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Pharmacokinetics 2 vs. Pharmacodynamics 2

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Pharmacokinetics (PK)
“What the body does to a drug”

Involves movement of drugs to get to the site of action
ADME
Absorption
Distribution 
Metabolism 
Excretion

Pharmacodynamics-what the drug does to the body

Interaction at the effective site to produce pharmacologic activity
Ex: How a drug interacts with a specific receptor and triggers a change in biological regulation

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What are receptors?

What are most receptors and what are they made of?

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Molecular targets where drugs interact to produce an effect
Most are proteins
Made of amino acids and subunits

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Where are they located?

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Some imbedded in the lipid bilayer of cell membranes (transmembrane)
Others located intracellularly

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Describe the types of protein strcutrures?

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Primary
-Amino acid sequence of protein
Secondary
-Microstructures due to attractions between amino acids
Tertiary
-Global shape due to secondary structure
Quaternary
-Only with multiple, distinct molecules
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Why are receptors important?

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  1. Selectivity of drug action
  2. Affinity depends on the properties of the drug
    - Shape, charge, size
  3. Determines the relationship between dose and the pharmacological effects of the drug
  4. Responsible for pharmacologic actions of agonists and antagonists
    - When drugs bind to receptors, what action occurs (inhibition or excitation)
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4 major types of interactions between drugs and receptors

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  1. Transmembrane ion channels
  2. Transmembrane receptor-enzymes
  3. Transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
  4. Cytosolic-nuclear receptors
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Examples of gated ion channels?

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Gaba receptors-benzodiapenes-seizure medication- inhibitor

Nicotinic- ach

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What do receptor-enzymes?

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causes a conformational change.

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What activates GPCRs?

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ligand binds and activates

Then GPCR exchanges GTP for GDP

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What does the activated G protein allow?

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dissociation of the alpha subunit. The alpha subunit is then free to move into the cytoplasm and signal

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When does signal transduction occur?

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after a drug binds to a specific receptor

Changes within the cell in response to a drug

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Why are receptors in the plasma membrane so important for drugs?

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Most drugs are positively and negatively charged so they are unable to diffuse directly through the membrane. They need receptrs and channels

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What does drug affinity depend on?

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depends on the properties of the drug

-Shape, charge, size

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Cells recieve multiple stimulatory and inhibitory signals simultaneously. How are they interpreted?

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second messengers

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Another defintion for pharmacodynamics?

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Induce changes within the cell to produce a biochemical or physiologic response

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What do second messengers do?

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Help in translating the message from the bound drug into a cellular response

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Examples of second messengers?

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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)
Inositol trisphosphate (IP3)

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What does inositol triphosphate do? (IP3)

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Aids in release of calcium from within the cell

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Where do the drug and recepetor pair in the cytosolic-nuclear receptors and where do they go?

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they bind in the cytosol and move into the nucleus. When they get there they bind to DNA and create RNA making specific proteins.

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Examples of cytosolic-nuclear receptors?

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glucocorticoids and sex hormones

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Drugs compete for selective receptor sites

Favorability of the interaction is based on what?

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Chemistry
Biochemical affinity (attraction)
Intermolecular interactions (compatibility)
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What does affinity refer to ?

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Chemical forces that cause the drug to associate with the receptor
Bond Forces

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If there is a higher affinity how does that affect the drug and receptor interaction?

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tighter drug binding to the receptor

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What does drug efficacy refer to?

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Extent of functional change imparted to a receptor upon binding of a drug

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What is the benefit of having a better knowledge of a receptor structure?
increased ability to design a drug selective for a certain receptor this could perhaps cause fewer side effects
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Describe basal activity and what is another name for it?
- Also called constitutive activity - Activity of a cell in the absence of a ligand (either endogenous or exogenous) - Or the “natural” activity of a cell
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How does an agonist affect activity? What mediums?
increases activity ``` Natural ligand Exogenous compound (drug) ```
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How does an inverse agonist affect activity?
Decreases activity
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Describe the process of agonism? | 3
1. Drug binds to receptor 2. Interaction activates signal cascade 3. Leads to function within the cell
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Describe epinephrines role with beta-1 receptors in cardiac tissue? 3 steps 5 things total to remember
Its an alpha/beta receptor agonist so.... 1. Epi attaches to beta-1 receptors → 2. increases calcium level in the cell → 3. increases force of contraction of cardiac muscle Useful in cardiac arrest
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What are partial agonists?
Drug that cannot produce a full response, regardless of the concentration
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What are some factors that make agonists partial agonists? | 2
number of receptors on the cell membrane | Drug history
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What is Buprenorphine?
opioid analgesic used to treat acute and chronic pain
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What is Buprenorphine role as a partial agonist?
Partial agonist of mu receptor in central nervous system → pain relief Used to deccrease withdrawl symptoms
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Whats can partial agonists be used for?
utilized in opioid treatment programs to decrease withdrawal symptoms in patients but not provide as much euphoria as a full opioid agonist (Ex: Heroin) Can be displaced from receptor by opioids with higher affinity
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What are inverse agonists?
- Drug that can stabilize receptors in the inactive state | - Binding to a receptor by an inverse agonist produces an effect opposite that of an agonist
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Examples of inverse agonists?
diphenhydramine | Gaba receptors
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How does an anti-histamine work as a inverse agonist? | 3
- Anti-histamine is an inverse agonist for the H1-receptor - Blocks the release of histamine from mast cells - Decreases symptoms caused by histamine release
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How does a GABA receptor work as an inverse agonist?
1. When bound by natural ligand (GABA) → 2. allows chloride into the cell, which causes sedation 3. Inverse agonist of GABA receptor will cause anxiety and seizure
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Look at illustrations for agonists in the slide show
More agonists binding = more saturation = more active unbound drug
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What is ED50?
The point where 50% of patients have a therapeutic effect from the medication -directly in between threshold and and ceiling levels
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What is potency?
Dose of drug necessary to produce a specified effect
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What determines potency?
1. receptor density, 2. efficiency of the stimulus-response mechanism 3. affinity 4. efficacy
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What is intrinsic efficacy? And what is it determined by?
Power of a drug to induce a response Number of receptors in the target tissue
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How do you determine if one drug is more potant than the other?
If it requires less drug to get the same effect
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How os relative potency calculated?
ED50b/ED50a
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What is a competitive antagonist? | 2
1. Drug that binds to a receptor but does not initiate a response 2. Compete for active sites with agonists
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What is an active site? aka?
- Site where the drug recognizes and binds to the receptor | - Also called substrate binding site
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How does propranolol act as a competitive antagonist? 3 Whats its end result on the heart? Look at competitive antagonists picture slides and explain them
1. Its a beta-blocker so it binds to beta1 receptor preventing epinephrine, a beta agonist, from binding to the same receptor 2. Does not initiate a response 3. Blocks epinephrine from initiating its response → decreasing rate and contractility in the heart
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What is a non-competitive antagonist?
Drug that binds to receptor and does not produce an effect Binds to a different site other than the drugs active site but that binding creates a conformational change in the binding of the active site.
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What is the site called that a non-competitive antagonist binds to?
an allosteric site
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Describe the steps in non competitive antagonists processes? | 3
1. Antagonist binds to this site ➔ 2. changes the conformation of the receptor ➔ 3. impossible for an agonist to bind
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What is chemical antagonism? Example?
Drug (antagonist) interacts directly with the agonist drug and renders it inactive Example: Digibind® - binds to the drug digoxin
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What is Functional/Physiologic Antagonism? Example?
Antagonist acts through a completely different mechanism to counteract the effect of the agonist Example: Calcium channel blockers reduce effects of epinephrine
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Describe the selectivity of aspirin?
Not very selective. It does it job by inhibiting COX1 and COX 2 receptors to stop inflammation but also interfers with other processes like platelet, kidney function, and stomach issues
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Describe the selectivity of Celecoxib or Celebrex?
Pretty selective. It only inhibits COX2 and works primarily at the site of inflammation. It also has fewer side effects
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Why is drug selectivity an important concept to understand when selecting drug therapy for patients?
Mitigate side effects of drugs being used
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What does cellular regulation accomplish?
Prevention of over-stimulation that could lead to cellular damage
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What are the four kinds of cell regulation?
Up regulation Down regulation Desensitization or (tachyphylaxis) Refractory
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What is up regulation?
Cells may add receptors to the cell membrane
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What is down regulation?
Repeated stimulation of receptor → cell begins to remove receptors from the cell membrane
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What is Desensitization or (tachyphylaxis)?
- not getting the same effect that you used to - Diminished effect of drug over time - Decreased ability of drug to stimulate receptor Like caffeine if you drink too much
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What is refractory regulation?
Period of time during receptor simulation before another interaction can produce an effect
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What are the two borders of the acceptable therapeutic range?
Minimum Toxic Concentration (MTC) -top border Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC)- bottom border
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Therapeutic Window/Range can best be described as?
Doses of a drug which elicit a therapeutic response without unacceptable toxicity
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What does the Therapeutic index provide? | 2
1. Method for quantifying therapeutic window | 2. Provides a relative safety margin of a drug
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How does the TI affect the safety of the drug? | 2
Greater the TI the safer the drug | Greater degree of dosage flexibility means more convenience
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Why does warfarin require a lot of monitoring?
It has a small therapeutic window. | If the INR is below two then risk of clotting. If INR is above 3 then they are at risk of bleeding.
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Describe penicillin's therapeutic window?
Large therapeutic window. Toxic level is high
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What is the LD50?
LD 50-50% of patients die(or experience toxic effects) from this dose
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What is the equation for figuring out the TI?
LD50/ED50
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Examples of TI equations? Diazapam? Digoxin?
``` TI = 100/1 = 100 TI = 2/1 = 2 ```
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Example of digoxin TI calculations: Therapeutic range at 0.6_1.5ng/mL Toxic concentration at 1.5 ng/mL TI?
TI = (toxic concentration / therapeutic range) = 2.5
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What three drugs have very narrow theraeutic windows that we talked about?
Warfarin Digoxin Lithium
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Drug A has a TI of 100 and drug B has a TI of 14. Based on therapeutic index alone, which is the safer drug?
Drug A

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