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Pharmacodynamics Flashcards

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pharmacodynamics

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effects of drugs on the body

  • drug receptors
  • dose/response curves
  • mechanisms of drug actions
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pharmacokinetics

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effects of the body on drugs

  • absorption
  • distribution
  • metabolism
  • elimination
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receptor

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a specific molecule in a biological system that plays a regulatory role. Receptor interacts with a drug and initiates the biochemical events leading to drug effects

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inert binding site

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a component of the biologic system to which a drug binds without changing any function

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ligand

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in pharmacology, a molecule like a hormone or a drug, which binds to a receptor

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covalent bonds

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irreversible; drug removal/receptor reactivation requires re-synthesis of the receptor or enzymatic removal of the drug

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non-covalent bonds

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reversible; most drugs bind to receptors via non-covalent bonds

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relative strengths of noncovalent bonds

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ionic bond > hydrogen bonds > hydrophobic interactions

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affinity

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how readily and tightly that drug binds to its receptor

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high affinity

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good drug-receptor interaction; less drug needed to produce a response

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low affinity

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poor drug-receptor interaction; more drug needed to produce a response

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Kd

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equilibrium dissociation constant; drug concentration at which 50% of the drug receptor binding sites are occupied by the drug

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lower Kd

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higher affinity of a drug for the receptor

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higher Kd

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lower affinity of a drug for a receptor

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selectivity

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a property of a drug determined by its affinities at various binding sites

  • measured by comparing affinities of a drug at different receptors
  • a more selective drug would affect fewer targets over a certain concentration range
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intrinsic activity

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the ability of a drug to change a receptor function and produce a physiological response upon binding to a receptor

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agonists

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bind to the receptor and stabilize it in a particular conformation (usually the active conformation) producing a physiological response ((intrinsic activity))

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antagonists

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bind to the receptor but do not change its function. They prevent the activation of the receptor in the presence of an agonist.

  • Do NOT have intrinsic activity
  • no pharmacological effect in the absence of an agonist
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full agonists

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fully activate receptors, produce a maximal pharmacological effect when all receptors are occupied, maximal intrinsic activity

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partial agnoists

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partially activate receptor upon binding, produce a sub-maximal pharmacological effect when all the receptors are occupied

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inverse agnoists

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produce an effect opposite to a full or partial agonist; decrease receptor signaling; decrease response at receptors
*intrinsic activity is present and related to the inhibition of receptor function

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pharmacologic antagonism

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action at the same receptor as endogenous ligands or agonist drugs

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chemical antagonism

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when chemical antagonist makes the other drug unavailable

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physiologic antagonism

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occurs between endogenous pathways regulated by different receptors

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competitive antagonists

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compete with endogenous chemicals or agonist drugs for binding of the receptor; can be displaced from the receptor by other drugs

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noncompetitive antagonists

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receptor inactivation is not surmountable

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irreversible antagonists

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irreversibly bind to and occlude the agonist site on the receptor by forming covalent

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allosteric antagonists

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bind to a site other than the agonist site to prevent or reduce agonist binding or activation of the receptor

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competitive antagonism on dose-response curve

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Agonist ED50 increases, Emax does not change (more linear graph)

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noncompetitive antagonism on dose response curve

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agonist Emax decreases, EC50 does not change (more hyperbolic graph)

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dose response curve

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the relationship between a drug and its effects is described quantitatively (drug dose on x-axis/effects on y-axis)

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what does a dose response curve look like if you plot it arithmetically?

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hyperbolic curve

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what does a dose/response curve look like if you plot the logarithmic version?

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sigmoidal curve

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what is Emax

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the maximal effect that can be produced by the drug

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what is ED50

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the effective dose 50. The dose of drug that produces 50% of its maximal effect

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graded response

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  • the MAGNITUDE of the response

- typically a mean value within a population or person

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quantal response

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  • binary
  • response or no response
  • requires a pre-defined response (falling asleep, etc.)
  • used to examine frequency of response
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quantal dose response curve

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relate dose of a drug to the frequency of response within a population

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noncumulative quantal dose response curve

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number or % of individuals responding at a dose of a drug and only at that dose

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cumulative quantal dose response curve

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number or % of individuals responding at a dose of a drug AND at all doses lower than that dose

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TD50

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median toxic dose

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LD50

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median lethal dose

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therapeutic index formula

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TI = TD50/ED50

*higher the TI, the safer the drug

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therapeutic window

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the range of doses of a drug or of its concentration in a bodily system that provides for the safe and effective therapy

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wide therapeutic window

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narrow therapeutic window

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more dangerous?

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potency

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describes the amount of drug required to produce a specific pharmacological effect

  • high affinity for receptor tends to be more potent
  • lower ED50 more potent
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efficacy

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the maximal pharmacological effect that a drug can produce

  • equivalent to Emax
  • greater Emax, more efficacious the drug
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Five major classes of drug targets

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membrane receptors
nuclear receptors
ion channels
transport proteins
enzymes
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signal transduction

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the process by which cells transmit, receive, and respond to information from their environment and from each other

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Components of signal transduction

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1) ligand
2) receptor
3) intracellular signaling mechanisms within the target cell

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protein kinases

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modify protein by covalently attaching phosphate group to an amino acid residue

i.e. tyrosine kinases, serine-threonine kinases

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phosphorylation

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changes conformation of the protein, its activity, binding to other proteins, or localization within the cell

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transcription factors

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proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and thereby control the transcription of the genetic information from DNA to RNA

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specific action of transcription factors

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activate or repress the recruitment of RNA polymerase to specific genes by binding to promoter regions of DNA (DNA sequence they bind is called the response element)

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what is the defining feature of transcription factors?

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have DNA binding domain

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G protein coupled receptor structure

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N terminal is extracellular
C terminal intracellular
7 transmembrane domain
Has alpha, beta, gamma subunits–> alpha dissociates with GTP when activated by ligand

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Gs protein family and target

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Gs –> adenylyl cyclases–> AC activation

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Gi protein family and target

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Gi –> adenylyl cyclases –> AC inhibition

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Gq protein family and target

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Gq –> phospholipase C –> PLC activation

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G12/13 protein family and target

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G12/13 –> Rho GTPases –> cytoskeletal rearrangements

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Desensitization of GPCR

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A reduced cAMP response is observed in the continued presence of agonist. This desensitization occurs within a few minutes. Removal of agonist for a short amount of time can lead to resensitization

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Key signaling molecules in cAMP second messenger pathway

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hormone receptor –>
stimulatory G protein –> adenylyl cyclase–>
phosphodiesterases that hydrolyze cAMP and cAMP dependent kinases with regulatory and catalytic subunits

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role of phosphodiesterase

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regulates cAMP to 5’-AMP

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what is downstream of phospholipase C in G protein signaling?

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IP3 and DAG

IP3 leads to release of calcium which binds to calmodulin

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What do receptor tyrosine kinases generally transmit signals for?

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growth factors (IGF-1, insulin, VEGF, EGF, NGF, PDGF)

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general pathway of RTK activation

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1) binding of growth factor
2) two receptors convert to active dimeric state by binding non-covalently
3) cytoplasmic domains of RTK are phosphorylated on Y subunit
4) phosphorylation of substrate proteins

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receptors coupled to janus kinases (JAKs)

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hormones and cytokines

  • growth hormone (somatotropin)
  • erythropoietin
  • leptin
  • interferons
  • interleukins 2 to 10, 15
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JAK STAT pathway

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1) form dimeric structure upon binding cytokine/ligand
2) JAK (protein tyrosine kinase) molecules are activated
3) phosphorylation of signal transducers
4) activation of STAT molecules
5) STAT molecules travel to the nucleus where they regulate transcription

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nuclear receptors

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ligand activated transcription factors that modulate gene expression

  • produce effects after a lag period
  • effects can persist after the agonist concentration has been reduced to zero
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ligands of nuclear receptors

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lipophilic molecules that are able to cross the cell membrane

  • steroid hormones
  • thyroid hormones
  • vitamin D, vitamin A
  • free fatty acids

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