Pharmacodynamics Flashcards

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Efficacy

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Ability of drug to drive a reactions response to full effect. Measured by Emax.

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Potency

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EC50 - concentration of drug required to produce a response

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3
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Affinity

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Kd - strength of drug binding to receptor (action is longer plus higher chance of binding)

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4
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Orthosteric site

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Where agonist binds

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5
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Endogenous ligand

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what the ligand normally binds to

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Agonist

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has affinity and efficacy. Drug binds to receptor and produces a response (like endogenous ligand)

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Partial agonist

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binds (has affinity) but doesn’t fully activate to maximal efficacy, even at 100% occupancy (acts as antagonist)

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Full agonist

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Will produce full effect (at lower capacity)

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9
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Receptor reserve

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irreversible antagonist act as a reversible due to not 100% binding having 100% efficacy

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10
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Inverse agonist

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has negative efficacy, reduces basal activity “turns receptor off”

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11
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Constitutive activity

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basal activity

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12
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Antagonist

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binds to ligand but has no effect (efficacy)

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13
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Competitive orthosteric antagonist

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binds reversible to orthosteric site but has no efficacy

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14
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Irreversible antagonist

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reduces the maximal response of agonist by covalent bonds

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15
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Allosteric modulator

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binds to a different place on receptor to the endogenous ligand and modifies response to orthosteric ligand (affinity or efficacy)

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16
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Allosteric vs orthosteric

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selective, natural signalling pattern, no ceiling effect

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17
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Surmountable

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action of agonist can be restored

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18
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Two state model

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RR, agonist (towards R), inverse (towards R), antagonist (no change)

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19
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Therapeutic index

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lethal dose 50/ED50

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20
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cAMP

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PKA, ATP->ADP, Ca2+, fat and glycogen metabolism, release energy, lipolysis, decrease synthesis

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21
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G protein receptor kinase (GPRK) -> phosphorylation

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= desensitisation, Arestin - binds to c terminal, blocks binding lead to invagination = tolerance

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22
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Nerve terminal drug targets (10)

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Precursor transporter, neurotransmitter formation enzyme, vesicle storage, Na+ (action potential) ion channel, Ca2+ ion channel, vesicular fusion (enzymes), post synaptic receptor, pre synaptic receptor, off signal enzyme, neurotransmitter uptake transporter

23
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Ion channel

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protein creates pore across cell membrane. Can be blocked or modulated.

24
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Ligand gated ion channel

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receptor/protein that drug binds to. Receptor pore increases permeability.

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Voltage gated ion channel

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response to change in membrane potential

26
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Carrier molecules/transporters

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move ions/molecules across membranes. Can be normal transport, inhibited, false substrate.

27
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Enzymes

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biological catalysts. inhibitor, false substrate or prodrug. (non-competitive/competitive)

28
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GPCR

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G protein coupled receptors. (guanine nucleotide binding protein). 7 transmembrane domains, single polypeptide. intracellular c terminal. alpha, beta and gamma. binding -> GTP (alpha) -> dissociates

29
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Family A GPCR

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ligand binds in transmembrane bundle (small molecule/peptide)

30
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Family B GPCR

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binding in exterior N terminal (peptide hormones)

31
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Family C GPCR

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large N terminals, folding pocket

32
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Adhesion family GPCR

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chops off N terminal and binds ligand

33
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Frizzled family GPCR

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extracellular N terminal, intracellular C terminal

34
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Gs

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activates adenylate cyclase, increase cAMP

35
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Gi

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inhibits adenylate cyclase, decreases cAMP

36
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Gq

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activates PLC -> PIP2 -> DAG (->PKC) and IP3 (->Ca2+)

37
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Kinase linked/cytokine receptor

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extracellular domain, intracellular transmembrane domain, tyrosine kinase domain. dimerisation -> autophosphorylation -> phosphorylate SH2 domains -> signalling cascade (growth hormones, cytokines, hormones)

38
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Kinase linked categories

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tyrosine kinase, serine/threonine, cytokine

39
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Nuclear/steroid hormone receptor

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N terminal, AF1, DNA BD, HR, LBD, C terminal, AF2. regulate CYP.

40
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Type one nuclear receptor

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Steroid nuclear receptor. cytoplasm, homodimers, endocrine. Binding -> conformation change -> nucleus.

41
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Type two nuclear receptor

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metabolite receptor. nucleus, heterodimers, lipids. nucleus -> binding ->conformation -> gene transcription

42
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Allosteric binding example

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Benzodiazepine binding to GABAa to increase efficacy (Cl transport)

43
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Antagonists example

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Propranolol (beta blocker), antihistamine

44
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Irreversible antagonist example

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Novichok (Poison) - irreversible AChE inhibitor, parasympathetic then sympathetic

45
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Partial agonist example

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Buprenorphine, replacement therapy for opioids

46
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Na+ channel inhibitor example

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Lignocaine = local anaesthetic

47
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Nicotinic ion channel antagonist

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Nicotine, pancuronium - muscle relaxant

48
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Prodrug

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L-dopa - prodrug for dopamine = alzheimers (+carbidopa to inhibit metabolism in body)

49
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False substrate example

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Methyl dopa - creates methyl noradrenaline a2 agonist

50
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Inhibits p-gp (p-glycoprotein)

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Verapamil = increase bioavailability of drug/xenobiotics

51
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activates insulin receptor orthosteric site as Kinase linked receptor drug

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Insulin

52
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RTK inhibition of multiple kinase linked receptors

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Lapatinib

53
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Class one nuclear receptor drugs

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Cortisol (glucocorticoid receptor), estrogen

54
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Class two nuclear receptor drugs

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PPAR, cholesterol