Sweatman Alcohol: Use and Abuse Flashcards
toxicants
ethanol
methanol
ethylene glycol
antidotes for ethanol
disulfuram
antidote for methanol
fomepizole or ethanol
antidote for ethylene glycol
ethanol or fomepizole
drugs for ethanol withdrawal
diazepam
thiamine (B1)
drugs for chronic alcoholics
disulfiram
naltrexone
acamprosate
tx for acute methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning
ethanol or fomepizole
break down of ethanol
ethanol–>acetaldehyde–>acetate
ethanol to aldehyde enzyme
ALCOHOL dehydrogenase
aldehyde to acetate enzyme
Acetaldehyde dehyrogenase
order kinetics for alchohol
zero order
*constant mass–> different proportion
Is alcohol metabolism CYP mediated
very little unless chronic alcholism–>some cyp induction can occur and become more substantiative
Alcohol dehydrogenase blocker
fomepizole
aldehyde dehydrogenase blocker
disulfiram
metabolism of ETOh requires excess of what
NAD+
zero order kinetics
ethanol
phenytoin
aspirin (high dose)
disulfiram MOA
aldehyde dehydrogenase atangonist–> leads to accumulation of acetaldehyde–> nause flushed skin
encourages abstinence from alcohol (antebuse)
disulfiram
Aian flush
SNP’s in acetaldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme–> result is loss of functionality and build up of acetaldehyde–> nasuea, vomiting and flushing of skin
Why some alcoholics find acetaldehyde pleasurable
- unplaseant in periphery
* in the VTA it can lead to dopamine release –> CONDENSES WITH DOPAMINE TO FORM SALSOLINOL–> REINFORCING AGENT
ETHANOL IS AN IMPORTANT INDUCER OR
CYP 2E1
ETOH induction of CYP leads to increased amounts of
NAPQI–> highly toxic
acetominophin is metoblized in three ways
Sulfate conjugation–>major and non-toxic
Glucuronide–> major and non-toxic
NAPQI–> minor and highly toxic (quickly converted to non-toxic thang if GSH stores are high)
mechanism for acetominophen toxicity in chronic alcoholic
etoh induces CYP 2E1–> over production of NAPQI–> GSH stores run out and unable to conjugate NAPQI to non-toxic intermediate–>hepatotoxicity
antedote for acetominophen toxicity
N acetyl cystein–> restores conjugate substrate for metab to non-toxic intermediate