Pharmacodynamics 1
Pharmacodynamics 1
Pharmacodynamics 1
Pharmacology = The study of the interaction between chemicals and a biological system.
Pharmacodynamics = study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action (the effects of the drug on the body) Pharmacokinetics = deals with absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of drugs (the way the body affects the drug with time)
TISSUE RESERVOIRS
Bound
Free
Free
Bound
ABSORPTION
EXCRETION
BIOTRANSFORMATION
Pharmacodynamics
Mechanisms of drug action
Non-specific drug action general anaesthetics, osmotic diuretics, antacids Alter transport systems Ca antagonists, local anaesthetics, cardiac glycosides Alter enzyme function COX inhibitors, MAO inhibitors, AChE inhibitors Act on receptors Synaptic transmitter substances, hormones
Langley (1905)
Nicotin
Receptive substance
Electrical stimulation
(-) CURARE
Skeltal muscl. contraction Skeltal muscl. contraction
Ehrlich (1913)
specificity of the chemical structure receptor structure corpora non agunt nisi fixata
The part of the body (organ, tissue, cell type) where a drug acts to initiate the chain of events leading to an effect. Example: systemic morphine induces pupillary miosis, but not due to direct action on iris muscle. Also, drugs may have different effects in the same tissue...
Receptor
The macromolecular (protein) complex with which drugs interact to elicit their characteristic biological effects. Drug receptors for endogenous ligands (hormones, neurotransmitters) Drug actions receptor-selectivity & tissue-specificity Structure-Activity Relationship: the relationship between the chemical structure of a drug and its biological effect.
Classical Receptors
Span the membrane. Amphipathic (polar and nonpolar regions). alpha-helices form the nonpolar transmembrane regions.
Polar
Nonpolar
Polar
Chemical Bond: covalent, ionic, hydrogen, hydrophobic, and Van der Waals. Competitive, agonist-antagonist Specific and Selective Structure-activity relationships Transduction mechanisms
- desirable?
- reversible
Drug-receptor interaction
Classification Receptor
Transduction Mechanisms
1. 2.
3.
4.
Ion channel linked receptors e.g. Ach nicotinic (Na+) and GABA (Cl-) Second messenger generation, adenylate cyclase stimulation or inhibition - cAMP, guanylate cyclase - cGMP, phospholipase C IP3,DAG Some receptors are themselves protein kinases Intracellular receptors (e.g. corticosteroids, thyroid hormone)
Out In
G X Y
gene
Transmembrane Actions
Drugs acting at the cell membrane produce transmembrane signals by regulating one or more of the following: Ligand-gated ion channels.
G proteins and second messengers. Transmembrane enzymes
Neurotransmitters GABA (A-type), ACh (nic), 5-HT (5-HT3), and EAAs (e.g., glu) bind in part to ligand-gated channels.
Increased membrane conductance occurs by the opening of gated channels for specific ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+), which then follow their electrochemical gradients.
Examples: cartoon illustrations.
Channel pore
G proteins are inactive when GDP is bound and active when GTP is bound. G proteins consist of an a, a b, and a g subunit. The a subunit interacts with the activated receptor, with GDP/GTP, and with the effector enzyme (or channel). Types of G proteins: Gs, Gi, Go, Gq
extracellular
NH2 Ligand binds here
7 transmembrane segments
Plasma Membrane
intracellular
Gs
COOH
AC / cAMP System
Receptor
The chemical message is transduced across the cell membrane in four stages.
1)
Binding of drug (i.e., ligand) to receptor. Receptor activation of a G protein. G protein regulation of an enzyme or ion channel.
2) 3)
4)
receptors
Inactivation mechanism
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Effector
adenylyl cyclase
phospholipase C
Rec
PLC
PIP2
DAG + PKC
ATP ADP
membrane
cytoplasm Ca2+
IP3
CaM CaM-E*
Substrate
Sub-P
Response
1) 2)
3)
receptors
EGF Receptor
Active dimer
Nuclear receptors.
Thyroid hormone enters the cell and passively enters nucleus to bind its receptor (part of chromatin).
drug
Plasma
receptors
Speed of responses
Agonists
Agonists: produce effects similar to those produced by naturally occurring hormones, neurotransmitters and other substances Example: beta agonists stimulate beta cells (B2) in the lungs causing relaxation of the bronchial smooth muscles. (Albuterol, Alupent inhalers)
Antagonists
Antagonists: inhibit cell functions by occupying receptor sites. Prevent natural body substances or other drugs from occupying receptor sites and activating cell functions Example: beta antagonists (beta blockers) occupy beta sites throughout the body causing slowing of the pulse, decrease blood pressure and decreased cardiac output. (Atenolol, Timolol)
Agonist vs antagonist
K+1
Ag
K-1
Ag
Response
K+1 Ant
R K-1
Ant