Summary: Molecular Therapy

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  • 1 Pharmacodynamics & -kinetics

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  • Which membrane transporters are there?

    ABC and SLC transporters
  • Explain the ABC membrane transporters

    ABC = ATP binding casette transporters --> efflux (out of the cell)
    There are 7 families of ABC (A-G), and they have a membrane and a cytosolic part
    G is a half-transporter --> 1 transmembrane and 1 nucleotide-binding domain
    Others (A-F) are full transporters (2 domains each)
  • What is the function of ABC transporters?

    Intestine --> inhibitors could increase the bioavailability
    Brain --> maintaining the blood-brain barrier (BBB)
    Liver/kidney --> detoxification
  • What is the function of P-glycoprotein (P-gp; ABCB1)?

    ATP hydrolysis in 2 stept (since 2x ATP need hydrolysis) for chemotherapeutic and antibiotics
  • What are 2 ways of measuring transporter activity?

    1. Fluorescence + inhibitor
    2. ATP assay (in vesicles) --> more controlled
  • What are phase II reactions?

    More hydrophylic/detoxification (conjugation) --> combine with glycoronide/sulphase/methyl/glutathione --> differ between species
  • How is oxidation (most important phase II reaction) catalyzed?

    By cytochrome P450 (CYP)  enzymes --> the iron in heme of CYP is used for transfer of free electrons
  • Why is it hard to access the mitochondria?

    It is a double membrane
    • Outer membrane = permeable for all compounds < 50.000 Daltons (size exlusion)
    • Inner membrane = impermeable for all hydrophilic compounts
    • Crossing both membranes = lipophilic + charged (matrix is - charged because of the pumped-out protons by the oxphos) 
  • What are the main components of nanomedicine?

    - surface modification
    - targeting ligand
    - example polymer = PLGA --> will dissolve in the body into natural metabolites (since the drug can't be excreted via the kidney (urine)).
  • Name the different drug delivery types

    Liposomes, proteins, antibodie conjugates
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