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Explore the principles of pharmacodynamics, the mechanism of drug actions, and the drug-receptor interaction in this comprehensive study of pharmacology. Learn about drug classification, dose-response relationships, and the scientific basis for drug selection and use.
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Introduction What is pharmacology Principles of pharmacodynamics Mechanism of Drug Actions Drug-Receptor Interaction Classification of Drugs Dose-Response Relationships
What is Pharmacology? Pharmakon= a drug or poison Logos= discourseor study The science that deals with: • The fate of drugs in the body Pharmacokinetics • The actions of drugs on the body Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacy The science of preparation of drugs Pharmacotherapeutics The treatment of diseases by drugs
Textbooks • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2004 Bertram G. Katzung • Goodman and Gilman’s The pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 2001 (J.G. Hardman and L.E. Limbard, eds.) New York: McGraw-Hill • (first published in 1941)
Pharmacodynamics Mechanisms of drug action & the relationship between drug concentration and effect Why to study Pharmacodynamics? Scientific basis for the selection & use of drugs
Mechanism of Drug Action Basic Concept Interaction of a drug with its target tissue involves specific binding sites Receptor A macromolecular component of the cell to which the drug binds and leads to an effect on the cell Nonspecific binding site A biological component to which the drug binds but does not lead to any effect
Nature of Drug Receptors Proteins Transmembrane proteins Receptorsfor neurotransmitters Transport proteins Na+/K+ ATPase digitalis glycosides Ion channels benzodiazepines Structural proteins Tubulin colchicine Enzymes Cycloxygenase acetylsalicylic acid ACE Captopril
Non-protein drug receptors • Lipids Anesthetics Nystatin, Amphotericin • Nucleotides Antineoplastic drugs Cyclophosphamide
Other Sites of Drug Action • Water Osmotic Diuretics & Laxatives • Ions Antacids Changing urine pH Chelators Dimercaprol Hg+2 , As+2 Penicillamine Cu+2 EDTA Pb2
Drug-Receptor Interaction Chemical forces or bonds Covalent Strong & Usually irreversible Electrostatic strong linkages between charged ionic molecules weak hydrogen bonds dipole interactions (van der Waals forces) Hydrophobic weak ; highly lipid soluble drugs
Drug-Receptor Interaction K1 R + D R-D Effect Affinity The tendency of a drug to combine with its receptor Kd The concentration of drug that binds to 50% of the receptors Affinity= the reciprocal of the Kd K2
Drug-Receptor Interaction K1 R + D R-D Effect Intrinsic Activity The ability of a drug to initiate a cellular effect K2
Receptor-Effector Coupling • Receptor conformational change • Coupling Efficiency
Classification of drugs Agonist Full agonist Partial agonist Antagonist Competitive antagonist Non-competitive antagonist
Other Drug Antagonism Chemical antagonists Heparin & protamine Physiologic antagonism Glucocorticoids & Insulin
Dose-Response Relationship Graded dose-response Quantal dose-response
Graded Dose-Response Relations Potency Efficacy
Quantal-Dose Response • Median Effective Dose (ED50) • Median Toxic Dose (TD50) • Median Lethal Dose (LD50) • Therapeutic index LD50/ED50 or TD50/ED50
Transmembrane Signaling • Intracellular receptors • Enzyme-linked receptors • Ligand-gated ion channels • G-protein-coupled receptors
Intracellular Receptors Steroid Receptor Superfamily Glucocorticoids Mineralocorticoids Sex hormones Vitamin D Thyroid hormone Retinoic Acid
Therapeutically important consequences • Slow onset of action • Persistence of effect following withdrawal of the drug
Enzyme-Linked Receptors Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Insulin Epidermal growth factor (EGF) Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)
Enzyme-Linked Receptors Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) cGMP (Natriuresis; Vasodilation) Receptor Serine Kinase Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-b) Cytokine Receptors
Ligand-gated Ion Channels Acetylcholine nicotinic receptors Neuromuscular blocking drugs (tubucurarine) Ganglion blockers (Mecamylamine) GABAA Benzodiazepines (sedative-hypnotic) Glutamate Topiramate (anticonvulsant)