U2.1 DRG PHARMACODYNAMICS & RECEPTORS Flashcards
Actions or effects of the drug on the body
Pharmacodynamics
plays a major role in deciding whether a group is appropriate therapy for a particular symptom or disease
Pharmacodynamics
Specific molecules/target molecules of the drug so that they could interact with the body that produce changes in the function of the system
Receptors
Determine the quantitative relations between dose or concentration of drug and pharmacologic effects
Receptors
measurable to its pharmacologic effects
Dose
Drugs are _______ in choosing a drug molecule to bind to avoid constant activation or inhibition by promiscuous binding of many different molecules
Selective
Drugs have _______ binding and _________ with receptors
Selective binding and specificity
Changes its function upon binding in such a way that the function of the biologic system is altered in order to have pharmacologic effect
Receptors
Receptors are ___________ in ligand binding characteristics (respond to proper chemical signals and not to meaningless ones)
selective
Mediate the actions of both pharmacologic agonists and antagonists
Receptors
Most receptors are ______ which provide the necessary diversity and specificity of shape and electrical charge
proteins
Specific binding region of the macromolecule
Receptor Site or Recognition Site
happens to the drug when there is an interaction between the drug and the receptor
initiates the action of the drug
Receptor sites have _______ and _______ affinity to the drug molecule.
High and selective affinity
T/F Even if the drug enters the body, but it cannot reach the target receptor, it will still take effect
F; it will not take effect
Classification of Receptors
Best characterized drug receptors
Regulatory Proteins
Classification of Receptors
Mediates the action of endogenous chemical signals like neurotransmitters, autacoids, and hormones
Regulatory Proteins
Classification of Receptors
Mediates the effects of the most useful therapeutic agents as it takes effect immediately
Regulatory Proteins
Classification of Receptors
Inhibited (or less commonly, activated) by binding a drug
Enzymes
Classification of Receptors
Na+/K+ ATPase Pump, the membrane
receptor for digitalis
Transport Proteins
Classification of Receptors
Stabilizes Tubulin
Structural Proteins
Molecules that translate the drug-receptor interaction into a change in cellular activity
Effectors
T/F Some receptors are also effectors
True
Signaling Mechanism
________ drug that crosses the plasma membrane and acts on intracellular receptors
Lipid-soluble
T/F A single molecule may incorporate both the drug binding
site and the effector mechanism
True
Signaling Mechanism
Steroids
Lipid-soluble drugs