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Pharmacodynamics Flashcards

1
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What is a ligand?

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A molecule that can bind to a complex with a receptor to produce a response. Can be endogenous or exogenous

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List in order from weakest to strongest bonds (4 of them)

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Van De Waals, Hydrogen, Ionic, Covalent

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What is a Van De Waals bond?

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2 molecules with electrostatic attraction will have a weak bond

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What is a hydrogen bond?

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Occur frequently when you have a molecule with a negative charge that has an electrostatic attraction to a positively charged hydrogen molecule

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What is an ionic bond?

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a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion form a double bond

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What is a covalent bond?

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a chemical bond that involved sharing of electrons between atoms. Irreversible. Strongest bond

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Explain a ligand gated receptor

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A ligand binds to receptors and allows passage through the phospholipid bilayer. ex. acetylcholine receptors

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Explain a G-protein coupled receptor

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A ligand binds and causes structural changes to the G protein inside the cell. It becomes activated, finds an effector protein and causes a response. Ex. GABA receptors

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9
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Explain an enzyme linked receptor

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A drug or hormone binds causes an enzyme to be activated inside the cell. That enzyme travels to an effector protein, and causes an affect. ex. tyrosine kinase

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Explain Intracellular receptor

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Something can pass through the phospholipid bilayer because: it lacks polarity (non-ionized), small enough to go directly through

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What is the Law of Mass Action?

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Drug + Receptor = Drug-receptor complex

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12
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What are the affects of the Law of Mass Action?

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Elimination, concentration

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13
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What is the X axis on a drug-response curve?

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Dose or Concentration

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14
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What is the Y axis on a drug-response curve?

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Result or Effect

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15
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What is the Emax?

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Maximal amount of effect

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16
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What does a full agonist do and what is an example?

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Binds to a receptor and mimics an endogenous ligand. Reaches full Emax. Ex: Fentanyl (IV narcotics)

17
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What does a partial agonist do and what is an example?

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Binds to a receptors and partially activates a response Doesn’t reach full emax. It competitively blocks other agonists. Ex. nalbuphine.

18
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Describe competitive agonist:
Reversible or irreversible antagonism?
Increased concentration can or cannot overcome effect?

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They bind to a receptor and block activity. Increasing drug concentration will kick antagonist blocker off.
Reversible antagonism
CAN overcome

19
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Describe competitive agonist:
Reversible or irreversible antagonism?
Increased concentration can or cannot overcome effect?

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Binds to a receptor, blocks it, drugs cannot offset it.
Irreversible antagonism (Covalent bond)
CANNOT overcome

20
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What is an inverse agonist?

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It binds to a receptor and does the opposite effect ex. flumazenil

21
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What is potency?

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The amount of drug needed to produce an effect

22
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What is efficacy?

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Ability of a drug to produce a physiologic or clinical effect. More important than potency. We want drugs that WORK.

23
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How do you calculate therapeutic index?

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ToxicDose50/EffectiveDose50

24
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Combination Therapy: 
Addition:
Synergism:
Potentiation:
Antagonism:
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Addition: 1 + 1=2
Synergism: 1 + 1 = 3
Potentiation: 1 + 0 = 3
Antagonism: 1 + 1 =0

25
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Explain addition:

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using 2 different drugs, you get expected results. Usually have the same mechanism of action

26
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Explain synergism:

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using 2 different drugs results in a greater effect. Ex. fentanyl and versed

27
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Explain potentiation:

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Combining a drug that normally doesn’t have an effect with a drug that has an expected effect and the effect is greater. Ex. NSAIDS and Coumadin

28
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Explain antagonism:

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Combine 2 drugs and get no results, they cancel each other out. Ex. protamine and heparin

29
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What is down regulation?

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Requires increased dose to have same effect. Physiologic tolerance. Ex: caffeine, nicotine, opiods, alcohol

30
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What is tachyphylaxis?

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an acute rapid decrease in response to a drug after its administration.

31
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What is stereochemistry?

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Study of 3D structures of molecules

32
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What is a chiral model?

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Molecules with 3D asymmetry. Almost always centered around carbon.

33
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What is enantiomerism?

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Pairs of molecules that are mirror images of each other

34
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What is a racemic mixture?

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50/50 mixture of “left” and “right-handed” enantiomers of a chiral molecule

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