Physiological barriers to drug discovery Flashcards

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Coatings

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-control diffusion rates
-modify release properties

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2
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disintegrants

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control regions of release

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3
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Lubricants

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slow dissolution

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4
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Internal excipients

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-swellable and nonswellable matrices
-inert plastics

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5
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Coating goals

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-protection
-mask taste
-release
-aesthetics
-prevent inadvertent contact with drug

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6
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Aqueous film coatings contain

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-film-forming polymer
-plasticizer (flexibility/elasticity)
-colorant and opafier
-vehicle

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Non-aqueous film coatings contain

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-film-forming polymer
-alloying substance (for solubility)
-plasticizer
-surfactants (film coat spreading)
-colorant and opafier (aesthetic)
-flavors
-glossant (luster)
-volatile solvent (spreading/evap)

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8
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Enteric coatings

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-added to prevent early release of API in a region where it may undergo chemical breakdown

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9
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Reasons for enteric coating

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-protect API from gastric fluids
-prevent gastric distress from API
-target delivery to an intestinal site
-delayed release
-deliver in higher local concentration

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10
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sustained release

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-slow release
-delay onset of action but effect is sustained

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11
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Controlled release

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-sustained but with reproducibility/predictability in drug release kinetics
-allows us to maintain a narrow drug plasma concentration-steady state

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12
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Controlled release fromulations

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-coated beads, granules, microspheres
-multitablet system
-microencapsulated
-drug embedding in slowly eroding matrix

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13
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coated beads, granules, microspheres

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-release by programmed erosion
-contacts

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14
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multitablet system

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small tablets in a gelatin capsule

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15
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microencapsulated

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-into walled material that allows spreading of particles across absorbing surface

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16
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Drug embedding in a slowly eroding or hydrophilic matrix

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-drug homogenously dispersed in the eroding matrix
-release controlled by erosion rate

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17
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Steady state

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rate going into body must equal the disposition

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18
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Drugs best suited for oral controlled release form

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-exhibit neither slow nor fast rates of absorption/excretion
-uniformly absorbed from gas tract
-relatively small doses
-good therapeutic window
-chronic therapies better suited than acute

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19
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Factors of absorption: Permeability

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functional and molecular characteristics of transporters and metabolism

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20
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epithelia

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-line most external surfaces but does include endothelial cells
-sit on layer of extracellular matrix proteins (basal lamina)

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21
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simple squamous epithelia

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-thin, flat layer
-pretty permeable
-lines most blood vessels, placenta

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22
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simple columnar epithelia

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usually in GI tract

23
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translational epithelia

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-several layers with dif shapes
-usually need to stretch

24
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Stratified squamous epithelia

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-multiple layers of squamous cells that cover wear and tear areas like skin

25
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Endothelial cells

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line inside surfaces of body cavities, blood vessels, lymph
-simple squamous

26
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Cell membrane

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-semi-permeable
-lipid composition is POLARIZED, and intracellular membrane lipids different from extracellular

27
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Cholesterol in membranes

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-provides fluidity at low levels
-too much can cause phase transition

28
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atherosclerosis

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hardening of membrane from liquid to crystalline state because of cholesterol in the vascular system

29
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Permeability coefficient: used in membrane and cell-based assays

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Papp = (dQ/dt) / ACo60 cmsec^(-1)

dQ/dt= amt of compund appearing on receiver side as function of time

A=surface area of filter support

Co=initial concentratioin of compound apllied to donor side

1/Papp = (1/PM)+(1/PABLFC)

30
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PAMPA sandwich system for permeability assays

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-donor and acceptor plates (sandwich)
-acceptor wells (pH buffer + surfactant)
-donor wells (pH buffer + sample)
-membrane sandwiched between acceptor and donor well (plates)

31
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Lipid composition

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-vary according to organ
-high in blood brain barrier
-changes influence absorption and function of cells

32
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Transport mechanisms

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-passive (non-saturable)
-carrier-mediated (saturable)

33
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Passive (non-saturable) transport

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-paracellular
-transcellular
=through and between cells
-Fick’s first Law idk prob doesnt matter

34
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carrier-mediated (saturable)

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-active (energy dependent)
-facilitated diffusion (energy independent)

35
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paracellular transport

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-hydrophobicity
-size and shape
-pKa

36
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transcellular transport

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-lipophilicity (hydrophobicity)(H bond potential)
-size and shape
-pKa

37
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Typical Permeability Assays

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-PAMPA: passive, during exploratory
-Caco-2: passive, active, paracellular, during development
-both: mech info, during discovery and pre development

38
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Caco-2 vs PAMPA permeability graph

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y=x
-slope=passive diffusion
-top left half is ABSORPTIVE influx/uptake and/or paracellular transport
-bottom right half is SECRETORY and efflux transport, metabolism

39
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Permeability deviations

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-some hindered due to drug resistance/secretory transporters (efflux)
-some enhanced by absorptive influx permeability

40
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Drug Transporters

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-membrane bound proteins
-move molecules across membranes
-determinant of tissue and cellular distribution of drugs
-variations in transporter activity can affect drug response

41
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Nutrient and Xenobiotic transporter types

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-SLC
-ABC

42
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Nutrient and Xenobiotic transporters nomenclature

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transporter type; family number; species variant
ex: PepT1 –> SLC 15 A1
*no spaces just wanted to show breakdown

43
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Solute carrier (SLC)

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-43 subfamilies
->300 identified
-generally infux or secretory efflux transporters
-PepT1, OATs, OATPs

44
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ATP-binding Cassette (ABC)

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-7 subfamilies
-50 members
-generally efflux-multidrug resistant transporters
-P-glycoprotein, MRPs

45
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Absorption routes of permeability

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A. Influx transporter mediated (through)
B. passive transcellular (through)
C. passive transcellular and efflux (through then out)
D. Passive paracellular (between)
E. metabolism (inside)
F. Efflux of metabolites (out)

46
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Influx transporters

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substrates INTO cells

47
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Efflux transporters

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substrates OUT of cells

48
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Absorptive transporters

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substrates into blood circulation

49
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Secretory transporters

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substrates from blood into bile, urine, GI lumen

50
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Permeability barrier

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Pbarrier = Ppara + Ppassive transport + P active1transport + P activeNtransport
-efflux and metabolism give negative values

51
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Passive Paracellular Permeation (Ppara)

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-linear increase in permebility with increasing concentration
-adjuvants can open tight junctions and increase transport

52
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Passive transcellular permeation

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-permeability increase with concentration increase
-dissolution/solubility limited with high lipophilicity

53
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Facilitated/Active transcellular permeation

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-affinity (KM), capacity (Vmax)
-concentration dependent saturation
-expression level (constitutive, induced)
-function (interactions, inhibition)
-excipients can limit effects of efflux by Pgp or BCRP