test 1 Flashcards
agonist
a drug that activates a receptor by binding to that receptor
agonist bind
ionic, hydrogen, and van der waals interactions (making them reversible)…rarely covalently (irreversible)
When is the effect of the drug produced
when the receptor is bound to the agonist ligand
receptors are either
bound or unbound (binary)
The most drug effect occurs when
every receptor is bound
Antagonist
a drug that binds to the receptor without activating the receptor
antagonist bind
either ionic, hydrogen, and van der waals interactions, reversible
antagonist block
the action of the agonist by getting in the way, preventing the agonist from binding to the receptor and producing the drug effect
competitive antagonism
is present when increasing concentrations of the antagonist progressively inhibit the response to the agonist, shifts the agonist dose response curve to the right. (the more antagonist you give the more it’ll knock out the agonist, but it is irreversible)
noncompetitive antagonism
present when, after administration of an antagonist, even high concentrations of agonist can not completely overcome the antagonism. causes both a rightward shift of the dose-response relationship as well as a decreased maximum efficacy of the concentration versus response relationship
partial agonist
A drug that binds to a receptor (usually at the agonist site)_ where it activates the receptor but not as a full agonist, even at supramaximal doses
agonist-antagonist
partial agonist may have antagonist activity. Ex: when butorphanol is a modestly efficacious analgesic. given with fenanyl, it will partly reverse the fentanyl analgesia
inverse agonist
bind at the same as the agonist (and compete with it) but they produce the opposite effect of the agonist
receptors have many different conformations (shape or structure)
inactive (80%) and active (20%)
receptor state for an full agonist
100% active. conformation of the active state to be strongly favored
receptor state for a partial agonst
50% active, 50% inactive. not as effective in stabilizing the receptor in the active state
receptor state for antagonist
does not favor either state, it just gets in the way of the agonist binding
receptor state for inverse agonist
100% inactive, favors the inactive state, reversing the baseline receptor activity
receptor upregulating
(putting receptors on the cell surface) increasing the number of receptors, leading to an exaggerated response. Ex: lower motor neuron injury cause increase in the number of nicotinic acetycholine receptors in the neuromuscular junction, leading to an exaggerated response to succinylcholine.
receptor downregulating
(endocytosis of receptors, receptors going into cell). Ex: a patient with pheochromocytoma has an excess of circulating catecholamines, and there is a decrease in the number of B-adrenergic receptors on the cell membrane in an attempt to maintain homeostasis.
tachyphylaxis
in asthma pts, decrease response to same dose of B-agonist, looks like tolerance, because of the decreased in B-adrenergic receptors
location of most receptors for anesthetic drugs
in the cell membrane lipid bilayer
What interacts with membrane bound receptors
opiods, benzos, beta blockers, IV sedative hypnotics, muscle relaxants, catacholamines (most are antagonist)
drugs that interact with intracellular proteins
caffeine, insulin, steroids, theophylline, milrinone