Prodrugs and Chemical Delivery Systems
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What is a key reason for the enhanced drug delivery to the colon?

  • Rapid transit time through the GI tract
  • Presence of glucosidase activity in colon bacteria (correct)
  • Absorption of drugs through intestinal walls
  • Increased blood flow to the colon

    • Which characteristic of steroid glucoside derivatives contributes to their effectiveness in the lower GI tract?

  • They have low polarity.
  • They remain available for bacterial action in the colon. (correct)
  • They are well absorbed into the bloodstream.
  • They are hydrolyzed by intestinal enzymes.

    • What enzymatic systems show increased activity in tumor cells compared to normal tissue?

  • Oxidases and transferases
  • Peptidases and proteolytic enzymes (correct)
  • Carbohydrases and lipases
  • Hydrolases and isomerases

    • Why is complete site specificity for drug delivery to tumors challenging?

    <p>Presence of enzymes in normal tissue can degrade drug molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can drug incorporation into tumors be improved?

    <p>By deriving drug molecules with an amino acid or peptide fragment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a disadvantage of using glucoside derivatives for drug delivery?

    <p>They require specific bacterial enzymes for activation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of drug delivery to tumors, why are peptide-derived drugs considered?

    <p>They can exploit increased enzymatic activity in tumors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What property of glucoside derivatives aids in drug delivery to the colon?

    <p>Limited absorption in the small intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The presence of higher growth rates in tumor tissue primarily influences what aspect of drug delivery?

    <p>Increased activity of metabolic enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What limitation exists when delivering drugs through glucoside derivatives in the lower GI tract?

    <p>They may not reach therapeutic concentrations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason dopamine does not effectively cross the blood-brain barrier?

    <p>It is rapidly metabolized by oxidative deamination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does L-dopa facilitate the delivery of dopamine to the brain?

    <p>It uses an active transport system specific to L-amino acids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does decarboxylation play in the pharmacological action of L-dopa?

    <p>It converts L-dopa into the active metabolite dopamine after crossing the blood-brain barrier.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the direct systemic administration of dopamine not advisable?

    <p>It fails to reach the targeted tissues effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one disadvantage of administering 2-PAM to counteract acetylcholinesterase inhibitors?

    <p>Its polar properties significantly limit absorption and access to the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What mechanism results in peripheral side effects when using L-dopa?

    <p>Decarboxylation to dopamine occurring in non-target tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately reflects the characteristics of L-dopa?

    <p>It serves as a precursor that is converted to dopamine in the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the transport system for L-amino acids benefit the treatment of Parkinsonism?

    <p>It enhances the transport of L-dopa to the central nervous system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of 2-PAM's properties limits its effectiveness when administered orally?

    <p>It exists as a permanent cationic species with polar properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs after L-dopa crosses the blood-brain barrier?

    <p>It is immediately converted to dopamine through decarboxylation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of pro-2-PAM being a nonionic compound?

    <p>It facilitates easy crossing of the blood-brain barrier.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to 2-PAM once it is formed in the brain?

    <p>It becomes trapped due to its cationic nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the oxidation process of pro-2-PAM?

    <p>It occurs throughout the mammalian system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary advantage of using dihydropyridine derivatives for drug delivery to the CNS?

    <p>They facilitate facile diffusion across the blood-brain barrier.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of amide hydrolysis in the drug delivery process discussed?

    <p>It releases the active drug from its precursor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are dihydropyridine amides often used in CNS drug delivery?

    <p>They protect amines from premature degradation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the dihydropyridine oxidation step and the presence of the pyridinium amide?

    <p>Oxidation creates a reservoir for the pyridinium amide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a likely outcome of administering pro-2-PAM intravenously?

    <p>It leads to brain levels of 2-PAM approximately 10 times higher than those of the parent drug.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structural change occurs to pro-2-PAM upon oxidation?

    <p>It converts into a pyridinium cation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of dihydropyridine derivatives facilitates their role in CNS drug delivery?

    <p>They allow for multistep metabolic conversion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Prodrugs

    • Prodrugs are site-specific chemical delivery systems, delivering a drug (e.g., dopamine) to the brain.
    • The brain has an active transport system that incorporates L-amino acids, including L-dopa.
    • L-dopa is transported into the brain.
    • Once in the brain, L-dopa undergoes decarboxylation to form dopamine.
    • Dopamine is the active form of the drug.

    Chemical Delivery Systems

    • L-dopa / levodopa is an anti-Parkinsonism agent.
    • The brain has a specific transport system for L-amino acids.
    • Dopamine does not cross the blood-brain barrier efficiently, is rapidly metabolized by oxidative deamination.
    • It causes peripheral side effects.
    • Direct systemic administration of dopamine does not produce significant levels in the brain.
    • This is because of its high polarity and poor membrane permeability and its facile metabolic degradation by oxidative deamination.

    L-Dopa

    • Dopamine formed inside the blood-brain barrier is held there due to poor membrane permeability.
    • Although brain tissue specificity is achieved, side effects result from decarboxylation to dopamine elsewhere.
    • Enzyme activating systems not localized in the target site leads to undesirable side effects in other tissues/organs.

    (pro-2-PAM)

    • Another example of chemical delivery of a drug to the brain/CNS is 2-PAM.
    • It is a prodrug, an important antidote for phosphate and carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

    2-PAM

    • Polar properties of 2-PAM (a permanent cationic species) prevent absorption following oral administration and restrict access to the brain, even after IV administration.
    • Pro-2-PAM is a dihydropyridine , undergoes metabolic and chemical oxidation to yield the active drug 2-PAM.

    (pro-2-PAM)

    • The nonionic pro-2-PAM readily crosses the blood-brain barrier, facilitating oxidation inside the brain to form 2-PAM.
    • Oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring of pro-2-PAM is a general mammalian process, happening everywhere, resulting in 2-PAM levels being similar in the brain and peripheral tissue, and in the blood.
    • IV administration of pro-2-PAM produces brain levels of 2-PAM roughly 10 times higher than IV administration of the unaltered drug.

    (pro-2-PAM)

    • The facile oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring has been investigated for general chemical delivery to the CNS.
    • The delivery process is multistep:
      • The drug-dihydropyridine derivative easily diffuses across the blood-brain barrier.
      • Further oxidation leads to a quaternary pyridine cation that is trapped within the brain.
      • Subsequent metabolic/chemical event releases the drug.

    Functional Groups on Dihydropyrdine

    • Adding functional groups to dihydropyridine can facilitate the derivatization of various functional groups found in CNS drugs.
    • Amides of dihydropyridine carboxylic acids deliver drugs across the blood-brain barrier.

    L-dopa Continued

    • The dihydropyridine derivative of a dopamine ester, with passive tertiary amine absorption , undergoes oxidation so the pyridinium amide is retained in the brain.
    • Further amide hydrolysis delivers the active drug, near the site of action.

    Colon and Lower GI Tract Delivery

    • Drug delivery to the colon and lower GI tract leverages the unique enzymatic processes of colon bacteria.
    • Glucosidase activity hydrolyses glucoside derivatives of drugs.
    • This increases the concentration of the active drug.
    • Several steroid drugs show increased effectiveness as glucoside derivatives and less absorption into the bloodstream.

    Drug Delivery to Tumors

    • Tumor cells exhibit higher activity of enzymes like peptidases and proteases compared to normal cells due to rapid growth.
    • Delivering drugs to tumors could incorporate amino acid or peptide fragments to increase efficiency of incorporation into tumors while surrounding normal cells are excluded, due presence of the enzymes in normal tissue.

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