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Antimycobacterial Therapies II Flashcards

1
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TH2-dominated responses lead to

-Extensive tissue damage with many spreading lesions which contain large numbers of bacteria

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Lepromatous disease

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They grow as delicate branching filaments, often seen on microscopic observation of pus from a lesion

-Both tend to cause abscesses

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Nocardia and Actinomyces

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Masses of bacteria in pus are often yellow and called

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Sulfur granules

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Bactericidal against both extracellular and intramacrophage mycobacteria

-Small, water-soluble molecule

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Isoniazid (INH)

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5
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High probability of resistance (~10-6) and is almost always used with other drugs (only exception is prophylactic use)

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INH

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Isoniazid is a pro-drug that is activated by bacterial

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KatG

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Fatty acids are synthesized in two stages in M. tuberculosis. It uses the two enzymes

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FAS-I and FAS-II

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A single multifunctional polypeptide that synthesizes chains up to C16–C26 using acyl-Coenzyme A (CoA) as a carrier

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FAS-I

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9
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A multi-enzyme system that lengthens fatty acid chains to > C52

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FAS-II

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Fab1 (InhA) of FAS-II is the Target of

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INH-NAD

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Fab1 (3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase, InhA) carries out last step in the

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FAS-II cycle

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12
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What are two major side effects of INH?

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Hepatitis and peripheral neuropathy

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13
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The peripheral neuropathy caused by INH is attributable to

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Pyridoxine deficiency

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14
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Metabolism of INH is initiated by acetylation by the liver specific

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N-acetyltransferase

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15
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INH resistance can occur if there are mutations in KatG such that INH-NAD can not be

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Formed

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16
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A complex semi-synthetic antibiotic based on natural antibiotic (rifamycin) isolated from Streptomyces

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Rifampin

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17
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Prevents RNA exit from polymerase by interacting with the large (b) subunit of bacterial RNA polymerase (α2ββ’ωo) and directly blocking the path of the growing RNA

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Rifampin

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18
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Rifampin blocks departure of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) from

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Gene promoters

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19
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Drug resistance to rifampin arises from mutations in the gene encoding the b subunit of

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RNA Polymerase

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Bactericidal against fast growing extracellular mycobacteria in the lung cavity

-Also active against slow growing intracellular mycobacteria

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Rifampin

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21
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Penetrates cerebrospinal fluid adequately if the meninges are inflamed

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Rifampin

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22
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If administrated less then twice weekly – may cause flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, anemia, sometimes acute tubular necrosis, believed to be drug-allergy)

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Rifampin

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23
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Induces cytochrome P450 members including CYP3A => increases elimination of other drugs

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Rifampin

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24
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Rifampin imparts harmless purple or red color to

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Urine, sweat, and tears

25
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Have a higher potency and longer half life than rifampin. Also displays better membrane permeability

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Rifabutin & Rifapentine

26
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Less active in CYP3A induction (particularly rifabutin), this means a better compatibility with other medications (eg., for HIV and arrhythmia)

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Rifabutin & Rifapentine

27
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Shares structurally similarity but not targeting mechanism with INH

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Pyrazinamide (PZA)

28
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PZA is a pro-drug converted to active form by bacterial

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PcnA enzyme

29
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Works synergistically with Rifampin

-A persister killer (also called sterilizer, i.e., bacteriacidal against dormant Mtb but not replicating bacteria)

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PZA

30
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To be used in combination with at least two more other drugs to avoid de facto monotherapy

-Reduces chemotherapy from 9 months to 6 months

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PZA

31
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Enters tubercle bacilli by passive diffusion, where it is converted to POA by PZase/nicotinamidase encoded by the pncA gene

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PZA

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Then reaches the cell surface through passive diffusion and a weak (deficient) efflux mechanis

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POA

33
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Upon stress, translating ribosomes are stalled and incomplete polypeptides may be

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Toxic to the cell

34
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The bacterial cell resolves this problem by adding tmRNA to the stalled

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mRNA

35
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This process is called

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Trans-translation

36
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PZA inhibits

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Trans-translation

37
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PZA is converted to the active form pyrazinoic acid (POA) by M. tuberculosis pyrazinamidase (Pzase), which inhibits targets including

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RpsA

38
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POA binding to RpsA interferes with the interaction of RpsA with tmRNA required for

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Trans-translation

39
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Blocks the EmbA and EmbB arabinosyl transfreases that incorporate arabinose into the arabinogalactan layer, thereby weakening the cell wall and making M. tuberculosis susceptible to damage

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Ethambutol (EMB)

40
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Inhibits fast growing extracellular Mtb

-bacteriostatic drug

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EMB

41
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Oral and well absorbed from the gut (reaches blood level of 2-5 mg/ml).

-50% excreted in urine unchanged

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EMB

42
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What are the two major adverse side effects of EMB?

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Optic neuritis and Red-green color blindness

43
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6-10% TB patients in US are

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HIV positive

44
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We never want to give a twice weekly regimen during the continuation phase for a patient who has

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HIV and TB

45
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If rifampin is used to treat TB in a patient with HIV than we must

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Double or triple the retroviral drug

46
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Pathogens (M. avium and M. intracellulare, M. paratuberculosis and possibly other mycobacterial species) are much less susceptible than M. tuberculosis to most

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Anti-TBs

47
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What are the two main antibiotics used to treat MAC infection

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Azithromycin and clarithromycin

48
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A prodrug activated by EthA

-Interferes with cell wall biosynthesis

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Ethionamide (ETH)

49
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Active drug targets FAS-II (similarly to INH) and inhibits mycolic acid synthesis

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ETH

50
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A prodrug targeting dihydrofolate synthesis

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Para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)

51
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What is the classification of PAS?

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Bacteriostatic

52
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Metabolized in the gut and liver via acetylation. N-acetyl-PAS excreted by the kidney.

-Short half life (1 h) requires 10-12 g/dose

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PAS

53
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What are the major adverse effects of PAS?

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GI disturbances

54
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Produced by soil bacteria

-Structurally related to D-alanine

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D-cycloserine

55
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Drug competitively inhibits alanine racemase and D-alanine ligase

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D-cycloserine

56
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Second line drug with serious side effects: dose related CNS toxicity (headaches, tremors, convulsions, psychosis)

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Cycloserine

57
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A 2nd line anti-TB in US, but still a 1st line drug for developing countries (WHO).

-Employed for treatment of life-threatening TB forms (e.g. meningitis) & drugresistant Mycobacteria bacteria

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Streptomycin

58
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Does not cross mammalian cell membrane (does not enter CNS or macrophages)

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Streptomycin

59
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Amikacin, kanamycin & Capreomycin can be used for strains resistant to

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Streptomycin

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