Pharmacodynamic Flashcards

1
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receptor

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a macromolecule whose biological function changes when a drug binds to it

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2
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affinity

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measure of propensity of a drug to bind receptors; the force of attraction between drug and receptor

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3
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signal transduction

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a cascade of events triggered by drug-receptor binding interaction to which target tissue responds

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4
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…. bonds are involved in the stereospecific interaction between a receptor and its ligand

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multiple

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5
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in most cases, binding is…

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transient (drug molecule binds, dissociates, binds again, so on)

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6
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each binding triggers a…

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signal

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7
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drugs with a …. conc. will have a greater chance of binding

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higher

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8
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ka=

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k1/k2 (affinity constant)

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9
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kd=

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k2/k1 (dissociation constant)

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10
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the lower the kd….

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the more affinity the drug has for the receptor

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11
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Emax

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maximal effect produced by a drug or efficacy of a drug

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12
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dose-response curve or log dose response graph?

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log dose response is sigmoidal, compresses dose scale, proportionate doses occur at equal intervals, easier to analyze mathematically

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13
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EC50

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dose of a drug that produces 50% of maximal (half max) response

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14
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efficacy/ intrinsic activity

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ability of a bound drug to change the receptor in a way that produces an effect

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15
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some drugs posses …. but not….

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affinity, efficacy

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16
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Kd

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conc. of a drug that occupies 50% of the total number of receptors at equilibrium

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17
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agonist

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a grud which binds to the receptor and produces an effect (has affinity AND intrinsic activity)

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18
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partial agonist

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has affinity for receptor but less intrinsic activity (lower efficacy compared to an agonist acting at the same receptor, therefore lower Emax)

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19
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antagonist

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a drug which binds, but does not activate the receptor (has affinity but no intrinsic activity)

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20
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At the presence of a full agonist, a partial agonist…

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acts as an antagonist and blocks the full effect of an agonist

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21
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example of a therapeutic use of a partial agonist

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buprenorphine

  • an opioid analgesic
  • lower abuse potential since lower level of physical dependence
  • safer than full agonist such as morphine
22
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antagonist properties of a partial agonist

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-provide some activity and block endogenous full agonist at the same time

23
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clinical example of a partial agonist acting as an antagonist

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pindolol for high blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms

-reduce excessive stimulation due to norepinephrine in a person with high sympathetic nervous system activity

24
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competitive antagonism

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a higher dose of agonist is required to produce the same effect
-can still produce maximal effect

25
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irreversible/non-competitive antagonism

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even a higher dose of agonist cannot produce maximal effect

-Emax is depressed

26
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inverse agonist

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some receptors have intrinsic activity even when no ligand is bound to them; when a ligand binds to them, their basal activity is reduced

27
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allosteric interaction

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when a ligand binds to a site close to the site of an agonist on a receptor and maybe affecting the binding and/or response to the agonist.
-2 ligands on a single receptor

28
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example of an allosteric interaction

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Benzodiazepine drugs potentiate the response to game aminobutyric acid (GABA) when they bind to GABA receptor

29
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If an antagonist binds to the same site as the agonist, but does so IRREVERSIBLY or PSEUDOIRREVERSIBLY…

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it causes a shift of the dose-response curve to the right with progressive depression of the maximal response as [I] increases

30
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It is easier to treat overdose or poisoning caused by…

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a competitive (reversible) receptor blocker as opposed to an irreversible inhibitor

31
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quantal dose response curve

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indicates sensitivity of a given population to the doses of a drug for a given effect

32
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frequency distribution

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each bar shows the # of people responding to that dose and excludes people responding to lower doses

33
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cumulative frequency

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each bar shows the # of people responding to that dose and to lower doses

34
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therapeutic index =

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TD50/ED50 or LD50/ED50

35
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a therapeutic index that has a …. ratio, the safer the drug

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higher

36
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therapeutic window

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reflects a plasma conc. range that provides efficacy without unacceptable toxicity; difference between minimum effective conc. for desired response and an adverse response

37
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ED50

A

effective dose in 50% of people

38
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TD50

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toxic dose in 50% of people

39
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LD50

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lethal dose in 50% of people

40
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4 fundamental signal transduction mechanisms

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  • g protein coupled receptor systems (fast, half of all known drugs work through GPCR)
  • ion channel receptors (fastest)
  • enzyme receptors (meh)
  • nuclear receptors (slowest)
41
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g protein coupling uses energy in the form of..

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GTP

42
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3 second messengers activated by GPCRs

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  • cAMP
  • IP3
  • DAG
43
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enzyme receptors

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  • receptor is a pair of separate proteins
  • an agonist cause them to interact and form a dimer
  • interaction phosphorylates tyrosine and receptor becomes an active enzyme
  • active receptor enzyme activates a number of other enzymes that interact with the active tyrosine
44
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ion channel receptors

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  • receptor is a protein with a channel in the centre

- agonist causes channel to open and allow specific ions to cross cell membrane to other side

45
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ion channel receptor examples

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  • nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (conducts Na+ ions which muscle depolarization and contraction)
  • GABA receptors (conduct Cl- ions which inhibit neurotransmission)
46
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nuclear receptors

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  • receptors are mostly in the cell cytosol
  • agonist enters cell and binds to receptor
  • drug-receptor complex enters nucleus and stimulates even transcription which leads synthesis of new proteins and enzymes
47
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examples of nuclear receptors

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steroid, retinoids, and thyroid hormones

48
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homologous desensitization

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when a desensitization to one agonist desensitizes other agonists at the SAME receptor

49
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heterologous desensitization

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when a desensitization to one agonist in one receptor causes desensitization of to other agonists at a different receptor

50
Q

agonists tent to… receptors

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desensitize

51
Q

antagonists tens to …. receptors

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up regulate (sensitize)

52
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how do antagonists up regulate receptors?

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-they cause a withdrawal rebound effect when antagonist treatment is stopped suddenly (when more receptors become available for the agonist)