Pharmacodynamics and Drug Receptors Flashcards
What is D?
drug
Pharmacologic ______ largely determines the dose necessary to administer to the patient.
potency
Name 2 hormone receptors.
glucocorticoid; estrogen
The size, shape, and electrical charge of a drug determine its ______ to a particular receptor.
binding affinity
What is an agonist?
binds to and activates the receptor
Receptor antagonists refer to antagonists that _____.
bind to the same receptor as the agonist
_____ are drugs that occupy receptors and bring about a full or maximal response.
Full agonists
______ refers to the concentration (EC50) or dose (ED50) required to produce 50% of that drug’s individual maximal effect.
Potency
Physiological antagonists bind to _____.
a different receptor
What are specialized receptors?
membrane proteins or ion channels designed to detect chemical signals and initiate a response using signal transduction pathways
_____ are the components of the biologic system that accomplish the biologic effect after being activated by the receptor, i.e., they are molecules that translate the drug-receptor interaction into a change in cellular activity.
Effectors
These are membrane proteins or ion channels designed to detect chemical signals and initiate a response using signal transduction pathways.
specialized receptors
What does opening or closing a ligand gated ion channel do?
changes the membrane potential
What is an agonist to norepinephrine in the heart?
Dobutamine
What is e?
the specific response
What are EC50 and ED50?
Kd, or the concentration of drug at which 50% of the receptors are occupied by drug
The potency of a drug provides information on _____ will be required to produce a given effect.
how much drug (dose)
What is efficacy, simply stated?
maximum effect
____ is physiologic antagonist to histamine in the treatment of anaphylactic shock.
Epinephrine
______ relates the dose of drug to the drug concentration in the target organ over time.
Pharmacokinetics
Name 3 enzymes that act as receptors.
angiotensin converting enzyme, carbonic anhydrase, Na+-K+-ATPase
Effectors are ______; ie, _____.
the components of the biologic system that accomplishes the biologic effect after being activated by the receptor, i.e., they are molecules that translate the drug-receptor interaction into a change in cellular activity.
What is an antagonist?
prevents binding by blocking the receptor
______ relates the drug concentration in the target organ over time to the mechanism and magnitude of the drug effect.
Pharmacodynamics
Name 4 chemical antagonists.
1) EDTA to lead 2) antacids 3) osmotic diuretics 4) protamine to heparin
Name 3 major mechanisms of transduction and amplification.
1) ligand gated ion channels 2) GPCRs 3) kinase-linked or hormone receptors
The _____ of a drug provides information on how much drug (dose) will be required to produce a given effect.
potency
An ______ is a drug that inhibits the action of an agonist but has no effect in the absence of an agonist.
antagonist
The _____ of a drug is the most important determinant of its clinical utility.
efficacy
What are generalized receptors?
biological molecules with any function including enzymes, lipids, or nucleic acids