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What do graded dose-response curves represent?
What do graded dose-response curves represent?
What is the primary focus of the 2017 CICM Primary Syllabus related to dose-response curves?
What is the primary focus of the 2017 CICM Primary Syllabus related to dose-response curves?
Which article is recommended for understanding the dose-effect relationship?
Which article is recommended for understanding the dose-effect relationship?
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What is the more accurate term for 'dose-response curve'?
What is the more accurate term for 'dose-response curve'?
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How are graded dose-response curves described?
How are graded dose-response curves described?
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What type of dose-response relationships are rare in medicine?
What type of dose-response relationships are rare in medicine?
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What is the normal shape of a dose-response curve?
What is the normal shape of a dose-response curve?
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Why are dose-response curves usually plotted with concentration as a logarithmic scale?
Why are dose-response curves usually plotted with concentration as a logarithmic scale?
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What is the most clinically relevant area in the dose-response relationship?
What is the most clinically relevant area in the dose-response relationship?
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Why is the logarithmic-linear representation of dose-response data viewed as an anachronism by some authors?
Why is the logarithmic-linear representation of dose-response data viewed as an anachronism by some authors?
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What is a fundamental topic in pharmacology for trainees entering intensive care medicine?
What is a fundamental topic in pharmacology for trainees entering intensive care medicine?
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What is the significance of the 1981 article by Doug Waud?
What is the significance of the 1981 article by Doug Waud?
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What does Waud's article highlight about dose and drug concentration in pharmacology?
What does Waud's article highlight about dose and drug concentration in pharmacology?
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What does the dose response curve represent?
What does the dose response curve represent?
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What does potency refer to in the context of the dose response curve?
What does potency refer to in the context of the dose response curve?
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What does efficacy refer to in the context of the dose response curve?
What does efficacy refer to in the context of the dose response curve?
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What does LD50 refer to?
What does LD50 refer to?
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What does ED50 refer to?
What does ED50 refer to?
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What does the plateau phase of a dose response curve indicate?
What does the plateau phase of a dose response curve indicate?
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What does the flat phase of a dose response curve indicate?
What does the flat phase of a dose response curve indicate?
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What is the Hill equation used for in the context of the dose response curve?
What is the Hill equation used for in the context of the dose response curve?
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What is one of the limitations of the dose response curve mentioned in the text?
What is one of the limitations of the dose response curve mentioned in the text?
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Why is the drug's potency considered to carry minimal clinical significance?
Why is the drug's potency considered to carry minimal clinical significance?
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What does the efficacy of a drug refer to?
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Which equation is commonly used to model biological interactions and cooperativity between molecules?
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What do ED50/EC50 and LD50 represent in dose response curves?
What do ED50/EC50 and LD50 represent in dose response curves?
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What do dose response curves help in determining?
What do dose response curves help in determining?
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What is the shape of most dose response curves when graphed?
What is the shape of most dose response curves when graphed?
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What are the two important parameters obtained from dose response curves?
What are the two important parameters obtained from dose response curves?
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What do dose response curves allow tailoring of?
What do dose response curves allow tailoring of?
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What are the limitations of dose response curves?
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What represents the lethality of a drug in dose response curves?
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What is the graded relationship of dose response curves important for?
What is the graded relationship of dose response curves important for?
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What kind of scale are most dose response curves graphed on?
What kind of scale are most dose response curves graphed on?
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What is the shape of most dose response curves when graphed?
What is the shape of most dose response curves when graphed?
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What do dose response curves provide crucial insights for?
What do dose response curves provide crucial insights for?
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What do graded dose-response graphs plot?
What do graded dose-response graphs plot?
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What do quantal dose-response graphs plot?
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What does an 'ordered' dose-response relationship illustrate?
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How are dose-response data typically graphed?
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What can dose-response curves help determine?
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What does potency refer to in the context of drug effects?
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What does efficacy refer to in the context of drug effects?
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What does the steepness of a dose-response curve illustrate?
What does the steepness of a dose-response curve illustrate?
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What do graded dose-response relationships demonstrate?
What do graded dose-response relationships demonstrate?
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What is the dose-response curve a graphical representation of?
What is the dose-response curve a graphical representation of?
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What is the dose-response curve a crucial parameter for in pharmacology?
What is the dose-response curve a crucial parameter for in pharmacology?
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Where are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found?
Where are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found?
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What is the primary function of nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction?
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Why are nicotinic receptors considered cholinergic receptors?
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What type of receptors are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?
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What is the term for the decreased responsiveness of a receptor to a stimulus after prolonged or repeated exposure?
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Which protein kinases have been shown to phosphorylate the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor resulting in its desensitization?
Which protein kinases have been shown to phosphorylate the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor resulting in its desensitization?
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What can revert desensitized receptors to a prolonged open state in the presence of a positive allosteric modulator?
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How many members are there in the multigene family to which the subunits of the nicotinic receptors belong?
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What type of transmission involves the release of neurotransmitters by axon terminals which then diffuse through the extra-cellular medium until they reach their receptors?
What type of transmission involves the release of neurotransmitters by axon terminals which then diffuse through the extra-cellular medium until they reach their receptors?
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Where can the neuronal forms of the nicotinic receptor be found?
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How many vertebrate nAChR subunits have been identified?
How many vertebrate nAChR subunits have been identified?
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Which species has an α8 subunit/gene present in its nAChR subunits that is not present in humans?
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Which type of receptors can use second messengers like metabotropic receptors?
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What is the molecular mass of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?
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Which compounds can antagonize nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, interfering with signal transmission?
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How many subunits are muscle-type nicotinic receptors composed of?
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What is necessary for opening the nAChR channel pore?
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What does the activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by nicotine lead to?
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What do snake venom neurotoxins do when they antagonistically bind to nAChRs?
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What can many neuronal nAChRs affect?
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What is the net flow of ions across the nAChR channel?
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What stabilizes the open and desensitized states of nicotinic AChRs?
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How are nicotinic receptors broadly classified based on their primary sites of expression?
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What type of signals do nicotinic receptors transmit for sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
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Where are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found?
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What is the primary role of nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction?
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What type of receptors are nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?
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What is the molecular mass of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?
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What stabilizes the open and desensitized states of nicotinic AChRs?
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What can revert desensitized receptors to a prolonged open state in the presence of a positive allosteric modulator?
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Which type of transmission involves neurotransmitters released by axon terminals, which then diffuse through the extra-cellular medium until they reach their receptors?
Which type of transmission involves neurotransmitters released by axon terminals, which then diffuse through the extra-cellular medium until they reach their receptors?
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What can revert desensitized receptors to a prolonged open state in the presence of a positive allosteric modulator?
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How many vertebrate nAChR subunits have been identified?
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What is the term for the decreased responsiveness of a receptor to a stimulus after prolonged or repeated exposure?
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Study Notes
Understanding Dose-Response Relationships in Pharmacology
- Traditional definitions of graded and quantal dose-response relationships are found in pharmacological literature, with varying levels of detail and humor.
- Graded dose-response graphs plot drug response against concentration, while quantal dose-response graphs plot outcome rate against drug dose.
- An "ordered" dose-response relationship is essentially a series of quantal relationships displayed on the same graph, used to illustrate progression of effects with increasing drug dose.
- Dose-response data are typically graphed with dose on the x-axis and measured effect on the y-axis, independent of time.
- Drug effects can be quantified at various levels, from molecule to organism, and are subject to biologic variation among test subjects.
- Graphing dose-response curves helps compare drugs' pharmacologic profiles and determine the necessary dose for a desired effect.
- The dose-response curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between drug dose and its effects on the tested system, typically depicted as a sigmoidal curve with bottom and top plateaus.
- Graded dose-response relationships demonstrate a continuous increase in effect with increasing dose, and can be used to determine a drug's potency and efficacy.
- Potency refers to the amount of drug needed to produce an observable effect, while efficacy refers to the maximum effect a drug can induce regardless of concentration.
- The steepness of the dose-response curve can illustrate the efficacy of a drug, which is an important consideration for prescription drugs.
- The dose-response curve is a crucial parameter in the field of pharmacology, providing essential information for drug selection and understanding the effects of drugs on biological systems.
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Structure, Binding, and Effects
- Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) can use second messengers like metabotropic receptors
- Nicotinic receptors transmit outgoing signals for sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
- Receptors can be antagonized by compounds like hexamethonium, interfering with signal transmission
- Nicotinic receptors have a molecular mass of 290 kDa and are made up of five subunits arranged around a central pore
- Nicotinic receptors are broadly classified into muscle-type and neuronal-type based on their primary sites of expression
- Muscle-type receptors are composed of α1, β1, γ, and δ subunits, while neuronal subtypes include various homomeric or heteromeric combinations of twelve different subunits
- Binding of a chemical messenger like acetylcholine or agonists like nicotine or epibatidine is necessary for opening the nAChR channel pore
- Nicotinic AChRs may exist in different conformational states, and binding of an agonist stabilizes the open and desensitized states
- The channel allows positively charged ions to move across it, with a net flow of positively charged ions inward
- Many neuronal nAChRs can affect the release of other neurotransmitters
- The activation of receptors by nicotine modifies the state of neurons through depolarization of the plasma membrane and entry of calcium, leading to the activation of voltage-gated ion channels and intracellular cascades
- Snake venom neurotoxins antagonistically bind to nAChRs, inhibiting ion flow and leading to paralysis and death
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Structure, Binding, and Effects
- Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) can use second messengers like metabotropic receptors
- Nicotinic receptors transmit outgoing signals for sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
- Receptors can be antagonized by compounds like hexamethonium, interfering with signal transmission
- Nicotinic receptors have a molecular mass of 290 kDa and are made up of five subunits arranged around a central pore
- Nicotinic receptors are broadly classified into muscle-type and neuronal-type based on their primary sites of expression
- Muscle-type receptors are composed of α1, β1, γ, and δ subunits, while neuronal subtypes include various homomeric or heteromeric combinations of twelve different subunits
- Binding of a chemical messenger like acetylcholine or agonists like nicotine or epibatidine is necessary for opening the nAChR channel pore
- Nicotinic AChRs may exist in different conformational states, and binding of an agonist stabilizes the open and desensitized states
- The channel allows positively charged ions to move across it, with a net flow of positively charged ions inward
- Many neuronal nAChRs can affect the release of other neurotransmitters
- The activation of receptors by nicotine modifies the state of neurons through depolarization of the plasma membrane and entry of calcium, leading to the activation of voltage-gated ion channels and intracellular cascades
- Snake venom neurotoxins antagonistically bind to nAChRs, inhibiting ion flow and leading to paralysis and death
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