Week 12 Flashcards
What type of drugs are rosuvastatin & atorvastatin
Satins - lower cholesterol
What type of drug are pantoprazole & esomeprazole
Protein pump inhibitors - decrease acid secretion in the stomach
What type of drug is perindopril
ACE inhibitor
What type of drug are cefalexin & metformin
Antibiotics - help stop bacterial infections
What is metformin used for
First line drug for diabetes type II
What type of drug are escitalopram & Sertraline & what is the target
Serotonin - antidepressants = drug target transporter
Define dyslipdaemia
Abnormal amount of lipids in the blood
About how much of the plasma lipoproteins are synthesised in the liver
2/3rds
What do lipoproteins contain
Cholesterol
What is the effect of therapy that lowers LDL & raises HDL on coronary atherosclerosis
Reduce the progression of the disease
Define the disease coronary atherosclerosis
Cholesterol crystals & fat that gets into the vessel walls narrowing them and restriction blood flow, sometimes can rupture. If happens in the heart can decrease blood flow causing issues such as angina or even heart attack
Why are lipoproteins essential
Transport fat in the blood
What leads to lower density lipoproteins & why are LDLs smaller and denser
Higher fat content & lower protein. LDLs are smaller and denser because formed from VLDL after fatty acids/glycerol are cleaved off by lipases
Summary of the motion of chylomicrons
- Fat broken down to fatty acids & glycerol
- Absorbed by small intestine via transporter NPC1L1
- Packaged into chylomicrons
- Travels through circulatory
- Remnants go to liver where synthesised into Cholesterol
- Then packed into VLDL, liver can also release HDL
- VLDL can be broken down into LDL by lipoprotein Lipase in vascular endothelium once leaves liver
- LDL will deliver more cholesterol whilst circulating and will also be taken back up by the liver via LDL receptors
Define rate limiting enzyme
Slowest step in metabolic pathway
Simple enzyme used in the liver to synthesise cholesterol
HMG-CoA reductase = the rate limiting enzyme in the pathway
Where does HDL come from
Cholesterol turn over from cells - HDL takes cholesterol from cells and decreases tissue cholesterol = that’s why it’s kinda good
What is the primary target of lipid-modifying therapy
LDL-C
The higher the LDL-C and the lower the HDL-C, the higher the risk of…
ischemic heart disease
What are the classes of lipid lowering drugs
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors - statins (most common)
- Fibrates (fabric acid derivatives)
- Bile acid-binding resins
- cholesterol absorption inhibitors
- nicotine acid —> rarely used
- PCSK9 inhibitors —> new
Mechanism of action of bile acid-binding resins
Sequestrate bile acids in the intestine & prevent their reabsorption & enteropathy recirculation
when are bile acid-binding resins used
Hypercholesterolaemia = increased cholesterol in the blood stream
Adverse effects of bile acid-binding resins (dose related)
- common is GI disturbances ( e.g., constipation, abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea)
- Rare is fat-soluble vitamin deficiency