Pharmacodynamic Flashcards
receptor
a macromolecule whose biological function changes when a drug binds to it
affinity
measure of propensity of a drug to bind receptors; the force of attraction between drug and receptor
signal transduction
a cascade of events triggered by drug-receptor binding interaction to which target tissue responds
…. bonds are involved in the stereospecific interaction between a receptor and its ligand
multiple
in most cases, binding is…
transient (drug molecule binds, dissociates, binds again, so on)
each binding triggers a…
signal
drugs with a …. conc. will have a greater chance of binding
higher
ka=
k1/k2 (affinity constant)
kd=
k2/k1 (dissociation constant)
the lower the kd….
the more affinity the drug has for the receptor
Emax
maximal effect produced by a drug or efficacy of a drug
dose-response curve or log dose response graph?
log dose response is sigmoidal, compresses dose scale, proportionate doses occur at equal intervals, easier to analyze mathematically
EC50
dose of a drug that produces 50% of maximal (half max) response
efficacy/ intrinsic activity
ability of a bound drug to change the receptor in a way that produces an effect
some drugs posses …. but not….
affinity, efficacy
Kd
conc. of a drug that occupies 50% of the total number of receptors at equilibrium
agonist
a grud which binds to the receptor and produces an effect (has affinity AND intrinsic activity)
partial agonist
has affinity for receptor but less intrinsic activity (lower efficacy compared to an agonist acting at the same receptor, therefore lower Emax)
antagonist
a drug which binds, but does not activate the receptor (has affinity but no intrinsic activity)
At the presence of a full agonist, a partial agonist…
acts as an antagonist and blocks the full effect of an agonist