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GB 17. Liver - Detoxification and Excretion Flashcards

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What is Pharmacokinetics?

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it is the movement of drugs into, around and out of the body

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What are the 4 aspects of pharmacokinetics?

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[1] Absorption
[2] Distribution
[3] Metabolism
[4] Excretion

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What is drug metabolism?

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metabolism is the process whereby drugs in the body undergo transformations catalysed by enzymes
- the products of these transformations are called metabolites

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What are metabolites?

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they are products of metabolism transformations (that are catalysed by enzymes)

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Why is drug metabolism important in to help with renal excretion?

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generally in drug metabolism:

lipophilic drugs (hydrophobic cannot be excreted) 
are converted to 
hydrophilic metabolites (lipophobic and are excretable)
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What are some of the outcomes of drug metabolism?

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[1] drug can be converted to a form which is excretable

[2] drug action can be terminated

[3] drug can be converted to a metabolite which has pharmacological activity of its own

[4] an inactive compound called PRO-DRUG can be converted to an active metabolite

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Where does drug metabolism occur?

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  • liver is the principal organ of drug metabolism

- liver cells contain efficient enzymes for metabolism of foreign materials

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In most cases, the liver produces a material that is…

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  • water soluble

- easier to excrete

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What is the First Pass Effect?

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  • there is a problem when orally administered drugs are rendered inactive the first time they pass through the liver
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What are the steps involved in the First Pass Effect?

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[1] drug is taken orally

[2] drug enters the GI tract

[3] active drug is absorbed from stomach and small intestines

[4] high blood concentration of drug is in hepatic portal vein

[5] low blood plasma levels of drug after passing through the liver due to metabolism
- drug is over metabolized in liver (?)

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What are Phase 1 reactions? (general overview)

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  • transformation of drug into a more Polar Metabolite by introducing a functional group
    (e. g. via oxidation, reduction or hydrolysis)
  • main function of phase I metabolism is to prepare drugs for phase II metabolism
  • oxidation reactions are often catalyzed by a member of the cytochrome P450 family
  • these enzymes are mostly located in the ER of the hepatocytes
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What are Phase 2 reactions? (general overview)

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  • gets rid of the drug
    • a hydrophilic groups is conjugated with a functional group giving a water soluble product (excreted in bile or urine)
  • involves the combination of glucoronic acid, sulfate, acetic acid or amino acid with a functional group (which may or may not result from phase I) to form a polar conjugate that can be readily excreted
  • enzymes catalyzing these reactions are mostly located in the cytosol of the hepatocytes
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What are the phase I reactions? [4]

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[1] oxidation
[2] dealkylation
[3] reduction
[4] hydrolysis

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What are some of the functional groups that are added to the drug? [3]

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[1] Hydroxyl (OH)
[2] Amino (NH2)
[3] Carboxylic Acid (COOH)

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Many of the oxidation reactions in phase 1 metabolism are catalyzed by?

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they are catalyzed by:

  • Mixed Function Oxidase (MFO) system
  • — Cytochrome P450
  • — NADPH
  • — molecular O2
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What is the main goal of the phase I Oxidation/Hydroxylation reaction?

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adding an OH group

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What are the 3 types of phase I oxidation reactions?

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[1] Hydroxylation
- adding of OH
[2] Dehydrogenation 
- removal of hydrogen (normally 2 hydrogens)
[3] Dealkylation 
- removing an alkyl group
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What is an example of a phase I oxidation/hydroxylation reaction?

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  • oxidation of Lidocaine/Lignocaine
  • it is originally lipophilic/very hydrophobic [as it is a benzene ring with methyl groups]
  • an OH group is added
  • the reaction is catalyzed by MFO system (with P450, NADPH and O2)
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What is lidocaine/lignocaine?

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  • it is a local anesthetic

- the metabolism of which involves hydroxylation as a first step

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What is an example of a phase I oxidation/dehydrogenation reaction?

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  • metabolism of ethanol (mainly occurs in liver)
  • it is a 2-stage reaction

[1] ethanol converted to ethanal (acetaldehyde) by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

[2] ethanal converted to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) in the MITOCHONDRIA

  • NADH is used in both reactions
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What is a treatment for alcohol abuse? How does it normally work?

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Disulpharim
- highly lipid soluble (accumulates in adipose tissue) and has 80% bioavailability after an oral dose

  • usually alcohol is metabolized in the liver to acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) which is then oxidized to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)
  • disulphiram irreversibly inhibits the oxidation of acetaldehyde by competing with cofactor NAD for binding sites on ALDH
  • disulphiram causes a 5 to 10x increase in the concentration of acetaldehye which produces unpleasant (hang-over like) side effects
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What is an example of a phase I oxidation/dealkylation reaction?

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  • dealkylation of codeine converting it to morphine + methanal
  • the reaction is an oxidative dealkylation because the alkyl group of codeine is oxidized to an aldehyde
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What are the main Phase I reactions?

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[1] Oxidation

(a) hydroxylation
(b) dehydrogenation
(c) dealkylation

[2] Reduction
- involves the addition of 2 hydrogens to the molecule

[3] Hydrolysis
- involves the addition of water (H2O) to the molecule resulting in breaking it into 2 parts

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What is an example of a phase I reduction reaction?

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Cholaramphenicol is reduced

  • 2 hydrogens are added to it
  • changes from NO2 to NH2
  • the enzymes are nitroreductases
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What is an example of a phase I hydrolysis reaction?
- usually esters undergo hydrolysis reactions via esterase enzymes - the OR group on the esters get switched out to something else
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What is the most common phase I reaction?
hydrolysis reactions
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What are the main conjugation reactions in phase II metabolism?
[1] Glucoronic Acid Conjugation (on -OH, -COOH, -NH2, -SH groups) [2] Sulfate Conjugation (on -NH2, -OH groups) [3] Glycine Conjugation (on -COOH groups) [4] Glutathione Conjugation (onto epoxides, organic halides or electrophilic compounds)
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What is the most common phase II metabolism conjugation reaction?
Glucoronic Acid Conjugation (on -OH, -COOH, -NH2, -SH groups)
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What are the steps involved in a phase II reaction of conjugation with glucoronic acid?
- conjugation with glucoronic acid (glucoronidation) - it gives a glucoronide common for drugs with: - OH, - COOH and -NH2 groups - glucoronic acid is transferred to the drug from Uridine Diphosphate Glucoronic Acid (UDP-GA) in the presence of Glucoronyl Transferase
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What are the steps involved in a phase II reaction of conjugation with Sulfate (sulfation)?
- is common for phenols (aromatic alcohol) - sulfate is transferred to the drug from the reactive intermediate 3-Phosphoadenosine-5'-Phosphosulfate (PAPS) in the presence of Sulfotransferase
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What is the substrate that both glucoronide formation and sulfation often compete for?
paracetamol
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What are the steps involved in a phase II reaction of conjugation with glycine?
- the reaction is catalyzed by the glycine transferase enzyme
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Explain the metabolism of aspirin. Explain the steps involved and so on.
[1] aspirin undergoes a phase I hydrolysis reaction and is converted into salicylate + acetate [2] there are then 3 different metabolic pathways (phase II reactions) that it may undergo depending on levels [3] at LOW DOSES: - there is a phase II metabolism, glycine conjugation reaction (glucoronic conjugation) [4] at HIGHER DOSES: - it is a phase II metabolism, it becomes saturated and glucoronide conjugation occurs - this converts salicylate to glucoronide conjugates - glucoronide conjguates is excreted [5] at TOP DOSES: - the salicylate undergoes direct urinary excretion after saturation of conjugation pathways
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Explain the structure of paracetamol and its general traits.
- it is a phenol (phenolic drugs usually undergo glucorodination or sulfation) - paracetamol has analgesic and anti-pyretic effects but WEAK anti-inflammatory activity - there are several possible mechanisms of action
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Explain the metabolism of paracetamol. Explain the steps involved and so on.
- it has no phase I metabolism stages there are 2 possible phase II metabolic pathways... [1] Sulfation - paracetamol is converted to another structure via the sulfotransferase (PAPS) enzyme - this structure is then excreted [2] Glucorodination - paracetamol is converted to another structure via the UDP-Glucoronyl Transferase enzyme (UDP-GA) - this structure is then excreted
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What is the other minor phase I metabolic pathway of paracetamol?
[1] paracetamol converted to N-Acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine, NAPQI (electrophilic species) through the P450 system (oxidation) - this is a phase I metabolism (NAPQI is toxic to the liver but at low doses this is not a problem as it conjugates with glutathione (GSH) and is excreted. There is then 2 possible pathways: LOW DOSES: [a] NAPQI is converted to a structure through the glutathione transferase enzyme (GSH) - this is a phase II reaction HIGH DOSES: [b] NAPQI is converted in the liver as the protein adducts [3] this structure is then excreted
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What is the paracetamol toxicity antidote?
N-Acetylcysteine | - is an antidote to paracetamol poisoning
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What is a pro-drug?
it is a pharmacologically inert precursor to an active drug IUPAC definition: - a prodrug is any compound that undergoes bio-transformation before exhibiting its pharmacological effects - prodrugs can thus be viewed as drugs containing specialized protective groups used in a transient manner to alter or to eliminate undersirale properties in the parent molecule prodrug --> active drug - through enzymatic conversion
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Explain how the pro-drug, sulfasalazine works to help Ulcerative Colitis
- the active component is 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) - but 5-ASA cannnot be administered directly because they cannot reach the colon due to absorption before reaching the colon - the 5-ASA is linked with sulfapyridine by an azo linkage - the azo linkage is broken down by the azoreductases in the colon
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Explain how the pro-drug diamorphine is used to deliver morphine across the BBB
- diamorphine delivers morphine across the BBB - -OH groups of morphine are acetylated in diamorphine (they are more lipophilic than morphine and cross the BBB more easily) - the acetyl groups are removed from diamorphine (it is an ester hydrolysis reaction by esterase) - - this forms morphine
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Explain what the prodrug, Enalapril does.
- enalapril is a prodrug for enalaprilat - enalapril is poorly absorbed because of its polarity - you put it through a reaction with esterases to convert it to enalaprilat - enalaprilat is an ethyl ester and is less polar + better absorbed - -- ACE inhibitor (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor) - -- used for treatment of hypertension
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Explain what the pro-drug, Haloperidol Decanoate does
- haloperidol decanoate is an ester pro-drug - haloperidol decanoate is converted to haloperidol through esterase enzymes - it is injected intramuscularly - it has a slow conversion - it results in antipsychotic activity (mainly treats schizophrenia and tourette's disorder) - haloperidol is a potent orally active CNS depressant, sedative + tranquilizer

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