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Sikazawe CNS 1 B
Epilepsy AED Medicinal Chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GABA Biosynthesis and deactivation—> we start with L-glutamic acid (excitatory NT) that is metabolized by _____ and Vit B6 to give us GABA (inhibitory NT)—> acted on by GABA-T to give us Succinic Acid Semialdehyde (SSA) | GAD (Glutamic acid decarboxylase |
| Located on GABA (inhibitory NT) contains a _____ ______ at the amine group. Which changes hte name to? | Gamma carbon; Camma amine butyric acid |
| GABA needs 4 carbons; GABA T is produced in the synapse and can deactivated the GAMMA carbon by _____ _____ | oxidative elimination of the amine to produce an aldehyde and give SSA |
| remember that GAT-1 facilitates the reuptake of that NT known as _____ ______ | reuptake metabolism |
| General MOA of Na+ Ca2+ (VGSCs and VGCCs)—> | modulation of Voltage gated channels |
| increasing of GABA activity leads to—> | increasing GABA biosynthesis*, inhibiting GABA reuptake* or metabolism **; Allosteric* modulation of GABA receptor |
| Attenuation of Excitatory Glutamate activity via ion channels affects which channels? | ❑ NMDA* (N-methyl-D-aspartate) ❑ AMPA* (L-a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate) ❑ KA* (Kianate) |
| Phenobarbital is a ________ barbituate; lipophilic weak acid (pKa 7.4, is 50% ionized @ physiological pH >80% bioavailable, t1/2 2-6 days (why? slow redistribution) Alkalizing urine ↑ excretion of drug & metabolites Induces ____ and ______ | Prototype; 3a4, UGT; Slow redistribution—> accumulates in lipophilic tissue and diffuse out slowly Anjali zing using?—> can aid during overdose situation. |
| Phenobarbital (contains H+ make it acidic due to electron withdrawal) is broken down by CYPs And can undergo? | aromatic hydroxuylaition and UGT’s (O-gluc) |
| Primidone (Mysoline) is a ______ of phenobarbital; CYP and UGT INDUCER; Metabolized to _________ and PEMA (maj. metabolite); PEMA renal clearance is LOW in ELDERLY. | Prodrug; Phenobarbital |
| Primidone (1/2 life 10-12h) undergoes oxidative metabolism to phenobarbital (minor metabolite) to _______ (PEMA) (less potent but TOXIC METABOLITE) | phenylethylmalonamide (1/2 life 24-48h) |
| Phenytoin (Dilantin) Is a Hydantoin. PO phenytoin is > 70% BA. Injectable phenytoin leads to —> | Erratic ADME - poor H2O solubility Crystallizes when given IM Solns. absorb CO2 & crystalize; *if phenytoin is cloudy—> means it starts absorbing CO2 from air.) |
| Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx) a hydantoin drug is a ______ prodrug of _______. -Is bioactivated by phosphatases (to release phosphates) To overcome erratic absorption of phenytoin. | phosphate; phenytoin *this is a solution to erratic absorption of phenytoin. |
| Phenytoin induces UGTs and what CYPs? | 1A2, 2C9, 2C19, 3A4; Arenes & Quinones = hypersensitivities (e.g., Gingival hypertrophy & Skin rashes) |
| Phenytoin effect on 2C9 and 2C19 catalyze Ar-OH excreted as ____ | |
| Metabolism of Phenytoin (PHT)—> CYP leads to PHT-aren’t-oxide containing a reactive ______. Further metabolized to give a hydroxylated hydantoin ____ ______; which undergoes further oxidation to a quinone metabolite ____ ___ _____ | epoxide; OH-hydnatoin; PHT-o-quinone (reactive metabolite |
| Ethosuximide (Zarontin) is the ________ toxic succinimide. Metabolized by ______ to -PH metabolites and then UGTs; It can undergo Hypersensitivity rxns such as _________,___-___ _____, etc | least; Agranulocytosis, PD-like symptoms, etc) *1/2 life—> 40-60h *agranulocytosis—> decrease in WBC count (now need to monitor) *Succinimides are known to cause morphological changes to liver and kidneys* |
| Carbamazepine or CBZ (Tegretol) is an ________. Slows oral absorption and is an AUTOINDUCER (3A4 and UGT; variable 1/2 life 8-29h) and clearance; therapeutic levels may take a month to achieve the right conc. In blood. | iminostilbene; *takes time to achieve right therapy levels due to autoinducing action |
| CBZ-IQ (contains an immunoquinone). CBZ converts via 3A4 to CBZ-E (contains an _______ (active). And via Epoxide hydrolyzed converts to a ____-____ | epoxide; trans-diol |
| Oxcarbazepine (OXC) (Trileptal) is a _____ analog of CBZ; does not epoxidase - less toxic; 1/2 life--> 2h; Metaboliusm via ____ (stereoselectively) to racemic (80% -S/ 20%R ) MHD ___________ | ketone; Mono-OH-carbazepine also caled Licarbazepine |
| The theory from converting Carbamazepine to Oxcarbazepine was to make it less _______. To accomplish this, they removed the double bond and added a ______ | Toxic; carbonyl |
| Oxcarbazepine is metabolized via AKR(Aldo-keto reductase and redices the carbonyl to give a _____ *remember that Oxcarbazepine is part of what class of drugs? | hydroxy group placed on MHD which is then broken down by O-Gluc Imimnostilbene |
| Eslicarbazepine Acetate (Aptiom) is an _____ prodrug of S-(+)- MHD or S-(+)- Licarbazepine and induces ______ and inhibits _____ | ester; 3A4; 2C19 |
| The theory behind Eslicarbazepine Acetate or Aptiom was to "tease out" the active isomer and made a prodrug that must undergo ______ to give rise to S-(+)-MHD (active) which can then undergo UGT (O-gluc) | Esterase hydrolysis (in order to bioactivate that active isomer) |
| Felbamate or FBM (Felbatol) is a _________. This drug has a Black Box warning for causing? | Carbamate; Aplastic anemia & and is HEPATOTOXIC |
| Felbamate undergoes ADH hydrolysis to give CBMA which is the acronym for what major metabolite? | 3-carbamyoyl-2-phenyl-porpionic acid. |
| 3-carbamyoyl-2-phenyl-porpionic acid (Major metabolite of Felbamate) can undergo further metabolism to _________ which is electrophilic and is the culprit to the black box warning for causing aplastic anemia | 2-phenylpropenal (Atropaldehyde) |
| CBMA can undergo (biscarbonate oxidation?)_______ to form an INACTIVE major metabolite | ALDH |
| Cenobamate (XCOPRI) is a _________ and rapidly absorbed by PO (80% oral BA); 1/2 life is 30-76h. It undergoes extensive metabolism via _______, hydrolys, & hydroxylation (2E1/2A6/2B6) | carbamate; UGT2B7 *reliance on phase II metabolism; |
| Cenobamate is a ____ ________ _______ of GABA and binds to site and promotes better interaction and enhances GABA giving a Log P that is lipophilic but rapidly absorbs | (+) allosteric modulator *Sikazawe pointed out that this has the sugar structure (perhaps for better interaction) CLARIFY before exam** |
| Gabapentin (Neurontin) structure is known as a? | Cyclohexyl GABA (remember that GABA contains 4 carbons) (amine-3C-Coboxylic Acid group) |
| Pregabalin (Lyrica) is a __-____ _____ that is 3-10x more potent vs Gabapentin | 3-Isobutyl (S-isomer - Active) |
| The Gaba-like drugs (Gabapentin and Pregabalin) resemble GABA but have ____ _____ GABA activity. 1/2 life is 5-7h Uptake is via ______ L-amino Acid transporter (LAT) -90% excreted unchanged-- Few metabolic DDI | NO DIRECT; Saturable *Sikazawe pointed out: "increase the dose but decreases oral BA ("the higher you go on the dose, the less you start seeing and with low BA, less is getting through. |
| Vigabatrin (Sabril) is a 4-______ analog of GABA; it an ________ inhibotr of GABA-T; rapidly abosrbed (BA ->60%); 1/2 life 6-8h, excreted in urine; the __-(+)-isomer is active; However this drug is NOT an ___-1 substrate | *vinyl; Irreversible; S; LAT GABA is not able to be metabolized to SSA with blocking GABA-T |
| Lamotrigine (Lamictal) is a _,_,_-triazine and its metabolism has a mjor metabolite _______ and forms allergic rxns known as ______ | 1,2,4; N2-glucuronides; GSH-conjugate |
| Lamotrigin (Lamictal) is co-administered with ______ ____ to inhibit UGTs; however Lamotrigine may cause____/____ insufficeiceny to increase | Valproic Acid; Rena;/Hepatic |
| Lamotrigine underoges metaboliusm to GSH-conjugate (minor metabolite forms an epoxide intermediate that can undergo GST (Glutathione-S-transferase) that has been implicated in causing the _____ _____ | allergic rxn |
| Miscellaneous drugs categorized by Sikazawe are which ones? | Lamotrigine (Lamictal); Topiramate or TPM (Topamax); Zonisamide (Zonegran); s-(-)- Letetiracetam (Keppra); Vaproic Acid or VPA (Depakote); Tiagabine (Gabitril) |
| Topiramate or TPM (Topamax) is a _______ __________ derived from D-FRUCTOSE | Sulfamate monosaccharide |
| Topirmaate has greater than 80% oral BA and enters the brain via _-____ ______. Its an inducer of ____ and a _____ INHIBITOR. This drug inhibits _____ ______which is a metabolic acidosis concern | *D-Glucose transporter; 3A4; 2C19; Carbonic Anhydrase *Sikazawe: "Topiramate has the advantage of resembing a glucose structure (entering the brain) |
| Metabolism of Topiramate is via _________ | Sulfatase (breaks off the Sulfamate on its structure) |
| Zonisamide (Zonegran) is a ___________ witha 1/2 life of 50-70h; but __-__ in the presence of DME induction. This drug INHIBITS _____ ______--> metabolic acidosis | Sulfonamide; 27-46h; Carbonic Anhydrase |
| Zonisamide (Zonegran) involves CYP enzymes 3A4/2D6 to form _____ and undegoes further metabolism to form ____ | SMAP (2-(Sulphamoylacetyl)-phenol); SMAP Gluconronide (major metabolite) All metabolites per slide: N-acetyl zonisamide, SMAP & O-Glucs |
| S-(-)-Levetiracetam (Keppra) is a _______ The S-(-)- isomer is 1000x more potent; The ADVANTAGE is that its not metabolized by ____,____, or __. 60% is excreted unchanged and undergoes what type of metabolism?? Elimination 1/2 life is 7-8h | Pyrrolidinone; CYPS, UGTs, or EH (meaning less PK to worry for. Amide Hydrolysis to -COOH |
| Valproic Acid or VPA (Depakote) has a pKa of 4.7; ionized _______ ___ is the active species. 90% protein bound and MOA is ____-_____ with a 1/2 life of 9-18h; VPA is broken down by UGT to form VPA Glucuronide (major urnary metbaolite that is inactive) | Valproate ion; Multi-Modal |
| DDIs/Toxicity of Valproic Acid--> Complex metabolism via CYPs UGTs, etc; Inhibits _____ ____, ___. What are the limitations of Valproic acid? | 2C9, UGTs, EH (epoxide hydrolases); Dose dependent, Hepatotoxicity & Teratogenicity |
| Toxicity of Valproic Acid stems from the ______ from ene and expoxide metabolites | Alkene (double bond) |
| What are the reactive metabolite species that Sikazawe pointed out of Valproic Acid? | E-2-4-diene-VPA (toxic) and 4-5-Epoxy-VPA (Toxic) |
| Tiagabine (Gabitril is a ____ ____ inhibitor (GAT-1 inhibition); | GABA uptake |
| Tiagabine is a derivative of ______ ___ which is the main compound to help its mechanism to affect the GABA uptake in GLIAL cells. Has an oral BA of 90-95%) and is inactivated by ____ and ____. Its 1/2 life is 7-9h | Nipecotic Acid; 3A4 and UGTs |
| Lacosamide (Vimpat) is a derivative of _______. Its R-isomer is more active. 1/2 life is approx 13h and requires ________ 2C19. It has no effect on CYPs and undergoes 95% renal excretion. | SERINE; polymorphic |
| Peramanel (FYCOMPA) is a ______ and a ______ _________ is rapidly abosrbed orally (100% BA). Half life is ______ and may be longer with _____ _____. Undegoes extensive metabolism via CYP3A4 then Glucoronudation | PYRIDONE; *AMPA ANTAGONIST; 105h; Liver Impairment (**AMPA antagonist not on slide but from Sikazawe) |
| Perampanel undegoes 3A4 to form an ______-OH that is further broken down by UGT -> O-Gluc. | Aromatic OH (to give that hydroxylated intermediate which is the UGT can glucoronudate. |
| Remember to look at Slide 4 of the Slide Deck which shows the __ drug core structures that Sikazawe wants us to know | 6 |