Pharmacology 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intrinsic Activity, Dopamine Receptor, Adrenergic Receptor

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In the last module we learned that most drugs work by binding to receptors. We know this because there are many drugs that act at the same receptor yet have different efficacies. Green thing represents different receptor sites on a cell and starting from the bottom, what we have here is one drug bound to the receptor and there is a minimal effect in terms of pain relief. When we increase number of drug molecules (two drugs bound to two receptors), we can see there is an increased response. There is five receptors on the cell so as we increase dose of the drug and all the receptors fill up, it becomes saturated. The top example, there are five receptors sites all filled and our response plateaued. If we gave more drugs, we won"t get an increased response because the receptor site is full.

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1. To increase the excretion of an acidic drug, what would you do to the urine?

	A.	Make it more basic
	B.	None of the above
	C.	Make it neutral
	D.	Make it more acidic

2. G-Protein coupled receptors directly act on which of the following secondary messenger molecules:

	A.	cAMP
	B.	ATP
	C.	ADP
	D.	GTP
	E.	None of the above or more than one of the above

3. Drug A and Drug B both produce the same level of biological/physiological response. Drug A produces this effect with 100 mg/kg dose. Drug B produces this effect with 50 mg/kg dose. Which of the following is true?:

	A.	Drug B is more efficacious than Drug A. Both drugs are equally potent.
	B.	Drug A is more efficacious than Drug B. Both drugs are equally potent.
	C.	Drug A and B are equally efficacious. Drug A is more potent than Drug B.
	D.	Drug A and B are equally efficacious. Drug B is more potent than Drug A.

4. The stomach has a ______ pH, whereas the small intestines have a _______ pH. The colon has an approximately ___________ pH.

	A.	High; low; neutral
	B.	Low; high; neutral
	C.	Low; neutral; neutral
	D.	None of the above

5. Which receptor is most likely to reduce norepinephrine levels when activated?

	A.	alpha 2 adrenergic
	B.	alpha 1 adrenergic
	C.	dopamine D1 receptors

6. Which of the following statements are FALSE?

	A.	If the Vd of a drug is between 60 and 80 L the drug has likely distributed to the total body water of a 200 kg man.
	B.	In the enterohepatic system the activity of bacteria to remove conjugates from a drug in the gut will decrease the clearance of the drug.
	C.	Lipid drugs are more likely to be reabsorbed by the kidney from the urine.
	D.	A weak basic drug (pKa = 6) will be mostly ionized in urine of a pH= 3 and only the non- ionized drug will be eliminated.
	E.	The major conjugate in Phase 2 metabolism is glucuronide.

7. Isoproterenol (Î²-agonist) is a vasodilator that increases HR. What happens to systolic and diastolic pressures upon IV administration of isoproterenol?

	A.	â systolic; â diastolic
	B.	â systolic; â diastolic
	C.	â systolic; â diastolic
	D.	â systolic; â diastolic
	E.	None of the above

8. If you want to increase the blood concentration of a drug A, you can perform which of the following procedures:

	A.	Inhibit Drug A metabolism with Drug B
	B.	Enhance Drug A reabsorption from renal proximal tubule by changing ionization of Drug A with Drug B
	C.	Allow competition of Drug B with Drug A for active renal secretion processes
	D.	Increase the binding of Drug A to serum albumin
	E.	All of the above

9. Which of the following describes Phase I metabolism?

	A.	Inactive products are always produced in this phase.
	B.	Large molecules such as glucuronic acid are conjugated to drugs in this phase.
	C.	This phase may produce active metabolites from prodrugs.
	D.	This phase only occurs in the liver.

10. Which of the following is NOT an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of biogenic amines?

	A.	Phenylethanolamine N-methyl Transferase
	B.	Dopamine Î²-hydroxylase
	C.	Tyrosine dehydroxylase
	D.	DOPA decarboxylase
	E.	All of the above

11. Why would an antibiotic at the same concentration be more active against bacteria in water than in serum or plasma? (Activity is measured in a test tube)

	A.	activity of the antibiotic is increased in water.
	B.	due to drug-protein interaction in serum
	C.	the antibiotic is more stable in water
	D.	all of the above
	E.	none of the above

12. Ion channels are targets for drugs. Which drug class targets Na+ channels?

	A.	Benzodiazepines
	B.	Beta blockers
	C.	Local anesthetics
	D.	Antihypertensive drugs (cardiac and smooth muscle)
	E.	Glibenclimide (diabetic drug)

13. _________________ not metabolized by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT).

	A.	Dopamine
	B.	Epinephrine
	C.	Phenylephrine
	D.	Norepinephrine
	E.	All of the above are metabolized by COMT.

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Which of the following is a component of the HIV virus ?
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DNA
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Capsid
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Nucleus
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CD4 receptor
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What is the function of Reverse Transcriptase?
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To insert the viral RNA into the host DNA.
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To make an RNA copy of the viral RNA.
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To make a DNA copy of the viral RNA.
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Which of the following stages describes a HIV patient in who has a large number of severe opportunistic infections?
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Primary HIV infection-lasts for a few weeks
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Clinically asymptomatic stage-lasts for an average of ten years
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Symptomatic HIV infection
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Clinical AIDS
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Which of the following individuals should be tested for HIV?
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A newborn child
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Alex, who studies excessively
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Sarah, who takes birth control
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Joe, who uses intravenous steroids
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Harry engaged in risky activity that may have lead to exposure to HIV. Two and a half weeks later, he had an HIV test done and it showed a positive result. Which test most likely was done?
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CD4 test
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HIV antibody test
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PCR test
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Viral load test
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How does an Integrase inhibitor work against the HIV virus?
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It inhibits the generation of viral DNA from viral RNA.
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It prevents the entry of HIV into the host cell.
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It inhibits viral proteins from being inserted into new virus particles.
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It prevents viral DNA from being inserted into host DNA.
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It prevents the generation of new viral proteins.
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How does a Protease inhibitor work to treat HIV infection?
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It prevents the release of new viral particles.
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It cleaves viral proteins interfering with their function.
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It prevents the cleavage of host DNA preventing viral DNA from being inserted into host DNA.
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It cleaves Reverse transcriptase preventing the generation of viral DNA.
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It prevents the binding of gp120 to the CD4 protein.
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Which of the following describes a combination therapy for HIV infected persons?
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A preparation used for stimulating a viral response in the body.
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A single drug given to HIV infected people since interactions with other medications may promote complications in treatment.
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A drug cocktail-or-combination of antiviral drugs given to HIV infected people since they can be more effective than when given individually
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A preparation used for stimulating an immune response in the body.
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For HIV to reproduce, which of the following is most critical?
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Infecting new subjects
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Producing a Provirus
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Entering the host cells
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Taking over the function of DNA in the cell
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HIV is a virus which has the following characteristic?
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It takes of the RNA of the host cell which subsequently by way of transcription and translation makes new virus
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It attacks the RNA of the host cell causing cellular death
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It attacks the DNA of the host cell causing cellular death
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It takes over the DNA of the host cell which subsequently by way of transcription and translation makes new virus

Pharmacology 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intrinsic Activity, Dopamine Receptor, Adrenergic Receptor

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