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Term
the study of drugs: drug action, origin, source, chemical structure, physical characteristics, drug metabolism and excretion, therapeutic use of drugs.
Definition
pharmacology
Term
pharmacology is an ____ science
Definition
applied
Term
neuropharm, immunopharm, cardiovascular pharm, resp pharm, and GI pharm are all types of ___ categories
Definition
systemic pharmacology
Term
___ - active ingredient in medicine

___ - formulation of drug into specific delivery system (tab, capsule, etc)
Definition

drug

medicine

Term
4 main sources of drugs
Definition

natural substances - hormones

everyday substances - caffeine

synthetic chemicals - aspirin

recreation substances - alcohol

Term
main source of drugs prior to 1930
Definition
natural sources
Term
synthetic drugs use these two fields to produce drugs
Definition
medicinal chemistry and biotechnology
Term
trangenic animals producing drugs
Definition
gene pharming
Term
3 main properties of an ideal drug
Definition
effectiveness, safety, selectivity
Term
what are some common desired properties of the ideal drug
Definition

reversible action

chemical stability

predictability

ease of administration

freedom from drug interactions

possession of simple generic name

low cost

Term
3 ways a drug is named
Definition

Chemical (IUPAC) - description of drug using chemical nomenclature

 

generic name: subgroups/families that have similar nomenclature to make it easier to identify site of action

 

Trade/brand/manufacturer name - proprietary name created by pharm company

Term
what are some common examples of nomenclature used for generic names?

____: drugs that end in -olol

____: drugs that end in -mab

___: drugs that end in -cillin
Definition

-olol: B-adrenergic antagonist

-mab: antibody based

-cillin: penicillins

Term
what are the 4 categories of administration of a drug and what does method depend on
Definition

oral

injection

inhaled

topical

Term
4 main categories of drug targets and an example of each
Definition

Protein targets (major target): enzymes, carrier molecules, ion channels, receptors

DNA targets: chemo drugs and antimicrobials

RNA targets: antivirals

Lipid membranes: alcoho, amphotericin B

Term
explain the major steps in drug discovery and development from identification to FDA approval
Definition

drug discovery --> compound indentification and optimization

drug development --> biological characterization and tox studies

Term
___: compounds that pass screen and bind to the target, include compound-based drug design and target-based drug design

___: further biological and chemic characterization shows promise. molecules need to be soluble but not extremely hydrophilic (metabolically active)
Definition

hit

lead

Term
2 strategies to identify "hits"

1. ___: traditional approach. advantages: biological activity high, easier to isolate than synthesize, gives starting point for making derivatives. disadvantages: lots of effort to get enough products (small yield), expensive.


2. ___: more common. advantages: easier, shotgun approach, tailor libraries to receptor classes. disadvantages: low biological activity
Definition

compound-based drug design

target-based durg design

 

Term
low absortpion, high metabolism --- is this high or low biological activity
Definition
low
Term
the ___ approach to drug design uses a large library and high-seed automated assay (>10,000) to screen thousands of compounds a day. Employs the ___-based method of drug discovery.
Definition

shotgun approach

target-based

 

(You shoot the shotgun at the target)

Term
___ is a division of target-based method known as rational drug design that designs a drug candidate from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or crystal structure of target. identify active binding residues and improve the fit to make a more potent agonist or anatgonist (noncompetitive).


what's a disadvantage?
Definition

structure-based drug design

 

disadvantage: harder to synthesize compounds and requires known structure of target

Term
___ is characterization and refining of lead drug's pharmacologic properties, try to select the best molecule to move to drug development and clinical testing, imrpove ADME characteristics.

terminating factors: no efficacy in animal model, low bioavailability and metabolism creates dangerous metabolites, low solubility, toxic effects in animals, molecule damages DNA, not cost-effective
Definition
lead optimization
Term
explain the importance of preclinical drug development
Definition
production of drug for testing: animal toxicology and pharmacokinetics (safe for humans?), detailed planning of clinical trials, submit INDA (investigal new drug application)
Term
what are the clinical phases of drug development and the purpose of each?
Definition

Phase I: safety exposure and tolerance

Phase II: efficacy and dose selection, continue safety monitoring

Phase III: survival, improved fxn, and improved comfort

Phase IV: approved by FDA but continued safety and efficacy monitoring, mostly drugs on fast-track model

Term
___ - (1906) act that required drugs to meet purity and quality standards

___ - (1930)

___ - (1938) over 100 died from strep elixer so this act required premarket approval of new drugs

___- 1951 gives FDA authority to tell whcih drugs need Rx

___ - 1962 requires proof of safety and efficacy and reporting of adverse effects

___ - 1992 fast track approval but post market surveillance
Definition

pure food and drug act 1906

FDA 1930

Food, drug, and cosmetic act 1938

durham-humphrey amendment 1951

kefauver-harris amendment 1962

expedited drug approval act 1992

Term
what are the names of the documents that need to be submitted for approval by the FDA before and after clinical trials?
Definition

IND - investigational new drug

NDA - new drug application

Term
___ is the quantitative description of the effects of a drug on the body. receptor-target variations
Definition
pharmacodynamics
Term
what characteristics can the pharmacodynamics of a drug provide?
Definition
appropriate dosage, potency, efficacy, and safety
Term
What is Kd and how is it calculated?
Definition

dissociation constant for a drug. concentration of ligand when 50% of receptors are occupied

 

 

Calculated: drug amount x receptor amount/amount of drug-receptor binding

Term
what is the relationship of Kd to drug-receptor binding?


LR crap
Definition
[LR] = [L] [R]/Kd
Term
what is the relationship to receptor occupancy and patient response?
Definition

pt response is proportional to concentration of receptors occupied

 

Term
___: describes the effects of various doses of drug on an individual

___: describes effects of various doses of a drug on a population of individuals
Definition

graded dose-response

quantal dose-response

Term
what does the EC50 of a drug tell you from the dose-response curve?
Definition

measure of POTENCY

 

amount needed to elicit 50% of the maximal effect

Term
What does the TC50 and LC50 tell you about a drug in relation to its EC50?
Definition

TD50 - dose at which 50% of the population experience toxic (adverse) effects

LD50 - lethal to 50%

 

 

Term
What is the maximal response for a drug?
Definition
Emax
Term
____: are when Emax is 100% with less tahn 100% of receptors bound.
Definition
spare receptors (most commonly G-protein)
Term
What type of drug favors binding the active site of a receptor?
Definition
agonist
Term
what type of drug favors preventing the active state of a receptor?
Definition
antagonist
Term
define the different classifications of antagonists and tell which is reversible and irreversible
Definition

competitive - reversible

noncompetitive - irreversible

allosteric - reversible or irreversible

Term
how do noncompetitive antagonsits effect potency and efficacy?
Definition
reduce efficacy, maintain potency
Term
what is a partial agonist and how does it affect response when combined with a full agonist?
Definition

partial agonist - binds all active sites (receptors) but does not result in maximum efficacy.

 

partial agonist + full agonist = less than maximal response

Term
this drug stabilizes both the active and inactive receptor states
Definition
partial agonist
Term
A drug that results in Emax has to be what kind of agonist?
Definition
full
Term
This drug reduces the constituatively active receptor.
Definition
inverse receptor agonists, BCR-abl tyrosine kinase
Term
effect of spare receptors is due to what process in the cell?
Definition
amplification of signal, seen in G protein receptors and tyrosine kinase or when the receptor is still active after agonist leaves
Term
what is it called when the thearpeutic response is compared to the adverse effects?
Definition
therapeutic window
Term
How is therapeutic index calculated?
Definition
TI = TD50/ED50
Term
Is it better for a drug to have high or low TI?
Definition
high - more dosing options
Term
this is measuring and mintoring effectiveness for a specific drug... is repressented by ADME
Definition
pharmacokinetics
Term
what are the barriers that affect absorption?
Definition

biological membranes (phosopholipid bilayer and cholesterol)

BBB (tight junctions)

Term
What are the 3 mechanisms used for drugs to cross the membranes?
Definition

active transport

passive transport

simple diffusion

Term
What are OAT and OCT and how do they work?
Definition

OAT - organic anion transporter

OCT - organic cation transporter

 

solute-linked carriers that pass polar drugs across the membrane via facilitated and active diffusion

Term
if a drug crosses a membrane by diffusion, what are the factors that affect its diffusion?
Definition

gradient

membrane thickness

area

permeability

Term
What is pH trapping and how does it aid in absorption?
Definition

pH trapping - when low pH is pushed to electrically neutral pronated form, crosses a membrane, and then deprotonates, making it charged and unable to cross back to the other side (stays in gastric mucosal barrier)

 

helps increase availability of the drug

Term
what are some special limitations to the BBB and how can it be bypassed?
Definition

tight jxns prevent diffusion into CNS

 

overcome by small hydrophobic drugs or by using special transporter proteins

 

intrathecal injections (injected straight into CSF) bypasses barrier

Term
___ is the measure of a drug's absopriton
Definition
bioavailability
Term
when is bioavailability 100% versus less?
Definition

100% for IV injections immediately, then decrease with time.

 

All other routes are less

Term
4 mechanisms of drug administration
Definition

enteral (oral)

parenteral

mucous membrane

transdermal

Term
which method of administration has first-pass metabolism?
Definition

enteral (oral)

 

Term
which method of drug administration is the simplest by requires GI absorption?
Definition
enteral (oral)
Term
whch method of drug administration has the highest bioavailability and fastest dlivery?
Definition
parenteral
Term
for parenteral administration, onset rate depends on what characteristics?
Definition

depends on location and vascularization

fastest: IV, intra-arterial, and intrathecal

IM

slowest: subcu

Term
this method of drug administration is rapid, has no first-pass metabolism and has little limitations
Definition
mucus membrane
Term
this method of drug administration is limited to lipophilic drugs and has slow absorption by no first-pass metabolism
Definition
transdermal
Term
what are the two types of transdermal drug administrations and how do they differ?
Definition

transcutaneous - absorption across the skin direction into blood stream

topical -acts directly at site of administration

Term
how does local diffusion rate affect absorption?
Definition
highly vascularized faster availability, increased rate of distribution, decreased equilibrium, increased body mass increases distribution
Term
how is drug distribution measured and what are some factors affecting drug distribution?
Definition

plasma protein binding preventing diffusion and decreasing volume of distribution

 

 

Term
what is the relaitonship of the drug distribution phase to the drug elimination phase?
Definition

most drugs distribute rapidly in the body

 

distribution phase (very quick decline), slower rate of decline (elimination phase)

 

distribtuion and elimination are faster wtih vascularity

diffusion back into blood as eliminated

Term
where does most drug metabolism occur?
Definition
liver
Term
why are lipophilic and hydrophobic drugs metabolized more?
Definition
they can get past the membranes easier to enter hepatocytes
Term
what is biotransformation and what is its purpoes?
Definition
taking a drug from an active form to an inactive form by chemical modification
Term
what are two forms of biotransformation and what can they do to the drug?
Definition

1. redox reactions (phase 1): add a hydroxyl group (-OH) via cytochrome P450

 

2. conjugation/hydrolysis reactions (phase II): adding either glutocuronate, sulfate, glutathione, or acetate conjugating the drug to a large polar molecule (conjugation) or adds H2O (hydrolysis)

Term
explain the difference between phase I and phase II metabolic rxns
Definition

phase I adds OH

phase II adds large polar group

Term
what are the 4 main pathways for excretion of a drug?
Definition

most to least:

renal

biliary

fecal

resp/dermal

Term
renal excretion is dependent on these three factors. how are they regulated?
Definition

filtration rate: prevented by plasma protein binding, increased by increasing blood flow; depends on GFR

 

secretion rate: OAT and OCT transporters (penicillins)

 

Reabsorption rate: limited by pH trapping and urine flow

Term
this excretion method allows the drug to undergo enterohepatic circulation
Definition
biliary
Term
what are the clinical applications of pharmacokinetics?
Definition

maintaining drug concentrations at target

mulitple dosings

pharmacokinetic profile of drug

Term
What are three pharmacokinetic characteristics of a drug required to calculate doseing/
Definition
clearance, metabolism, half-life
Term
___ is the rate of metabolism and elimination relative to the plasma concentration and it limits time course of action of
drug

what affects this rate?
Definition

clearance

 

metabolism and excretion measured in first order kinetics

Term
what is the difference between first order and zero order kinetics?
Definition

first order - metabolism and secretion of drug is proportional to amount in plasma

 

second order - receptors are saturated so clearance rate remains constant

Term
___: term used for the measurement of clearance directly at the organ level?
Definition
extraction ratio
Term
allows for an estimation of frequency of dosing
Definition
half life
Term
relationship btwn half life and volume of distribution and clearnace
Definition
decreased clearance or increased Vd = inccreased half life
Term
4 major factors affecting half life
Definition

Vd - decreased wtih age

Vd - increased with obestiy

metabolism (clearance) - increased wtih CYP450 induction

metabolism (clearance) - decreased with CYP450  inhibition, cardiac, hepatic, or renal failure

Term
when dosing a drug what are the most important factors to conisder?
Definition
potency
Term
what are two types of therapeutic drug dosing methods?
Definition
continuous drug delivery and frequent small doses
Term
change to a new steady state of a drug takes how many half-lives
Definition
4-5
Term
what is a method of quickly acheiving a steady state with only 1-2 doses
Definition
laoding dose higher to compensate for distribution
Term
what is the most important when calculating a loading dose compared to a maintenance dose?
Definition
clearance - you are only replacing the amount lost
Term
What are 3 metabolic outcomes for a drug and the effects that have on the drug?
Definition

beneficial (activiation) - inactive prodrug converted to active drug

 

harmful (toxic) - active drug converted to active or toxic metabolite

 

ineffective (deactivation) - active drug converted to inactive drug. or to make it excretable.

Term
5 major sites for drug metabolism and which is the location of the most metabolism?
Definition

liver (most)

GI tract

kidney

lungs

skin

Term
how does high first-pass metabolism affect bioavailability?
Definition
high first pass = low bioavailability
Term
what is the relationship btwn lipophilicity and bioavialability and excretion?
Definition
lipophilicity = enhanced bioavailability, and decreased excretion
Term
Where do Phase I and Phase II rxns take place in hepatocytes?
Definition

Phase I: ER

Phase II: ER and cytosol

Term
What is the outcome of most Phase I reactions and what other molecules does it depend on?
Definition

oxidation

 

CYP450, Fe3+, NADPH

Term
This is the mechanism responseibly for the majority of phase I metabolism
Definition
redox (P450)
Term
How can some drugs induce and inhibit the metabolism of other drugs?
Definition
increased transcription, translation, or decreased degredation
Term
WHat is the outcome of inhibition of drug metabolism/
Definition
drugs can rise to toxic levels
Term
What are xenobiotic receptors?
Definition

bind foreign substances

Pregane X receptors (PXR)

Constituatively active/adrostane receptors (CAR)

aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhR)

Term
___: when one drug causes another drug to be metabolized too quickly and thus its therapeutic effect is decreased
Definition
nontherapeutic effect
Term
Two ways to inhibit drug metabolism
Definition
competitive and irreversible inhibition
Term
what is an advantage of inhibition of metabolism
Definition
can allow drugs with high first pass metabolism to rise to therapeutic levels
Term
Factors that affect drug metabolism?
Definition

pharmacogenomics: race, ethnicity, gender, age

 

diet and environment - grapefruit juice decreases first pass metabolism (makes drugs more potent)

 

metabolic drug interactions - slow/fast acetylators

 

disease affecting metabolism

Term
what are different factors affecting drug variability
Definition

age, gender, ethnicity, disease state

 

genetics: drug target, transporter, metabolic enymes

Term
What are 3 main categories of genes that are altered to supply drug variability?
Definition
drug target, transporters, metabolic enzymes
Term
____: the study of the role of inheritance in the variation of drug response


___: the use of the knowledge of pts DNA to enhance pharmacotherapy, maximize drug efficacy, and reduce incidence of adverse drug effects
Definition

pharmacogenetics

 

pharmacogenomics

Term
there are about how many base pairs in the human genome?
Definition
3 mil
Term
two main categories of variation in pharmacogenomics
Definition

pharmacokinetics (ADME variation)

pharmacodynamics (target/receptor variation)

Term
what is the main target for genetic variation in pharmacokinetic variation and how does this affect drug activation and metabolism?
Definition

metabolic enzymes - phase I and II.

involved in activating prodrugs and excretion of drugs

Term
____: a variant with decreased rate of acetylcholine metabolism. it results in prolonged paralysis after succinylcholine use (used for muscle relaxation during intubation)>

___: causes people to be fast or slow acetylators
Definition

BCHE (butyrylcholinesterase)

 

NAT2 (N-Acetyltransferase 2)

Term
people who are slow acetylators tend to have what drug effect?

fast acetylators?
Definition

slow: drug toxicity

fast: decreased efficacy

Term
Pharmacogenomic biomarkers:

____: phase I enzyme that allows for metabolism of drugs and causes people to slow, extensive, or ultra metabolizers

___: phase II enzyme. associated with increased protein degradation and aggregation resulting in a need for decreased doses of drugs metabolized by this enzyme.
Definition

CYP450 2D6

 

TPMT (thiopurine S-methyltransferase)

Term
urinary metabolic ratio
Definition
slow, extensive, ultra metabolizers
Term
CYP450 2D6 metabolizer variations:


____: homozygous recessive. don't metabolize drugs well so they have adverse effects at standard doses.

___: heterozygous/homozygous wild-type

___: have multiple copies of CYP450 2D6. metabolize drugs too quickly - need higher doses
Definition

poor/slow metabolizers

 

extensive metabolizers

 

ultrarapid metabolizrers

Term
codein metabolism by poor and ultra metabolizers
Definition

codeine has to be converted to morphine to work

 

slow metabolizers - codeine is ineffective because they are unable to metabolize to moprhine

 

ultra - codeine is toxic because it is metabolized to morphine too quickly

Term
2 methods of genotyping the metabolic activity of pts:


____: administration of a prob drug and determination of the amount of probe drug metabolized


____: buccal swab or blood sample. PCR-based genotyping. used to determine whether pts are poor, intermediate, extensive, or ultrarapid metabolizers of CYP450 2D6
Definition

urinary metabolic ratio

 

amplichip CYP450 array

Term
what does TPMT metabolize?
Definition
6-mercaptopurine and azathiopurine
Term
____: variation not caused by differences in drug metabolism or targets but due to an interaction btween the drug and the unique physiology of the pt
Definition

idiosyncratic rxns

 

ex: G6PDH dehydrogenase - protects RBCs from oxidative injury. associated with sickle cell

Term
what is the effect of supratherapeutic doses of a drug?
Definition
increaesd toxicity
Term
___: undesirable effects that are neutral or beneficial but do not cause a pt to stop taking a drug

___: can be a nuisance, cause harm or can be lethal and results in the unwillingness of the pt to take the drug
Definition

side effect -

adverse effect

Term
What are the mechanism of toxicity related to drug receptor binding and explain with they cause adverse effects:


____ - going to the right place but it is either turning on too much (agonist) or turning off too much (antagonist)

____: works on a diff area than desired, enantiomers also cause adverse effects by binding differently
Definition

on-target adverse effects

off-target

Term
4 mechanisms of toxicity related to harmful immune response
Definition

hapten for small molecules

direct stimulation of larger molecules

hypersensitivity response (allergic)

autoimmune reaction

Term
a small molecule that binds a protein and can result in immune response
Definition
hapten
Term
toxicity for no known reason or with no known mechanism
Definition
idiosyncratic toxicity
Term
two methods of drug toxicity:

___: supratherapeutic dose leads to toxicity


___: increase in pharmaceutical tx, increase in adverse drug-drug interactions can lead to change in pharmacodynamics or pharmacokinetic effects, increase in herbal remedies leading to change in pharmacodynamic or kinetic effects
Definition

overdose

 

drug-drug interactions

Term
____: when one drug changes ADME of another drug either by inhibition or induction of metabolism, alteration of transport mechanisms, or changes in plasma protein levels
Definition
pharmacokinetic toxicity
Term
____: when one drug affects the interaction and response of target or non-target receptors in another drug or when two drugs cause the same response by two different pathways
Definition
pharmacodynamic toxicity
Term
different types of cellular toxicity:


____: reduction of oxidized thiol groups on proteins causing denaturation, turns on repsonse in cell "heat shock" to repair the proteins, if not repaired will result in necrosis


____: DNA and drug interact, mostly reversed by repair mechnisms but if too much DNA damage is present can lead to apoptosis
Definition

protein-drug adducts

 

DNA-drug adducts

Term
different types of organ/tissue toxicity:


___: excessive organ damage that leads to deposits of collagen and EM proteins and eventually loss of organ fxn

___: caused by chemical or physical insult to DNA and/or damaged DNA not being repaired and result in neoplasia and clonal expansion


____
Definition

fibrosis

carcinogenesis

teratogenesis

Term
3 stages of genetic changes required for carcinogenesis
Definition

1. mutation in DNA repair or replication

2. inhibition of normal cell cycle (tumor suppression) and or induction of proto-oncogene cell cycles causing neoplastic growth

3. gain ability to move into blood stream

Term
FDA classification of teratogens
Definition

class A: safe

Class X: proven teratogen

Term
What occurs if a teratogen is given at each stage in fetal development?

week 0-3
week 3-8
week 8
Definition

week 0-3: embryonic death, spontaneous abortion

week 3-8: birth defect, affects basic body plan

week 8 on: affects growth and maturation of organs, not body plan

Term
study of deleterious effects on substances
Definition
toxicology
Term
3 areas of importance to toxicology and their areas of study:


1. FDLiminting exposure: occupational safety and env tox
2. identification and legal: analytic and forensic tox
3. exposure to xenobiotic toxin - acute and chronic tox
Definition
Term
6 major types of acute xenobiotic tox
Definition

gases - CO

 

acids/bases - Hydrofluoric acid (HF) from concrete

 

toxic mixtures - ammonia + bleach = pulmonary edema

 

pesticides = organophostphates, AChE inhibitors, pyrethroids, delay NA channel termination of AP

 

food contaminants - infective organisms (1-7 days), bacteral or algae (few hours)

 

 

toxic plants/fungi - amatoxins in muschrooms, psoralen isomers

 

Term
6 major types of chronic xenobiotic toxicity
Definition

tobacco - benzo[a]pyrene (30% of all ca death)

ethanol

lead - neural toxicity (fetus to 7 y/o), blocks Ca channels, interferes wtih heme synthesis

cadmium - carcinogen, renal damage

dusts - asbestos and coal - carcinogenic, fibrogenic

 

Term
3 methods of tx for acute xenobiotic toxicity
Definition

change toxicokinetic properties (decreased absorption, prevent toxication, increase metabolism or excretion)

 

inactivation by binding to antibodies or small molecules (antivenoms)

 

counteracting action at biochemical, cellular, or orgamismal levels (antidotes)

Term
4 methods in toxicokinetic tx
Definition

prevent absorption - gastric lavage, vomiting, charcoal dsorption

 

inhibit toxication - alcohol dehydrogenase inhibiton, fomepizole

 

detox

 

enhanced metabolism - increase conjugation

 

enhanced elimination - prevent kidney resoprtion, hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoperfusion, plasma exchange

Term
heavy metal chelators:


____: bind gold, lead, arsenic, and mercury

___: binds lead

___: binds copper


___: binds iron


___: binds lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadminum
Definition

dimercaprol - gold, lead, arsenic, mercury

 

edta - lead

 

penicillamine - copper

 

deferoxamine - iron

 

succimer - lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium

 

 

Term
this drug was originally rejected by the FDA but latera approved for the tx of heart failure in african americans
Definition
bildil
Term
this chemo drug is an estrogen antagonist used to tx breast ca has adverse effect of causing endometrial cancer due to its estrogen partial agonist activity at resceptors in endometrium
Definition
tamoxifen
Term
phase 1 metabolic rxn responsible for 75% of drug metabolism and adds a hydroxyl group to drugs to make them more polar
Definition
cyp450
Term
best toxicokinetic tx for ingestion of ehtylene glycol or methanol: ____ of metabolism via ethanol
Definition
inhibition of metabolism
Term
gene target where most genetic variations arise
Definition
metabolic enzymes
Term
reasons mutations in metabolic enzymes have a negative outcome on drug efficacy
Definition

increase inactivation

decrease activation of a prodrug

increase drug clearance

increase activation of a prodrug

Term
the application of using a person's genetic makeup to maximize a drug tx
Definition
pharmacogenomics
Term
metabolic pathway responsible for breakdown of neurotransmitters like NE and histamine
Definition
monoamine oxidase (MAO)
Term
chronic xenobiotic toxin causing 30% of all cancers
Definition
benzy[a]pyrene
Term
chelation is an example of activation/inactivation tx
Definition
inactivation
Term
___ receptors are responsible for the regulation of CYP450 level in hepatocytes
Definition
xenobiotic
Term
the ___ name of a drug is also considered the proprietary name
Definition
trade
Term
___: branch of pharmacology that develops methods of producing natural compounds by synthetic means
Definition
medicinal chemistry
Term
Advantages of ___-based drug discovery:

can screen compounds for agonists, antagonists,or modulatory fxn,
can use large libraries to screen for hits
Definition
target-based
Term
gene pharming - biotechnology
Definition
Term
a natural drug used to treat malaria
Definition
quinine
Term
what is the target for most chemo drugs and some antimicrobials/
Definition
DNA
Term
spare receptors:

low amounts of noncompetitive antagonist = no decreased efficacy, high potency

high amounts - decreased efficacy and potency
Definition
Term
Gs binds to adenylyl cyclas to activate it and produce this second messenger
Definition
cAMP
Term
___ drugs require a transporter to get into a cell
Definition
hydrophillic
Term
major class of transmembrane receptors with enzymatic cytosolic domains
Definition
tyrosine kinase
Term
G protien subunits
Definition

Ggamma

Gbeta

Galpha

Term
determinant of drug selectivity where the specific receptor subtype is present int he target cell only
Definition
BCR-abl kinase
Term
____ - inactivates the consitiuative activation of a receptor
Definition
inverse agonist
Term
suicide substrates are usually irreversible due to a ___ bone
Definition
covalent
Term
____ effect - when the drug selectivity is determined by the receptor-drug interaction only in a select type of ell
Definition

differential

 

Term
factors that affect drug distribution directly
Definition

absoprtion

binding to plasma proteins

vascularization of target

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