Protein Synthesis Inhibitors (ribosomes Flashcards

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Aminoglycosides

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Gram- aerobes (pseudomonas, best drug)
Selected gram + aerobes (staph)
Combination therapy (with B-L)
Nocardia and atypical mycobacteria

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Aminoglycosides structure- activity relationship

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Weak base
Oxygen dependent
Resistance to obligate anaerobes

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Aminoglycosides PK

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Initiation of protein synthesis (bactericidal)
Concentration dependent (10x MIC)
Long post abx effect (once daily dosing)

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How does pH affect aminoglycosides

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Alkaline pH → enhanced efficacy
Acidic pH → trapped → ↓ oral absorption, milk and enhances renal toxicity

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How do aminoglycosides interact with organs/ tissues

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Water soluble, poorly lipid soluble
Limited passive diffusion through membranes
Poor distribution intracellularly, CNS and eye
Selectively binds to kidney, cochlea and vestibular apparatus (80-100 yrs t 1/2)

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Aminoglycosides adverse effects

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Toxicity dose related
Acute tubular nephrosis
Risk based on # of amines (+ charges)
Toxicity for cochlea and vestibular apparatus

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Aminoglycoside neurologic effect

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Neuromuscular paralysis (antagonized with neostigme or calcium)
Interferers with calcium flux and ACh release

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How do Aminoglycosides affect cells in the cochlea and vestibular apparatus

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Destroys sensory cells, irreversible damage
Ataxia, loss of balance, vertigo, high frequency hearing loss

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Aminoglycosides compliance

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ELDU discouraged but not prohibited

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Approved aminoglycosides for food animals

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Apramycin
Gram - infections
Pig and calves 28 day withdrawal

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Gentamicin

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Broad-spectrum, used with B-L, synergistic effects
Used for infections requiring aminoglycosides

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Amikacin

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Intrauterine for horses
Broad spectrum effective against ESBL producing E. coli

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What is Amikacin used for?

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Infections caused by E. coli, Klebsiella, pneumoniae and other multi-drug resistance bacteria

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14
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Apramycin use

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In pigs for colibacilosis (pig scours)

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Neomycin

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Mostly topical or oral use
Local effect in the intestine
Treats enteritis caused by E. coli

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Aminoglycosides resistance

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Inherent: Obligate anaerobes and facultative anaerobes
Acquired: enzymatic destruction

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Tetracyclines

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Broad spectrum, safe to use, frequent cross resistance
Batceriostatic

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Tetracyclines MOA

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Prevents aa tRNA binding that blocks protein synthesis
Mammalian protein synthesis inhibited @ high concentrations

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Tetracyclines PK

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90-100% and broad for doxycycline (GI and eye)
Absorption ↓ by food
Wide distribution to body fluids and tissue, not CNS

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Tetracycline binds to ________

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Calcium

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Tetracycline therapeutic uses

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Broad spectrum G+ and G- aerobes and anaerobes
Rickettsia, chlamydia, ehrlichia and mycoplasma (doxycycline)
Anaplasmosis: oxytetracycline

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______ are growth promotors in cattle and swine

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Tetracyclines (in certain countries)

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Tetracyclines adverse effects

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Brown discoloration of the teeth
Doxycycline: nausea, vomiting, esophageal erosin in cats
Disruption of ruminal flora
Collapse with IV prep (cardio depression)

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Tetracylines mechanism of resistance

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Efflux pumps: ↓ accumulation via plasmid-bone transporter that pumps the drug out of bacteria
↓ binding to ribos
Enzymatic inactivation

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Phenicols PK

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Good oral absorptions
Inhibits microsomal enzymes

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Phenicols MOA

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Binds irreversibly to 50S ribosomal subunit and blocks peptidyl transferase → inhibits tranpeptidation and protein synthesis

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Phenicols

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Broad spectrum, obligate anaerobic
Eye, ear, mammary gland
Systemic infections caused by G- bacteria

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__________ are an alternative to tetraclycines against rickettsia, chlamydia, ehrlichia

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Phenicols

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Chloramphenicol: ADR

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Causes irreversible aplastic pancytopenia
Banned in food animals
Potent inhibitor of hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes

30
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Florfenicol

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Used for resp. diseases in cattle (shipping fever, infectious pododermatitis), swine (pasteurella, haemophilus, cornybacterium)

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Clindamycin

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Bacteriostatic, accumulation in WBC
Gram+ aerobes (Staph and strept), anaerobic, actinomycetes

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Adverse drug events of clindamycin

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Disruption of GI microflora (pseudomembranous enterocolitis, horses)

32
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Macrolides

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Broad, excellent Gram +, lipid soluble, acid labile drugs

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Macrolide drugs

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Erythromycin, azithromycin
Tylosin and Tilmicosin for animal use only

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Macrolides MOA

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Accumulates G+ 100 fold compared to G-
Blocks the transfer of growing polypeptide from the A site to the P

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Tilmicosin uses

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Bovine resp. disease (single treatment)

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Tilmicosin adverse effects

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Lethal to swine, goats, rabbits and humans
GI: fatal to horses

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Where is tilmicosin prohibited in

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Dairy cattle, veal calves

38
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Streptogramines

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Similar action as erythromycin with prolonged postabx affect
G+ cocci and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

39
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Adverse effects of streptogramines

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Inhibits CYP3A4

39
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Tiamulin

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Growth promotor in swine
Used against swine dysentery and pneumonia, porcine colonic spirochaetosis, porcine proliferative enteropathy, leptospirosis, mycoplasmosis in cattle

39
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Oxazolidinone (linezolid)

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Bacteriostatic that interferes with 50s subunit and 23S ribosomal RNA
G+ and vancomycin resistant enterococcus faecium
Advers: thrombocytopenia

39
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Streptinomycin

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Bacteriostatic
Gram- infections
Feed additives daily 3-5 days
Resistance develops rapidly