Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
Efficacy
Ability of drug to drive a reactions response to full effect. Measured by Emax.
Potency
EC50 - concentration of drug required to produce a response
Affinity
Kd - strength of drug binding to receptor (action is longer plus higher chance of binding)
Orthosteric site
Where agonist binds
Endogenous ligand
what the ligand normally binds to
Agonist
has affinity and efficacy. Drug binds to receptor and produces a response (like endogenous ligand)
Partial agonist
binds (has affinity) but doesn’t fully activate to maximal efficacy, even at 100% occupancy (acts as antagonist)
Full agonist
Will produce full effect (at lower capacity)
Receptor reserve
irreversible antagonist act as a reversible due to not 100% binding having 100% efficacy
Inverse agonist
has negative efficacy, reduces basal activity “turns receptor off”
Constitutive activity
basal activity
Antagonist
binds to ligand but has no effect (efficacy)
Competitive orthosteric antagonist
binds reversible to orthosteric site but has no efficacy
Irreversible antagonist
reduces the maximal response of agonist by covalent bonds
Allosteric modulator
binds to a different place on receptor to the endogenous ligand and modifies response to orthosteric ligand (affinity or efficacy)
Allosteric vs orthosteric
selective, natural signalling pattern, no ceiling effect
Surmountable
action of agonist can be restored
Two state model
RR, agonist (towards R), inverse (towards R), antagonist (no change)
Therapeutic index
lethal dose 50/ED50
cAMP
PKA, ATP->ADP, Ca2+, fat and glycogen metabolism, release energy, lipolysis, decrease synthesis
G protein receptor kinase (GPRK) -> phosphorylation
= desensitisation, Arestin - binds to c terminal, blocks binding lead to invagination = tolerance