Week 2 Lectures Flashcards
Metabolism is a ______ mechanism against adverse effects of ________ ________.
defense, lipophilic xenobiotics
What would happen in biological systems without drug metabolism?
- ________ compounds would stay in the body for a much longer period of time.
- Drugs would have a _______ activity
- There would be a tissue drug _______
- Potential ______.
Absorbed, prolonged, accumulation, toxicity
The _____ is the major organ for drug metabolism in the body
liver
Drug metabolism in the liver depend on factors such as?
• _________ properties of the liver (existence of major drug metabolism ______)
• Hepatic _____/______ rate
• Drug ________ to and _______ by hepatic metabolic sites
• ________ properties of the drug (______, _______ ______, _______ _____)
Biological, enzymes, volume, perfusion, accessibility, extraction, Physicochemical, pKa, lipid solubility, molecular weight
Most drugs are eliminated by ______ metabolism, ______ excretion, or ____.
hepatic, renal, both
Lipid-soluble drugs require conversion to a _____-
soluble form before they can be eliminated by the _______
water, kidney
Hepatic metabolism can be divided into phase I and
phase II. Explain this process.
The main goal of phase 1 and 2 is to increase water solubility
The majority of drug metabolism occurs in ______ but the _____ is not the only site. Other organs with substantial metabolic capacity include?
liver, liver, kidney, lungs, skin, GI tract.
The ______ is also capable of metabolizing some drugs, although this capacity is only occasionally of clinical importance
kidney
Most metabolizing enzymes are located in the _______ ________ _______ (___) of the
hepatocyte, others are located in the ______ of the cell.
smooth endoplasmatic reticulum, SER, cytosol
The enzymes located in the SER consist of a protein (________) with an ____ central core (______) that absorbs light at ___ nm when bound to _______ _______.
cytochrome, iron, pigmented, 450, carbon monoxide
Cytochrome 450 is the most important family of enzymes.
The enzymes in the SER are actually an enzyme _______ that can be genetically classified as a ________ containing several ______ of enzymes.
system, superfamily, subfamilies
All CYP-mediated drug metabolic reactions involve the addition of a _______ atom of _______ onto the substrate.
single, oxygen
Examples of cytochrome P450 enzymes and
substrates in the dog. DO WE HAVE TO KNOW THIS?
did she say we have to know this chart? could not understand
The major phase I drug-metabolizing reactions include?
Oxidation, hydrolysis, reduction.
In Phase 1 metabolism, oxidation is the addition of _______ across a ______ double bond, addition of _______ to a carbon chain, and the loss of an ______.
oxygen, carbon, oxygen, electron
In Phase 1 metabolism, hydrolysis is the ________ of the drug molecule and addition of a _____ molecule to each of the _____ portion.
splitting, water, split
In Phase 1 metabolism, reduction is the addition of ______ and an _____.
hydrogen, electron
Most ______ drugs can be deactivated to inactive
metabolites. In contrast, some drugs can also be
activated from an inactive form, ______ to an
active drug, or from an active form to an ______ _______.
parent, prodrug, active metabolite
By first phase of metabolism, not everyone will be destroyed or activated.
There are considerable differences among the species in the _______ of the oxidative enzymes
activity
List these species in order from highest to lowest in regards to oxidation: cattle, dogs, cats, horses
Oxidation is higher in horses > cattle > dogs > cats
The duration of pentobarbital anesthesia in horses is _______ than in dogs.
shorter
Phase II, also known as ______, occurs when a _______ _____-soluble molecule is chemically added to either the ______ drug or its phase ____ metabolite
conjugation, large, water, parent, I
Glucuronidation is the ______ ______ phase II reaction. Glucuronide conjugates are eliminated in the _____ and ____.
most common, urine, bile
______ and ______ are also phase II reactions.
Sulfation, acetylation
the most important reaction is the glucorindation
Which of the following statements regarding phase I and II metabolic reactions is true?
A. Phase II acts only on phase I metabolites
B. Phase I acts on parents drugs and/or phase I metabolites
C. Phase II acts on parent drugs and/or phase I metabolites
D. Phase II acts only on parents drugs.
C. Phase II acts on parent drugs and/or phase I metabolites
B can not be true because there are no metabolites? in this phase.
What are the enzymes involved in phase II metabolism?
glucuronosyltransferase, sulfotransferase, N-acetyltransferase and methyltransferase
Most of ____________ is eliminated by glucoronidation and sulfation.
acetaminophen
Many drugs can be metabolized via different types of reactions.
As in humans, ________ in drug-metabolizing enzymes has been reported in dogs but it is
not as well described.
polymorphism
Polymorphisms in CYP metabolic enzymes have been associated with ________ ______.
therapeutic failure
Polymorphisms in CYP metabolic enzyme results in?
- Extremely rapid metabolism of a drug
- Toxic effects caused by decreased metabolism
Cytochrome-mediated clearance of anesthetic agents is less in _________ compared with other (______ _____) dogs. Documented drugs include?
Greyhounds, nonsight hound
Thiopental, thiamylal and methohexital
Clearance of ________ by Greyhounds is three time less than by Beagles
propofol
Cats have very low activity of _______, but activity of ______ and _____ approximates that of dogs
or humans.
CYP2C, CYP2D, CYP3A
Notice which isoforms are associated with isoforms and which ones have a very low association
CYP2D15
In a study of 242 Beagles receiving celecoxib, approximately ___% were considered efficient metabolizers and ____% poor metabolizers. The PM group showed a ______ and maximum ___ almost twofold higher.
50, 50, bioavailability, PDC
Deficiencies in phase II metabolism have long been recognized in ____. This is because they have extremely low concentrations of some _______ _______.
cats, glucoronyl tranferases
Many drugs excreted as glucuronide conjugates in species other than cats are characterized by a ________ clearance and ______ pharmacologic responses. ____ levels may accumulate much more quickly.
prolonged, exaggerated, Toxic
Deficiencies in phase I demethylation and hydroxylation as well as phase II glucuronidation lead to a much ________ elimination of ______ and _____ ____ and _______ in the cat compared with other species
slower, phenols, aromatic acids, amines
Aspirin half-life approximates ___ hours in cats
compared with __ hours in dogs. To prevent
toxicity in the cat, aspirin is dosed every ___ to ___
hours, compared with twice daily in dogs.
36 , 8, 48, 72
Because cats are deficient in __________, excessive acetaminophen is shunted more aggressively back into phase __ metabolism, which produces toxic ______ ______. More _______ are produced than can be handled causing
destruction of _____ (____ and ____)
glucuronidation, I , oxygen radicals, metabolites, tissues, liver, RBCs
Not all drugs that are conjugated with ________ are predisposed to toxicity in the cat.
glucuronide
The cat is deficient only in certain families of ________ ________.
glucuronyl transferase
Cats can _______ and ______ endogenous substrates such as ______, ______ hormones as
well as other species.
conjugate, excrete, bilirrubin, steroid
The degree of _______ and potential ______ depend on the drug substrate: level of ______, wide _______ margin (If accumulation occurs).
deficiency, toxicity, conjugation, safety
Drugs may be sufficiently metabolized by an alternative pathway: ?
Sulfate-conjugating system.
_________ is not a common route of elimination for xenobiotics, but it is an enzyme system whose deficiency in the ______ (____ and other ____ species) is clinically relevant.
Acetylation, canine, dog, canine
The antiarrhythmic procainamide is _________ in humans to an active metabolite. This ________ metabolite is more potent than the _____ drug. Because of this the canine dose for _______ is considerably ______ than that in humans in order to
achieve an equivalent pharmacologic response.
acetylated, acetylated, parent, procainamide, higher
Sulfonamides are detoxified by __-______ in humans. The dog lacks the ability to acetylate ______ ______, relying on alternative metabolic pathways to convert sulfonamides to ____ ____ forms (________ conjugation and aromatic __________)
N-acetylation, aromatic amines, less active, glucuronide, hydroxylation
Factors that can affect hepatic drug metabolism include
- The amount and activity of drug- metabolizing enzymes
- Hepatic blood flow
- A flow-limited drug
- Species, age, nutritional status, tissue storage, health status
Some diets may inhibit or induce the _______ enzyme system. Flavonoids found in ______ _____
inhibit CYP3A4 in the _____ ________. Ginkgo biloba induces _______.
CYP450, grapefruit juice, small intestine, SYP219A
The level of oxidative enzymes is lower in ____ ______ animals. Liver enzymes systems are not fully
developed until ___ _______ of age
very young, 3 months
The ability to synthesize liver enzymes may be impaired in _____ animals thus decrease the capacity to _______.
old, metabolize
Malnourished animals cannot synthesize enough ______ enzymes needed for metabolism
liver
Many liver diseases such as ________, ______ ______, and ______ inhibit the CYP450s
hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, cancer
Hyperthyroidism may increase the _____ of metabolism of drugs while hypothyroidism does the _______
rate, opposite
When administering a drug metabolized by the liver, it is wise to anticipate a drug _______ if a second drug also metabolized by the liver is added to therapy.
interaction
Induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes should be considered as a ________ mechanism that
facilitates excretion of potentially ______ compounds
protective, toxic
Inducers generally act as _______ for the induced enzymes and the induction is ____ dependent
substrates, dose
Inducers often induce more than ____ ______.
one CYP
Maximal induction generally requires ___ to ___ hours of exposure to a drug. It can return to baseline
___ to ___ hours (depending on dose) after the inducer is discontinued.
10, 12, 18, 24
Barbiturates are recognized inducers of ____. _______ is one of the most potent microsomal
enzyme inducers known and can enhance the _________ of other ________ drugs.
CYP, Phenobarbital, hepatotoxicity, hepatotoxic
Metabolites can be toxic; if they accumulate in the liver; metabolites go back through first pass metabolism?
Drug interactions that reflect ________ of _____ may be at greater risk of causing serious
adverse events
inhibition, enzymes
As with inducers, the extent of inhibition is ?
dose dependent
Inhibitors often act as _______ at the inhibited enzyme
substrates
Currently, three types of inhibitors have been described: ?
reversible, quasireversible and irreversible
________, ______ and ______ _____ drugs are examples of potent enzyme inhibitors
Chloramphenicol, cimetidine, imidazole, antifungal
__________ inhibits CYP enzymes including CYP3A4 in dogs
Ketoconazole
Drug-induced inhibition of drug metabolism can be used for ?
therapeutic benefit
Ketoconazole interferes with the ________ of drugs that are metabolized via _______. It has
been used to ______ blood drug concentrations of _______ in dogs and cats (reduce
dosage/cost).
metabolism, CYP3A, increase, cyclosporine
________ has been used to prevent metabolism of acetaminophen in ______ and ______ into potentially lethal toxic metabolites.
Cimetidine, humans, cats
Cilastatin inhibits the metabolism of _______ by ________ __ on the brush border of _____ _____ cells.
imipenem, dehydropeptidase, I, renal tubular
Renal excretion is the most important route of drug ________ for both ______ (especially _____
soluble) drugs and their ______.
elimination, parent, water, metabolittes
The kidney has been the most widely studied excretory organ because of the accessibility of ____
to collection and analysis.
urine
Host factors that determine renal excretion include
- Renal blood flow (glomerular filtration)
- Active tubular secretion
- Tubular (generally passive) reabsorption
Total renal excretion of a drug = ?
𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
+ Secretion - reabsorption
The glomerular filtration is a ______ process. Drugs enter the glomerulus from the _____ by ____ flow. Too large drugs (> ______ MW) are excluded as occurs for _____-bound drug if the glomerulus is _______.
passive, blood, bulk, 60,000, protein, healthy
Active transport of drugs in the ______ tubules is a very efficient and rapid process. It is susceptible
to _______ between drugs. Separate ______ transport systems exist for acid, basic, and neutral
drugs (________,________,_______). It is not limited by _____ binding.
proximal, competition, active, p-glycoprotein, OATPs, POTs, protein
The transport systems across tubule cells involves _____ _________ _____ of transport proteins. One set is located in the _____ _____ and the other is located in the ________ _______.
two, separate, pairs, brush, border, basolateral membrane
There are two distinct secretory pathways in the later sections of the _______ renal tubule: one for _______ (?) and one for ____ compounds (?)
proximal, acidic, organic anion transporter/OAT, basic, organic cation transporter/OCT
The primary orientation of this system is from _____ to tubular _____, ______ drugs and/or metabolite _______ from the _____.
blood, filtrate, removing, conjugates, blood
Many drugs compete for the same ______ _______ sites, leading to drug interactions. This interaction has been studied with the ______ ____ transport system.
tubular transport, organic acid
Weak acids such as ________ or __________ will inhibit secretion of the _____ ______ penicillin, thereby prolonging the ______ concentration of penicillin.
probenecid, phenylbutazone, weak acid, blood
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Reabsorption of drugs from renal _____ into ______ capillaries slows renal ______.
tubules, peritubular, excretion
The drug reabsorption depends on its ?
lipid solubility and its ionization
______ _____ drugs are more likely to be reabsorbed in _____ urine but are trapped and
excreted in ______ urine
Weakly acidic, acidic, alkaline