Pharma 9: Infections of CNS Flashcards
The effect of inflammation on the permeability of BBB
Bacterial meningitis, encephalitis→ inflammation→disrupt BBB integrity→ allow substances into the brain which normally would not have been able to penetrate
Penicillin’s access to brain normally and in bacterial meningitis
NORMALLY→ must be given IT
Meningitis→IV
98% of low mw drugs
((<400Da)) DO NOT CROSS BBB
Large mw drugs
CANT ENTER BBB
these include anticancer,bacterial, monoclonal ab, gene therapies
To cross BBB drug must be
- lipid soluble
- mw <400Da
- <8-10 hydrogen bonds with solvents in water
Relationship between lipid solubility and accessibility to BBB
NOT LINEAR because:
if highly lipid soluble→ it will be better distributed peripherally→less for CNS
Which lipohilic drugs cross BBB
SMALL
antidepressants, anxiolytic/hypnotics, antiepileptics, opioids (except the ones that target GI)
Glucose GLUT 1
D-glucose
Monocarboxylic acid MCT1
L-lactic acid
Neutral amino acid LAT1
L-phenylalanine
L-DOPA, Gabapentin→high affinity for BBB carrier mediated transporters
Basic amino acid CAT1
L-arginine
Purine nucleoside CNT2
Adenosine
Principles of improving CNS drug delivery
- Enhance BBB permeability
- Chemical alterations to drug
- Transcranial drug delivery→intracerebral polymer implants
Method of enhancing BBB permeability
chemically induced osmotic sock
Methods of chemically inducing osmotic shock
- Hyperosmolar MANNITOL infusion in IC artery
- Vasocative agents transiently increase BBB permeability like histamine (plasma albumin enters as well→ASTROGLIOSIS→not used clinically)
Chemical alterations made to the drug
Prodrug→activated in CNS eg. LEVODOPA
Lipidization→make drug more lipid soluble→downside: loss of pharmacological activity
Imitate endogenous ligands→transported by natural receptors, transporters and carries across BBB eg. LEVODOPA
Transcranial drug delivery process
- open cranium
- insert intracerebral polymer implant (GLIADEL) (up to 8) which are loaded with CARMUSTINE→anticancer
- The drug is released as the wafer is slowly degraded
How does rabies reach the brain
thru the nerves
Principles of treatment of CNS infections
- eliminate the microorganism with the use of a drug toxic to the microorganism administered at a sufficient concentration at the site
- treat responses secondary to the infection ie treat seizures with antiep and inflammation with gc
treatment of abscess
surgical and pharmacological
drugs and their concentrations in CSF
Penicillin→ 5% Vancomycin→ 10% Ampicillin→15% Cefotaxime→15% Gentamycin→20% Chloramphenicol→30%
direct administration of gentamycin
very risky
directly injected into ventricles with gram -ve→ increased mortality
Acyclovir MOA
Synthetic nucleoside analog
Guanosine’→monophosphorylated by viral thymidine kinsae→incorporated into viral dna→chain termination→inhibit dna replication
nuceloside analogues
acyclovir valacyclovir peniclovir famciclovir ganciclovir cidofovir
ACV uses
prophylaxis and treatment of HSV and VZV infections even immunocompromised patients
ACV administration
IV/orally→cross BBB via nucleoside transporter
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