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1
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What about the structure of DNA/RNA makes it susceptible to damage by electrophiles?

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The purine and pyrimidine bases are nucleophilic.

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Where in the central dogma does DNA damage lead to carcinogenesis?

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Replication

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What are the three (3) stages in the Multistage model of carcinogenesis?

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  1. Initiation
  2. Promotion
  3. Progression
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What are the three (3) critical targets in the initiation stage?

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  1. Proto-oncogenes
  2. Tumor suppressing genes
  3. DNA Repair enzymes
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What is a complete carcinogen? (3 components)

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A chemical that is able to act at all stages:

  1. damage DNA (initiation)
  2. promote clonal expansion (promotion)
  3. cause chromosome disarrangement [clastogenesis], polyclonal growth and angiogenesis (progression)
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What are the four (4) metabolic forms of a carcinogen?

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  1. Pre-carcinogen [not electrophile]
  2. Proximate carcinogen [may or may not be electrophile]
  3. Ultimate carcinogen [electrophile, free radical, ROS]
  4. Non-carcinogenic metabolites
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What three (3) amino acid residues are susceptible to electrophilic binding?

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  1. Cysteine
  2. Lysine
  3. Histamine
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What are three (3) modes of DNA damage?

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  1. Inter-strand crosslink (2 electrophiles)
  2. Intra-strand crosslink (2 electrophiles)
  3. Adduct (1 electrophile)
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What are four (4) protection mechanisms against DNA damage?

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  1. Glutathione and Glutathione-S-Transferase
  2. Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase
  3. Dietary and endogenous antioxidants
  4. DNA repair mechanisms
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What is the process of bioactivation of benzo[a]pyrene?

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Ultimate carcinogen contains epoxide and dihydrodiol:

  1. CYP-catalyzed alkyl oxidation forms epoxide.
  2. Epoxide hydrolase forms dihydrodiol.
  3. Alkyl oxidations forms an epoxide.
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11
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What are three (3) classes of deleterious or toxic drug effects?

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  1. Pharmacological [overactivation]
  2. Pathological [cell/tissue damage]
  3. Genotoxic [can lead to cancer]
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Define toxicology

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study of adverse effects o living organism

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13
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Define hazard

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Possible source of danger

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14
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Define toxin

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Biological hazard

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15
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Define toxicant

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Human made hazard

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16
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Poison

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Capable of adverse response in biological systems

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17
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What is an idiosyncratic reaction?

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An undesired effect that can occur at any dose

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What is the distinction between immediate and delayed undesired effects?

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  1. Immediate is quickly seen

2. Delayed has a latent period; may be carcinogenic or teratogenic.

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What is the distinction between reversible and irreversible?

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For a reversible effect, removing the toxicant will reduce the adverse effects.

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What are two (2) mechanisms of chemical interactions?

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  1. Pharmacokinetic [alter ADME]

2. Pharmacodynamic [compete for target]

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What are four (4) classifications of chemical interactions?

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  1. Additivity
  2. Synergy
  3. Potentiation
  4. Antagonism
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Define additivity

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Response is the sum of two agents

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23
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Define synergy

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Combined effect is greater than the sum

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24
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Define potentiation

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An agent does not have a response until a second agent is present.

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25
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Define antagonism

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Interference between two agents decreases total response

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What are four (4) classifications of antagonism?

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  1. Functional
  2. Chemical
  3. Dispositional
  4. Receptor
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What is functional antagonism?

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Two agents balance opposite effects.

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What is chemical antagonism?

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Two agents inactivate one another.

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29
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What is dispositional antagonism?

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One another alters the ADME of another.

30
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What is receptor antagonism?

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Receptors compete with another for a target.

31
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What are three (3) assumptions in dose response?

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  1. The response is due to the chemical administered.
  2. The magnitude of the response is related to the dose.
  3. There is a means of measuring and expressing toxicity.
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When quantifying dose-response, what is the distinction between individual/graded and quantal?

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  1. Individual/graded looks at the magnitude of response in an individual.
  2. Quantal looks at an all-or-nothing threshold response in a population.
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What does the slope of the probit plot tell you about the population?

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  1. A steep slope indicates greater variability

2. A shallow slope indicates less variability

34
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What are EC50 and ED50?

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Concentration or dose when 50% of test group responds.

35
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What are LC50 and LD50?

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Concentration or dose when 50% of the test group dies.

36
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What is NOAEL?

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No Observed Adverse Effect Level

37
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Define the Therapeutic Index

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TI = TD50/ED50

38
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Define Margin of Safety

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MS = TD1/ED99

39
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Define potency

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The range of doses overwhich the chemical causes an increasing response.

40
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Define maximal efficacy

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The limit of the response given an increasing dose. (horizontal asymptote)

41
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What are four (4) steps in the development of toxicity?

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  1. Delivery
  2. Interaction with Target Molecule
  3. Cellular dysfunction/injury
  4. Inappropriate repair and adaption
42
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What are four (4) examples of Ultimate Toxicants?

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  1. Parent xenobiotics
  2. Metabolite (e.g. reactive electrophiles)
  3. Reactive Oxygen Species
  4. Endogenous (altered biomolecules)
43
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What are two (2) pathways involved in the delivery of a toxicant?

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  1. Bioactivation

2. Detoxification

44
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What are three (3) outcomes of toxicant reactions with a target molecule?

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  1. Dysfunction [inactivation]
  2. Destruction [adduct; breakdown]
  3. Neoantigen formation [immune system]
45
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What are four (4) types of reaction between a toxicant and a target molecule?

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  1. Noncovalent [reversible]
    2 . Covalent [adduct formation; irreversible]
  2. H-Abstraction [ROS]
  3. Electron transfer [redox; heme groups]
46
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Describe HSAB Theory

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  1. Soft Electrophiles prefer Soft Nucleophiles

2. Hard electrophiles prefer hard nucleophiles

47
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Using HSAB theory, describe the susceptibility of cysteine residues.

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The soft cysteine bases are susceptible to soft =O.

48
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Using HSAB theory, describe the susceptibility of histamine residues.

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The medium-soft histamine residues are susceptible to epoxides.

49
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Using HSAB theory, describe the susceptibility of lysine residues.

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The medium-soft histamine residues are susceptible to epoxides.

50
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Using HSAB theory, describe the susceptibility of DNA/RNA bases.

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The hard DNA/RNA bases are susceptible to carbocations and nitrenium ions.

51
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What determines the injury that develops upon binding of the toxicant to the target molecule?

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The role of the target molecule

52
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What are two categories of target molecule roles?

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  1. Cell regulation

2. Cell maintenance

53
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What injury can develop when a toxicant affects a target molecule involved with regulation?

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  1. Dysregulation of gene expression

2. Dysregulation of ongoing cell function

54
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What injury can develop when a toxicant affects a target molecule involved with cell maintenance?

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  1. Impaired internal maintenance

2. Impaired external maintenance (e.g. bleeding)

55
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What are three (3) outcomes that occur when there is dysrepair from cellular injury?

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  1. Oragn ailure
  2. Fibrosis
  3. Carcinogenesis
56
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What are four (4) types of toxicity?

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  1. Cell death/tissue injury
  2. Altered phenotype/function
  3. Immunological hypersensitivity
  4. Cancer
57
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What are two (4) mechanisms of drug toxicity?

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  1. On-target (mechanism based) toxicity
  2. Off-target (unintended receptor) toxicity
  3. Immunological (hypersensitivity)
  4. Biological activation
58
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What are two (2) drug examples of on-target toxicities?

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  1. Statins

2. Diphenhydramine

59
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What is a drug example of an off-target toxicity?

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Thalidomide

60
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What are three (3) broad considerations when determining toxicity?

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  1. Overdose
  2. Drug-drug interactions
  3. Adverse effects (of the drug)
61
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What are two (2) key anatomical parts of the liver?

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  1. Portal triad [blood enters liver]

2. Terminal hepatic vein [blood exits liver]

62
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What are the three (3) parts of the Portal triad?

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  1. Portal vein
  2. Hepatic artery
  3. Bile duct
63
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What is the difference between the orientations of the lobule and the acinus of the liver? (2 components)

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  1. The lobule is oriented with the Terminal Hepatic Vein in the center.
  2. The Acinus is oriented with the Portal triad in the center.
64
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Describe the acinus (2 components)

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  1. Centered at the portal triad,

2. Three zones of metabolic regions that are increasingly distant from blood supply.

65
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What are notable component gradients in Zone 1 of the acinus?

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  1. Higher O2

2. Higher Glutathione (GSH)

66
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What are notable component gradients in Zone 3 of the acinus?

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  1. Higher CYP

2. Higher Epoxide Hydrolase

67
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What are four (4) notable liver injuries?

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  1. Fatty liver [steatosis]
  2. Immune-mediated response
  3. Canalicular cholestasis
  4. Fibrosis and Cirrhosis
68
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What are two (2) serum biomarkers for liver injury?

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  1. ALT [alanine transaminase]

2. AST [aspartate transaminase]

69
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What is a biomarker for biliary duct obstruction (cholestasis)?

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ALP [alkaline phosphatase]

70
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In the bioactivation of ultimate carcinogens, what are three (2) ways to yield the nitrenium ion?

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  1. Oxidation of amine (CYP, NADPH, O2, H+)
  2. Acetylation (NAT, Acetyl CoA) on N-OH followed by leaving of acetic acid.
  3. Sulfation (SULT/PAPS) on N-OH followed by leaving of HOSO3-
71
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In the metabolism of DNA-reactive metabolites, what is a detoxification mechanism?

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Glutathione (GSH) + Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST)

72
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Describe a probit plot (3 components)

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  1. Generated from population data where the response is all-or-none.
  2. Constructing using standard deviations, with 1 standard deviation from the mean representing 68% of the population.
  3. Provides information on how a population responds to a drug at varying doses.

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