - already a monophosphate
true or false
cidovofir has broad activity against a lot of viruses
true
AE cidoofovir
nephrotoxic
major treatment in which cidofovir is used
CMV retinitis
when an antiviral is converted into triphosphate, what does this allow the drug to do
competitively inhibit viral DNA polymerase and stop viral DNA synthesis OR incorporate into viral DNA chain and cause chain termination
another name for spanish flu
avian flu
in flu viruses, where do the periodic mutations occur?
in neuraminidase and hemagglutin
ie - H1N1 for spanish flu
pandemic vs epidemic vs endemic
endemic - restricted to particular region
epidemic - new cases appear in a given population during a given period, at a rate that exceeds what is “expected” based on epidemiology
pandemic - outbreak of infectious disease that has spread throughout a very large region or even globally