Pharmacodynamics Overview
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Pharmacodynamics Overview

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What is a characteristic of Type A adverse drug reactions?

  • They are always dose-independent.
  • They are typically immunologic reactions.
  • They result from exaggeration of desired pharmacologic actions. (correct)
  • They occur without any prior drug interactions.

    • Which of the following best describes Type B reactions to drugs?

  • They are always mild and self-limiting.
  • They only occur with high doses of drugs.
  • They may result from unanticipated mechanisms. (correct)
  • They are predictable and dose-dependent.

    • What does the term 'iatrogenic' refer to in the context of adverse drug reactions?

  • Congenital malformations caused by drugs.
  • Effects caused by the actions of healthcare providers. (correct)
  • Adverse effects that occur spontaneously.
  • Reactions due to genetic predispositions.

    • Which of the following is an example of drug-drug interaction type known as antagonism?

    <p>Antacids reducing the absorption of tetracyclines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential risk associated with new drugs in terms of adverse drug reactions?

    <p>Previously unrecognized adverse effects may appear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a pharmacologic antagonist?

    <p>A drug that binds to the receptor without activating it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of antagonist can be overcome by increasing the concentration of the agonist?

    <p>Competitive antagonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs with frequent or continuous exposure to agonists?

    <p>Desensitization leading to tachyphylaxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of drug decreases constitutive activity by binding to the inactive state of a receptor?

    <p>Inverse agonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is termed downregulation?

    <p>Decrease in receptor numbers due to agonist exposure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of bond is most likely to result in irreversible drug action?

    <p>Covalent bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes a physiologic antagonist?

    <p>A drug that produces effects by binding to a different receptor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes tachyphylaxis?

    <p>It involves short-term decreased response to agonists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the action of a partial agonist?

    <p>It produces less than the full effect even when saturating the receptors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a chemical antagonist?

    <p>Protamine sulfate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is referred to as constitutive activity in receptor systems?

    <p>Activity in the absence of an agonist ligand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes a biased agonist?

    <p>It activates additional signaling pathways not seen with other agonists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential mechanism for tachyphylaxis?

    <p>Intracellular molecules may block access of G proteins to receptors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are characteristic of antagonists?

    <p>They inhibit the effects of agonist molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the absence of a ligand, which receptor state determines the degree of activity?

    <p>Conformational equilibrium between Ri and Ra</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common outcome of strong electrostatic bonds in drug-receptor interactions?

    <p>They usually allow reversible binding between drugs and receptors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does EC50 represent in pharmacology?

    <p>The concentration causing 50% of the maximal effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines the therapeutic index?

    <p>The ratio of TD50 (or LD50) to ED50</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a smaller EC50 indicate about a drug's potency?

    <p>Increased effectiveness at lower concentrations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the therapeutic window describe?

    <p>The range between the minimum effective and the minimum toxic dose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates the presence of spare receptors?

    <p>Maximal effect occurs without full receptor occupation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the graded dose-response curve?

    <p>To visualize the relationship between drug concentration and effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does TD50 refer to in pharmacological studies?

    <p>Toxic dose that causes 50% of the maximum effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of most drug receptors?

    <p>They have a relatively high and selective affinity for drug molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does pharmacodynamics primarily refer to?

    <p>The actions of drugs on body biologic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the role of receptors in pharmacodynamics?

    <p>They are specific binding sites that produce changes in cell function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a drug acting through a non-receptor mechanism?

    <p>Cisplatin acting on cell division</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of effectors in drug-receptor interactions?

    <p>To translate drug-receptor interactions into cellular activity changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following terms describes the concentration causing the maximal response in a pharmacological context?

    <p>Emax</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of receptors are primarily targeted by most antiarrhythmic drugs?

    <p>Voltage-activated ion channels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of neurotransmitter reuptake transporters?

    <p>To regulate the levels of neurotransmitters in the synapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes receptors in pharmacodynamics?

    <p>Receptors can include macromolecules such as DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Pharmacodynamics

    • Pharmacodynamics describes how drugs affect the body's biological systems, including their mechanisms of action and their therapeutic and toxic effects.
    • Most drugs work through receptors, but some may have other mechanisms such as:
      • Physical interactions (e.g., mannitol)
      • Chemical interactions (e.g., sodium bicarbonate)
      • Interactions with cell membranes (e.g., lidocaine)
      • Impact on cell division (e.g., cisplatin)
      • Enzyme interactions (e.g., digoxin)
    • Receptors are specific molecules in a biological system that drugs interact with to produce changes in function.
      • Most are large regulatory molecules that influence important biochemical or physiological processes.
      • Most are proteins; a few are other macromolecules like DNA.
      • The receptor site, also known as the recognition site, is the drug's specific binding region on the receptor, with a high and selective affinity for the drug molecule.
      • Effectors are molecules that translate the drug-receptor interaction into a change in cellular activity, often enzymes (e.g., adenylyl cyclase). Some receptors also have effector functions within the same molecule, such as tyrosine kinase enzymes in the insulin receptor.

    Receptor Transmembrane Signaling

    • Some receptors are transmembrane signaling molecules, meaning they span the cell membrane and can transmit signals from the outside to the inside.
      • Example ligand of JAK-STAT receptors are cytokines.
      • Many antiarrhythmic drugs target voltage-activated ion channels in the membrane for sodium, potassium, or calcium.
    • Other receptors, like those in the intracellular space (e.g., soluble guanylyl cyclase, targeted by nitric oxide) or membrane/extracellular space (e.g., acetylcholinesterase), do not rely on transmembrane signaling.

    Drug-Receptor Interactions

    • Receptors can exist in two conformations:
      • Ri: Inactive, no effect even when bound to a drug molecule.
      • Ra: Active, activates effectors and produces an effect, even in the absence of a ligand.
    • The equilibrium between Ri and Ra determines the degree of constitutive activity (activity in the absence of a drug).
    • Drugs bind to receptors with various chemical bonds, such as:
      • Strong, covalent bonds (irreversible action).
      • Weaker, reversible electrostatic bonds (e.g., between a cation and an anion).
      • Very weak interactions (e.g., hydrogen, van der Waals, and hydrophobic bonds).
      • Drugs that activate the receptor are called agonists.
      • Drugs that inhibit the receptor are called antagonists.
      • Some mimic agonists by inhibiting metabolic enzymes that degrade endogenous agents (e.g., acetylcholinesterase inhibitors).
    • Inverse agonists bind to the inactive state (Ri) of the receptor and decrease constitutive activity. They have a higher affinity for Ri than Ra.
    • Full agonists fully activate the effector system when they bind to receptors and have high affinity for the activated conformation (Ra).
    • Partial agonists produce less than the full effect, even at saturating concentrations, and can act as inhibitors in the presence of a full agonist.
    • Biased agonists activate the same receptors as "balanced agonists" but select specific signaling pathways upon binding, causing additional downstream effects that are not seen with other agonists.

    Pharmacologic Antagonist

    • A pharmacologic antagonist binds to the receptor without activating it, preventing agonist activation.
      • Competitive antagonist: Can be overcome by increasing the agonist concentration (e.g., acetylcholine and atropine).
      • Irreversible/allosteric antagonist: Cannot be overcome by increasing agonist concentration (e.g., epinephrine and phenoxybenzamine). They bind via strong, covalent bonds.
    • Physiologic antagonist: Counteracts the effects of another drug by binding to a different receptor and causing opposing effects (e.g., histamine and epinephrine).
    • Chemical antagonist: Causes chemical deactivation of another drug (e.g., protamine sulfate and heparin).

    Receptor Regulation

    • Receptors are dynamically regulated in number, location, and interactions. Changes can occur over short (seconds to minutes) and long periods (days).
      • Frequent or continuous exposure to agonists can lead to short-term reduction of response (tachyphylaxis).
      • Long-term reduction in receptor number (downregulation) can occur with continuous agonist exposure.
      • Upregulation (increased receptor number) can occur when receptor activation is blocked for prolonged periods by antagonists or denervation.
    • Tachyphylaxis (tolerance) can be caused by:
      • Intracellular molecules blocking access to the activated receptor (e.g., β-arrestin).
      • Internalization of agonist-bound receptors by endocytosis, removing them from extracellular molecules (e.g., morphine receptors and β-adrenoceptors).
      • Depletion of essential substrates required for downstream effects (e.g., depletion of thiol cofactors causing tolerance to nitroglycerin).

    Graded Dose-Response Curves

    • A graph showing the increasing response to increasing drug concentration or dose.
    • Efficacy (Emax): Maximal effect achievable with the drug.
    • Potency (EC50 or ED50): Concentration or dose that causes 50% of the maximal effect. A lower EC50 indicates a more potent drug.

    Therapeutic Index & Window

    • Therapeutic index: Ratio of TD50 (toxic dose for 50% of the population) to ED50 (effective dose for 50% of the population), indicating drug safety. A higher therapeutic index suggests greater safety.
    • Therapeutic window: Clinically relevant range between the minimum effective dose and the minimum toxic dose, representing the safe and effective dosage range for the drug.

    Quantal Dose-Response Curve

    • A graph showing the increasing fraction of a population that exhibits a specific response at progressively increasing doses.
    • EC50, ED50, LD50: Concentration or dose that causes a specified response in 50% of the population.

    Spare Receptors

    • Exist if the maximal drug response (Emax) is achieved at less than 100% receptor occupation (Bmax).
    • EC50 (concentration for 50% of maximal effect) is less than the Kd (concentration for 50% of maximal binding).
    • May be due to:
      • Effector activation duration being longer than drug-receptor interaction duration.
      • Number of receptors exceeding the number of effector molecules.
    • Spare receptors increase sensitivity to the agonist.

    Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)

    • Beneficial drug effects are accompanied by unavoidable risks of adverse effects.
    • ADRs can be classified into two types:
      • Type A: Exaggeration of intended pharmacologic action (e.g., increased bleeding with anticoagulants). Dose-dependent or interaction-related.
      • Type B: Toxic effects unrelated to intended pharmacologic actions (e.g., penicillin-induced hemolytic anemia). Often unanticipated and severe, sometimes with immunologic or unknown mechanisms.
    • It's crucial for prescribers to be cautious with new drugs and alert for previously unrecognized ADRs.
    • Iatrogenic: Doctor-induced, whether due to malpractice or not.
    • Teratogenic: Induction of congenital malformation.

    Drug-Drug Interactions

    • Interactions can lead to:
      • Addition: Combined effects (e.g., alcohol and CNS depressants).
      • Potentiation: One drug enhances the effect of another (e.g., caffeine and paracetamol)..
      • Synergism: Effects of multiple drugs are greater than the sum of individual effects (e.g., penicillin and gentamicin).
      • Antagonism: Drugs counteract each other's effects (e.g., antacids and tetracyclines).

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