Drug Receptor combination



Drug receptor: Drug receptors are the macromolecular protein in nature situated in the cell surface pr inside the cell which has chemorecognition properties for specific drug with which reversibly or irreversibly binds.

Efficacy:The effect produced by drug is called efficacy.
·         Amiloride cause 5%  excertion→Low efficacy.
·         Thiazide cause 10%  excertion→Moderate efficacy.
·         Frusemide cause 25%  excertion→High efficacy.

Potency: Any response or effect of a drug by a fixed dose is called potency.It is expressed in w/w.Potency is influenced by-
·         Absorption.
·         Distribution.
·         Biotransformation.
·         Excertion of drug

Difference between potency & efficacy:

Potency
Efficacy
1.Potency does not help to choose among drug.
1.Efficacy help to choose among drugs.
2.Potency determine the administered dose of the choosen drug.
2.Efficacy determine clinical effectiveness of a drug.
3.Potency≡Affinity
3.Efficacy≡Intrinsic activity
4.Potency is affected by affinity of receptors for binding the drug and also by efficiency of drug receptor interactions.
4.Efficacy may be affected by the characteristics of a particular drug receptors interaction.
5.Clinical significance:important in durgs of low theraputic index.
5.Important in clinical effectiveness of a drug

Agonist drug:

·         Affinity to receptor:+++
·         Efficacy:+++
·         Definition:A drug that binds with receptor and activite them to produce a pharmacological response is called agonist.

·         Example: Pilocarpine(Muscarinic agonist),Sulbutamol(β-adrenoceptor agonist)

Antagonist drug:

·         Affinity to receptor:+++
·         Antagonist has no efficacy.
·         Definition:Drugs that bind with receptor (as agonist)but no activating effect are termed pure antagonist.

·         Example:Propanolol(β-adrenoceptors antagonist),Atropine(Muscarinic antagonist),
Naloxane(Morphine antagonist).

Difference between Agonist & Antagonist:

Receptor                                            
Agonist
Antagonist
[A]Cholinoceptors


Muscarinic
Ach/Muscarine
Atropine
M1
Muscurine
Piperazine
M2
Bethanechol

Nicotinic
Ach/Nicotine
Hexamethonium(for ganglia)
N1
Di-methylphenyl piperazine
Hexamethonium
N2
Phenytrimethyl ammonium
D-tubocurarine
[B]Adrenoceptors


α adrenoceptors
NA
Phenoxybenzamine
α 1
Phenylephrine
Prazosine
α 2
Clonidine
Yohibine
Βadrenoceptors
Adrenaline/Isoprenaline
Propranolol
β 1
Dobutamin
Metoprolol
β 2
Sulbutamol/Terbutaline
Butoxamine
[C]Histaminergic receptor


H1
Histamin
Chlorpheniramine
H2
Histamin
Cimetidine/Ranitidine
[D]Serotonergic recptors


5-HT1
5-HT
Methysegride
5-HT2
5-HT
Spiroperidol

Partial agonist:

·         Affinity to receptor:+++
·         Efficacy less than true agonist.
·         Definition:Drugs that bind with receptor and capable of low degree of activating of receptors.
·         Example:Clonidine,Nalorphin,Pindolol,Acebutol.


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