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Drug Targets - Enzymes/Channels/Transporters

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University Physiology and Pharmacology Quiz on Drug Targets - Enzymes/Channels/Transporters, created by Becca Shaw on 07/05/2015.
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Question 1

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When a false substrate drug acts on an enzyme, an abnormal metabolite is produced. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Drugs can potentiate enzymes (i.e. increase their activity). True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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An inactive drug is produced when a pro-drug binds to an enzyme. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Nitric oxide stimulates what enzyme?
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  • Hydroxylcarboxylase
  • Phosphatase kinase
  • Guanylate cyclase
  • Acetyloxidase

Question 5

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Drugs releasing nitric oxide (NO) are used to treat what?
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  • Angina
  • Bacterial infections
  • Asthma
  • Stomach ulcers

Question 6

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Which of the following drugs inhibits cyclo-oxygenase?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Paracetamol
  • Aspirin
  • Quinine

Question 7

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Which of the following drugs inhibits phosphodiesterase?
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  • Aspirin
  • Caffeine
  • Paracetamol
  • Tetracycline

Question 8

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What roles does the drug Aspirin play?
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  • Anticoagulant
  • Analgesic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antipyrectic

Question 9

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Aspirin is a reversible enzyme inhibitor. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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What is the function of the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase?
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  • Converts arachidonic acid into prostaglandins
  • Adds a phosphate group to adenine diphosphate
  • Oxidises a cyclic organic molecule
  • Removes an oxygen group form a cyclic organic molecule

Question 11

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When Aspirin inhbits cyclo-oxygenase, what cellular effects are affected?
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  • Inflammation
  • Pain
  • Vascular tone (contractile activity of smooth muscle in small arteries and arterioles)
  • Platelet function (prevents bleeding)

Question 12

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Which of the following statements are true about L-DOPA (levodopa)?
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  • Prevents symptoms of rigidty and tremor
  • Increases the level of dopamine in the body
  • Activates an enzyme to produce more dopamine
  • Can be used to treat Parkinson's disease

Question 13

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In Parkinson's disease, there are reduced levels of what neurotransmitter in what part of the brain?
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  • Dopamine, cerebrum
  • Acetylcholine, basal ganglia
  • Dopamine, basal ganglia
  • Acetylcholine, cerebrum

Question 14

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Why can L-DOPA be used to treat Parkinson's disease?
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  • It enters the peripheral nervous system
  • L-DOPA can cross the blood-brain barrier
  • L-DOPA is the immediate precursor of dopamine
  • It acts directly upon muscles to prevent symptoms of rigidity and tremor

Question 15

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Which of the following statements are true regarding the properties of L-DOPA and dopamine?
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  • DOPA-decarboxylase acts upon L-DOPA to produce dopamine
  • L-DOPA and dopamine can cross the blood-brain barrier
  • Removing a carboxylic acid group from L-DOPA forms the neurotransmitter, dopamine
  • Dopamine can be used to prevent symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Question 16

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L-DOPA is administered as a medicine. Given alone, dopamine levels would increase in the brain and periphery. How may this be prevented?
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  • Administer L-DOPA in very small quantities
  • Co-administering a DOPA-decarboxylase inhibitor (e.g. carbidopa)
  • Closely monitor L-DOPA levels in the body once administered
  • Co-administer with an enzyme that removes dopamine from the body

Question 17

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Carbidopa does not cross the blood brain barrier. Therefore dopamine concentrations are only increased in the brain. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Neostigmine is an example of what?
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  • An anticoagulant
  • An analgesic
  • A neurotransmitter
  • An anti-cholinesterase

Question 19

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Treatment with anti-cholinesterases boosts the effects of acetylcholine. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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In general anaesthesia, the action of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors is stimulated. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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What effects does inhibiting cholinesterase have?
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  • Prevents acetylcholine breakdown
  • Blocks the action of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
  • Indirectly increases acetylcholine concentration
  • Displaces the receptor blocker (a competitive antagonist) from the receptor, reversing its effects

Question 22

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Which of the following statements are true regarding the disease Myasthenia gravis?
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  • Muscles that control swallowing are unaffected by the disease
  • It is an auto-immune disease in which antibodies develop against the muscle nicotinic Ach receptor
  • It is treated with anti-cholinesterases to boost the action of Ach
  • Symptoms of the disease include drooping eyelids and muscle weakness

Question 23

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Ion channel blockers allow permeation. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Ion channel modulators increase/decrease opening probability. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which of the following is false: ion channels are grouped by
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  • Overall charge
  • How they open (i.e. pressure, voltage)
  • Ion selectivity
  • Their molecular structure

Question 26

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What is the function of verapamil?
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  • Acts as a competitive agonist
  • Blocks calcium channels
  • Opens potassium channels
  • Inhibits nicotinic receptors

Question 27

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Calcium ion channel blockers are used to treat which of the following?
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  • Hypertension
  • Angina
  • Heart failure
  • Arrythmia

Question 28

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Which of the following statements is false regarding sodium ion channel blockers?
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  • Inhibits influx of sodium, preventing action potential propagation
  • Lidocaine is an example of a sodium ion channel blocker
  • Verapamil is an example of a sodium ion channel blocker
  • Sodium channel blockers act as local anasethetics

Question 29

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Transporters move ions down their electrochemical gradient. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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The action of transporters requires energy from
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  • ATP hydrolysis (active transport)
  • Borrowing energy from other biochemical reactions (pre-transport)
  • Utilising an existing ion gradient (co-transport)
  • Energy is not required for the action of transporters

Question 31

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Which drug blocks Na+/K+ ATPase to treat heart failure?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Lidocaine
  • Dopamine
  • Digoxin

Question 32

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Fluoxetine is an example of
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  • An anticoagulant
  • An antidepressant
  • A local anaesthetic
  • An antipyretic

Question 33

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The drug Fluoxetine is an example of a Serotonin-Selective Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Treatment with Serotonin-Selective Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) increases the effects of the 5HT receptor. True or false?
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  • True
  • False
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