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1
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What are the modifying factors of toxicity?

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  1. Dose
  2. Duration and frequency of exposure
  3. Species, strain, individual
  4. Gender, pregnancy
  5. Age
  6. Nutritional status
  7. Disease
  8. Physical (environmental) factors
  9. Social factors
2
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what are idiosyncrtic responses/reactions?

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toic effects with no known cause; have a genetic component;

3
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what are the 4 general mechs of action?

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  1. Specific localization of xenobiotic (toxicokinetic mechanisms; e.g. tissue binding or active transport)
  2. Interference with critical metabolic process (e.g. neurotransmission, ATP production)
  3. Bioactivation to electrophiles (e.g. epoxides and reactive oxygen species)
  4. Bind to receptors (“mimicry”)
4
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Mechanisms of toxicity: toxicokinetics=dose toxicodynamics=response
–toxicodynamics is how the xeno interacts with a target molecule

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ya

5
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rxn types

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noncov binding; cov binding; hydrogen abstraction; electron transfer; enzymatic rxns

6
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what is noncov binding?

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a. Weak interacions; H-bonds, vdWs
b. Reversible
c. E.g. xenos to plasma protiens, to receptors and enzymes

7
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what is cov binding?

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a. Very strong, share e’s
b. “irreversible”
c. CYP will make an epoxide, which is a reactive metabolite and the O will covalently bind to DNA nts
d. When enzyme goes to replciate DNA, it won’t be able to because of the epoxide blocking

8
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what is hydrogen abstraction?

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a. Pulling H off of a molecule

9
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what are enzymatic rxns?

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a. E.g. snake venoms

b. Can cause proteolytic proteins to activate and break down other proteins

10
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what are the main effects on target molecules?

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dysfunction or altered function; destruction; or neoantigen formation

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what is dysfunction or altered function?

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○ E.g. dysfunction of DNA molecule due to xeno binding to DNA
○ When xenos interact with receptors may alter function
○ Enzymes involved In critical functions
§ E.g. electron transport chain

12
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what is destruction?

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○ E.g. suicide inhibition–> destroys the enzyme for good

○ “irreversible” covalent interaction, changes conformation of enzymes so it can no longer work

13
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what is neoantigen formation?

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“neo” =new, “antigen”–>stimulates Ab response/production
○ Can bind to receptor and stimule Ab response to start killing self-molecules
○ Xenos can be the main problem for autoimmune diseases
Usually indiosyncratic

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what is the definition of receptors?

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Strict definition: Cellular proteins that normally serve as receptors for endogenous ligands (e.g., hormones, neurotransmitters, cytokines)
Broader definition: Enzymes, transport proteins, nucleic acids, structural proteins, membrane lipids (xenobiotic “targets”)

15
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structure affects toxicity–affinity of a xeno can be altered by modifying something about it–> isomerizing it; adding another chlorine; may make it 1000x more or less toxic

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ya

16
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e.g. of isomers of xenobiotics with very different effects

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e.g., dextromethorphan (cough suppressant) vs. codeine e.g., stereoisomers of thalidomide

17
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what is GPCR?

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H--hormone, first messenger
G-proteins--transducers
Effector: AC
cAMP is the second messanger
Activates kinases-->phosphorylates proteins-->activates protein-->amplification
Oer half of all xenos act through GPCRs
--can also change gene transcription
18
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what are nuclear receptors?

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Nuclear receptor super family
H goes direct into cell, is lipophilic–steroid, thyroid hormones
Affect gene transcription–R might be on the gene to turn on transcription
–ligand activated transcription factors
—has more long-term effects bc it changes proteins and whatnot

19
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Tyrosine kinase receptor general info

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ATP stimulates TKCR–phosphoryaltes protein
E.g. insulin and growth hormone binds to these receptors
Similar to GCPR (protein phos/act)–through different method

20
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ion channel general info

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Control mainly Na and Cl’s ability to move in and out of cells
–gates for ions; normally closed; when hormone binds, changes conf, opens, ions rush in–AP generation

21
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roles xenos can play with receptors

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agonist, antagonist, partial agonist; endocrine disruptors

22
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what are agonists?

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○ Binds to receptor and mimics endogenous ligand

Produces a full response

23
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What are antagonistic xenos?

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○ Binds to receptor but produce no response
§ Blockers–beta blockers
Competitive (binds to receptor) or noncomp (binds to site other than receptor–changes conformation?)

24
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what are partially agonistic xenos?

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○ Binds to receptor but produces a lesser response
○ Based on the affinity for the partial agonist for the receptor
○ Agonist is like a light switch–>turn it on, lights up–>partial ag. I like a dimmer switch–>less of a response

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what are endocrine disruptive xenos?

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○ Xenos can interfere with endocrine system and function in us
○ Act as partial ags
Most are able to mimic steroid hormones, lipophilic, can interact with nuclear receptors, alter gene expression

26
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what is receptor theory?

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• [xeno]+[receptor] determines [XR] which determines the effect

27
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receptor subtypes

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• Adrenergic receptors–endogenous ligand is NE
○ Have both alpha (1,2) and beta (1,2) subtypes
§ Subtypes of subtypes

28
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what are alpha 1 receptor subtypes?

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§ A1 adrenergic receptors are highly expressed on arterioles–main vasculature which control vasodilation and constriction
When NE binds, causes cells to contract and control BP

29
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what are beta 2 receptor subtypes?

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§ B2 present in bronchioles
□ Smooth muscle cells (same in artioles) contain lots of B2
□ When an NE bidns to a B2, you get relaxation of smooth muscle cells, allowing bronchioles to open
□ Used in asthma–have constriction in bronchioles

30
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what are orphan receptors?

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• Receptors with no known endogenous ligand
• Opiates
• Morphine binds to opioid receptors (also have subtypes)
○ Fetanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine–means it binds to 100 times more tightly to receptors–will have 100 times the effect
• E.g. cannabinoid receptors
○ Bind THC (tetrahydracannabinol??)
○ Don’t know what the endogenous ligand is–we have endogenous ligands in our brain which produce a similar effect to THC
§ may be involved in hunger
• E.g. aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhC)

31
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symptoms of OP poisoning

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SLUDS– ○ Salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation
○ OPs stimulate GI tract (defecation), fluid release
Most responses are due to overstim of muscarinic receptors (parasym receptor)

32
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OP overdose treatment

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• Can use atropine as a treament
○ Antagonist of muscarinic receptor (blocker)
From belladonna alkaloids–used to be taken to dilate pupil
• Pralidoxine (2-PAM)
○ OPs Bind to ACh-esterase–inactivate
○ 2-PAM Reactivates enzyme –pulls OP off of enzyme
• Benzodiazepene (BDZ)
○ OP poisoning leads to excitement/anxiety–BDZ relaxes them