3. What is a Receptor
ā¢ Receptor- a binding site located on the
surface/inside the effector cell that
serves to recognize the signal
molecule/drug and initiate the response
to it, but has no other function itself
6. Drug-Receptor Theories
ā¢ Hypothesis of Clark
ā The Pharmacologic effect of the drug depends on
the percentage of the receptors occupiedā
If receptors are occupied, maximum effect is obtained.
It is also called as the Occupation Theory
7. Drug-Receptor Theories
ā¢ Hypothesis of Ariens and Stephenson
ā Effectiveness of a drug lasts as long as the
receptor is occupied.ā
-Intensity of effect is directly proportional to the number
of receptors occupied
8. Drug-Receptor Theories
ā¢ Hypothesis of Paton
ā Effectiveness of a drug does not depend on the
actual occupation of the receptor but by obtaining
proper stimulusā
-Response is proportional to the rate of Drug-Receptor
Complex formation
-Duration of receptor occupation determines if a
drug is an agonist, partial agonist, or antagonist
This is also known as the Rate Theory
9. Drug-Receptor Theories
ā¢ Lock and Key Hypothesis
ā The drug molecule must fit into the receptor AND
produce its action like a key fits into the lock AND
opens it alsoā
This is known as Intrinsic Activity
10. Terminology
Receptor- a binding site located on the surface/inside
the effector cell that serves to recognize the
signal molecule/drug and initiate the response
to it, but has no other function itself
Efficacy- potential maximum therapeutic response
that a drug can produce
Potency- amount of drug needed to produce an effect
Ligand- a molecule which binds selectively to a
receptor or site
Affinity- the ability to bind with the receptor
11. Terminology
Agonist- activates a receptor to produce an effect similar to
that of the physiological signal molecule
Partial activates a receptor to produce a submaximal effect
Agonist- but antagonizes the action of a full agonist
Inverse activates a receptor to produce an effect in the
Agonist- opposite direction to that of the agonist
Antagonist- prevents the action of an agonist on a receptor or the
subsequent response but does not have an effect of its own
12.
13. Terminology
Competitive
Antagonism
Non-competitive
Antagonism
Reversible Irreversible
ā¢ Same receptor
ā¢ Weak bonds
ā¢ ā agonist
overcomes effect
of antagonist
ā¢ Parallel right
shift of DRC
ā¢ Same receptor
sites
ā¢ Strong bonds
ā¢ ā agonist does not
overcome effect of
antagonist
ā¢ Reduced efficacy
and unaltered
potency
ā¢ Binds to another site other
than agonist
ā¢ Prevents receptor activation
by agonist
14.
15. Agonist + Antagonist
Agonist alone
Antagonist alone
Noncompetitive Antagonist
Agonist or Antagonist Concentration
%
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16. Two State Receptor Model
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AGONIST
PARTIAL
AGONIST
INVERSE
AGONIST
ANTAGONIST
RESTING EQUILLIBRIUM
17. Types of Receptors
ā¢ Ligand Gated Ion Channels
ā¢ G- Protein Coupled Receptors
ā¢ Kinase Linked Receptors
ā¢ Nuclear Receptors
18. Ligand Gated Ion Channel
ā¢ Ligand ( ) binds to
receptor site
ā¢ Channel will open ( )
or close ( )
ā¢ Ions ( ) will enter/exit the
cell depolarization or
hyperpolarization
EFFECT
29. Enzyme Linked Receptors
Ligand
t t
2 ATP
2 ADP
p p
p
ā¢ Ligand binds to receptor
site
ā¢ Receptor is activatedļ
dimerization occurs
ā¢ Phosphorylation
ā¢ Activation of RTK
ā¢ Phosphorylated SH2 proteins
bind to receptor
ā¢ Intracellular signalling
protein
ā¢ Cellular response
31. JAK-STAT- Kinase Binding Receptors
ā¢ Ligand binds to receptor
ā¢ Induces receptor dimerization
ā¢ Activates intracellular domain to
bind to Janus Kinase protein
ā¢ Phosphorylation
ā¢ Signals and binds to STAT protein
ā¢ Phosphorylation of tyrosine
residues on STAT
ā¢ Dimerization of STAT
ā¢ Dissociation of STAT from receptor
ā¢ STAT transferred to nucleus
ā¢ Transcription and Translation
Effect
37. Regulation of Receptors
DOWN REGULATION UP REGULATION
ā¢ Prolonged use of agonist ā¢ Prolonged use of antagonist
in receptor number and
receptor sensitivity
Drug effect
in receptor number and
receptor sensitivity
Drug effect
38. Regulation of Receptors
DESENSITISATION SUPERSENSITIVITY
ā¢ When initial high response
is reached, the effect
diminishes within
seconds/minutes even in the
continued presence of the
agonist
ā¢ Reversible
ā¢ exaggerated response
ā¢ prolonged block by an
antagonist causing fast up
regulation of receptors
ā¢ new receptors are highly
sensitive!
ā¢ Tardive dyskinesia with
Neuroleptics
40. Importance of Knowing Receptors
Receptor Related Diseases
Ion Channels
ā¢ Myasthenia Gravis- nicotinic cholinergic receptors
Enzyme- Linked Receptors
ā¢ Insulin Resistant Diabetes- insulin receptors
Nuclear Receptors
ā¢ Graveās Disease- TSH receptors
ā¢ Male Pseudohermaphroditism- LH receptors
ā¢ Familial hypercholesterolemia- LDL receptors
ā¢ Congenital Night Blindeness- rhodopsin receptors
ā¢ Central Hypogonadism- GnRH receptors
GPCR
ā¢ Extreme Obesity- Melanocortin receptor
41. References
ā¢ Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, 7th Edition. KD
Tripathi
ā¢ Principles of Pharmacology, 2nd Edition. HL Sharma,
KK Sharma
ā¢ Rang & Daleās Pharmacology, 8th Edition. HP Rang,
JM Ritter, RJ Flower, G Henderson
ā¢ Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 13th Edition. BG
Katsung, AJ Trevor
ā¢ Maehle AH. A binding question: the evolution of the
receptor concept. Endeavour. 2009;33(4):135-140.