Questions tagged [pharmacology]
Pharmacology is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function
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Do antimuscarinic drugs increase cAMP or cGMP
Activation of muscarinic receptors M2 and M4 inhibits adenylate cyclase which reduces cAMP levels. It would be expected that antimuscarinics such as ipratropium would increase cAMP levels. However, ...
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How does the body detect irreversible binding to receptors?
I have read an article on Wikipedia about irreversible agonists and antagonists. These permanently bind to a target receptor on a cell. However, the receptor protein is then internalized and recycled ...
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Are Antiviral Drugs useless against Bacteria, when antibiotics do against Viruses?
I learnt that Antibiotics are useless against Viruses. But I have never heard of Antiviral Drugs being useless against Bacteria. Could anyone refer me to a book, or an article discussing this? I'm ...
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Can (or have) antiviral drugs created drug-resistant viruses?
Evolution/emergence of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria is a known effect of extensive use of pharmaceutical antibiotics.
Pharmaceutical antivirals have come into extensive use in recent decades – e....
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Influenza infections and drug design
Why is the neuraminidase used as a target for drugs against influenza virus instead of haemagglutinin? Is there some basic reason that this will make a more effective drug?
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What is the role of plasminogen used in the preparation of APSAC? (Anisoylated Plasminogen Streptokinase Activator Complex)
What is the role of plasminogen in APSAC, and how is there indirect activation of plasmin through APSAC?
Reference https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/fibrinolytic-agent
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Is reverse senescence/“anti-aging” actually scientifically possible among humans yet?
I have been very interested in this since I myself am interested in reversing my skin's aging/genes/damage/etc. I also am interested in volunteering any future genetic altering of skin quality.
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What happens to drug metabolism when CYP450 enzymes are presented with two substrates
What happens when two substances, both substrates for Cytochrome P450 metabolism, are both present in the bloodstream?
For example, with sertraline and cannabidiol (CBD), if someone took a sertraline ...
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Does reversion of resistant strains to wild-type only occur when no more drug pressure is exerted
We always read that wild-type reversion of a resistant strain occurs when no more drug pressure is exerted. Could resistance reversion also occur under drug pressure, but from a drug other than the ...
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How does alcohol interact with sympathomimetics to affect the cardiovascular system?
There is a fair amount of information on the cardiovascular effects of alcohol, and of sympathomimetics. How do they work? And how do their mechanisms interact?
We know that similar pathologies ...
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How does a CRISPR therapy work?
Afaik you can use CRISPR to edit genes of a cell.
But how should therapy for a human work based on CRISPR? Can a drug perform it on vast numbers of ill cells?
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Why are $\beta_2$ receptors present on bronchial smooth muscles , considering that they have only parasympathetic innervation?
It is well known that the bronchial muscles have only parasympathetic innervation. But they still express $\beta_2$ receptors. How does this system still cause bronchial relaxation? What is the exact ...
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What characteristic(s) of inverse agonists allow for inhibitory effects?
I know that inverse agonists have similar structure to its complement agonist; and, as a result, they have the ability to bind to the same receptor, causing an inhibition of the pathway considered.
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Why are semi log graphs used in drug Dose response curves?
Why are Dose response curves, as well as most biological graphs shown in semi log graphs and not normal graphs? What is the advantage of semi log graphs over regular graphs? I still haven't gotten an ...
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Why is atropine a CNS stimulant, although it blocks the muscarinic receptors in the brain?
I know that atropine is a muscarinic antagonist, so why does atropine have excitatory actions on the brain while it is blocking muscarinic receptors?
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Hematuria due to Nitric Oxide
Drug interactions between properly dosed NO and other medications are not expected, but side effects may include noisy breathing, hematuria, or possibly atelectasis. (pg.no:577; Goodman and Gilman ...
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Umbrella term for agonist, antagonist, inverse antagonist, etc.
For most receptors there exist different ligands that induce different responses. Depending on the response these different ligands can be classified into different groups such as agonists, ...
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Which kind of drugs get absorbed through epidermis?
Some drugs such as nicotine can be administered through skin. I thought the layers of skin are designed to prevent in-flow of any chemical/germs. Not all drugs get absorbed in this fashion. So do ...
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Humans have Cannabinoid receptors. Does that mean we're meant to consume cannabis?
I know the answer is no. But what then explains the name of these receptors being specific to Cannabinoid found in cannabis? Aren't Cannabinoid receptors exclusive to Cannabinoid? Why are they named ...
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İrreversible dopamine antagonist vs. Dopamine agonist
Can a dopamine agonist reverse the effects of an irreversible dopamine antagonist?
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How long does it take for a blocked dopamine receptor to be broken down by the body?
Do the blocked dopamine receptors get broken down by the body and if so how often ?
In other words how long does it take for the dopamine receptors blocked by irreversible dopamine antagonists to ...
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Why do new atypical antipsychotics like Zyprexa cause TD at lower rates?
When the d2 receptors are blocked for long periods of time they tend to up regulate. This is what causes tardive dyskinesia.
Why do the newer atypical anti psychotics cause such at a lower rate? ...
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Mechanism by which hypokalemia reduces insulin secretion
Is there any known mechanism by which hypokalemia reduces insulin secretion?
This video explains a mechanism, but its inherently wrong because ATP dependent K+ channels will allow movement of K+ from ...
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Is an X ml dose of a drug at 50% bioavailability roughly equivalent to a 2X ml dose at 25% bioavailability?
For the sake of simplicity, assume:
The two doses are the same drug metabolized in the exact same way, and the only difference is the amount that reaches the bloodstream (and thereafter the brain).
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What is the motivation behind fluorinated pharmaceuticals?
From what little research I've done, it appears that a significant portion of modern psychoactive drugs are fluorinated in one way or another (for example, Buproprion, Fluvoxamine, or any number of ...
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Does Povidone-Iodine that penetrates through the skin stays in the body (cells, liver etc)?
Here it says on povidone-iodine:
"Route of Elimination: Povidone-Iodine is intended for topical application and is not eliminated"
"Clearance: Povidone-Iodine is intended for topical ...
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Does body fat percentage effect storage of fat soluble compounds?
Would a person with a higher body fat percentage store more of a fat soluble compound, or store for a longer time, than a person with a lower body fat percentage if they both consumed the same amount ...
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Is there any kind of antibiotic effective against fungi?
I know that antibiotics usually have properties affecting specifically bacterial cells, like by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis. but do any antibiotics exist affecting eukaryotic cells, like yeast ...
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Compare affinity to potency h1 receptor
This quote from Miller (2004) makes it clear that the affinity of drugs for the H1 receptor does not correlate to sedation:
Although both dosage and affinity for histamine H1 receptors play a part ...
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How do drugs tests check so many substances?
There are about 170 drugs banned for sports and many other drugs that can be used in crimes.
How can blood tests practically detect so many different substances? Do they divide the sample into 170 ...
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Why warfarin is given as racemic mixture?
Warfarin is administered as a racemic mixture of S- and R- warfarin.
S- warfarin is 3 to 5 times more potent than R- warfarin.
So, what's the logic behind giving a mixture of it? Isn't administration ...
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Why DMSO is used as a control?
Coming from a non-biology background, I've realised many academic papers on experiments use DMSO as like a control. This is an example:
KN-93, a specific inhibitor of CaMKII inhibits human hepatic ...
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What exactly causes SSRIs, SNRIs, and tricyclics to induce akathisia?
Such as too high neurotransmitter levels (serotonin/dopamine/other) or the method of drug delivery or some other reason?
Please keep in mind I know very little about this subject, I apologize for the ...
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Can polystyrene sulfonate bind calcium or sodium in the gut? How?
Polystyrene sulfonate is used as a potassium binder to treat hyperkalemia in traumatic rhabdomyolysis, acute and chronic kidney disease. It is listed as an ion-exchange resin that can also remove ...
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Why is full cell/high antigen dose pertussis vaccine dangerous for adults?
I do remember that I have read (or heard) somewhere that as a human is older, the whole cell vaccine (and high antigen dose one) has more and more adverse effects.
As it is consistent with the target ...
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What happens to the brain during meditation?
I've read several experiments on the internet according to which it is possible to reach a psychedelic state without taking any psychedelic drugs like DMT, LSD and other tryptamine derivatives.
It ...
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Check on 23andme what type of CYP2D6 substrate metabolizer I am
CYP2D6 is responsible for the metabolism and elimination of approximately 25% of clinically used drugs. Which SNPs do I need to check on 23andme in order to determine if I'm a poor or ultrarapid ...
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Modern Classification of Introspective Psychopharmacological Drug Profiles?
In the effort to better relate neuronal mechanisms to states of mind, it makes sense to have - in addition to pharmacological classifications of drugs and imaging/physiology classifications of their ...
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Why do many texts use HSA (human serum albumin and plasma proteins interchangingly, although plasma proteins contain lot of others proteins?
While reading a text on pharmacokinetics, the author repeatedly used the term Human Serum Albumin for total plasma proteins, when discussing about drug binding. How is this logical? Can anyone explain....
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What are some good examples of open-source articles in which the synergy of two medicines is demonstrated?
I am doing research on Stochastic Cooperative Game Theory (a subfield in mathematics), which I will henceforth call SCGT for convenience. In this theory, entities can work together to receive a bigger ...
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How to make GABA pass the blood brain barrier?
I thought of methylating GABA at the gamma amino group in order to make it pass the blood brain barrier, but would it work?
The goal is to make a sedative. Like GHB or benzodiazepines (I know that ...
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Why have certain plants evolved to contain psychoactive compounds?
Plants such as marijuana (Cannabis) and kratom (Mitragena speciosa) contain compounds that affect the human brain. Why have these plants evolved to incorporate substances like THC and mitragynine into ...
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How can ionized amino acid form be important for the catalytic activity?
I can imagine that protonated amino acid form, particularly at the active site, is important for the catalytic activity so hydrogen bonds can be created between the substrate and the enzyme. However, ...
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Physiological Effect of Mannitol
Which Starling Force is affected by Mannitol?
I am either thinking hydrostatic pressure of interstitial fluid (because it increases interstitial fluid volume) or hydrostatic pressure of capillary (...
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How to calculate relative organ weight for a lab animal?
I am trying to calculate relative organ weight for a rat. Anyone knows of a proper formula. It needs to be expressed in g/kg BW.
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Is burnt THC still psychoactive?
Asking from a more practical angle. If one smokes a joint - does the THC in the embers contribute to getting high - or is it only the THC released by the heat of the smoke in the not-burning section ...
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How can some residues in the active site of enzymes be protonated with a pKa < 7?
It is reported in many papers, that some residues in the active site of enzymes need to be protonated to get functional enzyme, where these residues have a low pKa (for let us say 5).
How can that ...
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How did Shulgin take cognizance of the dosage of a new substance?
We know that Alexander Shulgin synthesized MDMA, 2C compounds and several other tryptamine derivatives and phenethylamines. But how did he find out that the average dosage of an unknown compound is X ...
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How could this molecule affect the body? (Lysergic acid derivative)
First of all, could you please help me name this molecule? I think the name of it is something like this: N,N-pentamethylene lysergic acid. Secondly, my main question is what could be the pharmacology ...
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Are drug-gene interactions predictable? [closed]
I have been reading about drug-gene interactions and pharmacogenetic tests. I haven't been able to find many resources that define the process of testing for possible drug-gene interactions without ...
