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Antivirals Flashcards

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Viruses

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  • Tiny microorganisms that infect and replicate inside host cells
  • Coronavirus - SARS CoV-2
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How do Viruses work

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  1. use host cell machinery to synthesize protein, DNA, and RNA
  2. Viruses can’t replicate on own
  3. Must attach/enter a host cell
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Problems of viral treatments

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  1. Infections live in host cells- to kill virus may also kill cells
  2. Initially asymptomatic- delay treatment until virus is well established
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Host defense in a competent immune system

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  1. best response to viral infections
  2. Well functioning immune system will eliminate or effectively destroy virus replication
  3. Healthy immune system works with the drug to eliminate or suppress viral activity
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Host Defense in Immunocompromised

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Have frequent viral infections especially
1. cancer pts
2. Transplant pts
3. AIDs pts disease attacks their immune system

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Antiviral medications

Do what

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  1. work by inhibiting replication of virus in host
  2. don’t directly destroy mature virions
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Viruses controlled by current antiviral therapy

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  1. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  2. Hep virus
  3. Herpes virus
  4. HIV
  5. Influenza virus (flu)
  6. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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Antiretroviral Drugs

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treat HIV infections virus causing AIDs

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HIV host cells

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DNA becomes RNA

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HIV retroviral

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RNA becomes DNA

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HIV

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-Leads to AIDs
-Retrovirus family
-Transmitted sexually, iv drugs(blood), mom to fetus

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Opportunistic Infections in HIV pts

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  1. Protozoal
  2. Fungal
  3. Viral
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Opportunistic infections in HIV: Protozoal

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Toxoplasmosis of the brain

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Opportunistic infections in HIV: Fungal

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-Candidiasis of lungs, esophagus, trachea
-Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

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Opportunistic infections in HIV: Opportunistic infections in HIV: Viral

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-CMV
-HSV
-others

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Opportunistic infections in HIV: Bacterial

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-Various mycobacterial infections
-Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB)

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Opportunistic Neoplasms in HIV:

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Kaposi’s Sarcoma

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Antivirals for HIV

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-Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
-Protease Inhibitors
-Integrase Inhibitors

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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs)

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Block activity of enzyme reverse transcriptase
-prevent production on new DNA from viral RNA

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Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors: subclasses

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-Nucleoside RTIs
-Non-nucleoside RTIs

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Nucleoside RTIs

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Competes with cell nucleosides for DNA synthesis
-Zidovudine (AZT: azidothymidine)

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Zidovudine (AZT: azidothymidine): Adverse effects

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Bone Marrow suppression
-anemia and neutropenia

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Protease Inhibitors

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Inhibit the retroviral protease enzyme, preventing viral protein preparation

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What is a good target for antiviral drugs

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viral enzymes

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Protease inhibitor adverse effects
-Hyperglycemia -Cause new or exacerbate diseases
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Protease Inhibitor- Ritonavir
has many drug-drug interactions -CYP450 inhibitor and inducer
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Other Protease Inhibitor drugs
-atazanavir -fosamprenavir -indinavir -nelifnavir
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Integrase Inhibitors
HIV integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (INSTIs)
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HIV integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (INSTIs)
Inhibit insertion of HIV DNA into CD4 (T-helper) cell DNA
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Other Integrase inhibitors
-raltegravir -dolutegravir -bitegravir -elvitegravir
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What type of therapy is used for HIV treatment
Combination therapy is essential
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Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy (HAART)
Goal is to reduce HIV in plasma - Viral load -No AIDs development -cannot pass virus to others
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Drug combinations
1. 2 NRTIs + 1NNRTI 2. 2 NRTIs + 1 or 2 Protease inhibitors 3. BIKTARVY (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir/alafenmide)
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BIKTARVY (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir/alafenmide)
-Single tab treatment of HIV-1 infection (2018) -Integrase inhibitor + 2 NRTIs
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Tenofivir and emtricitabine -2 RTI combination
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Daily drug regime for HIV is to
To prevent acquisition of HIV infection by uninfected persons
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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
-Drugs taken very soon after possible exposure to HIV -start within 3 days and lasts 28 -Eg. Raltegravir + tenofovir + emtricitabine
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Influenza
Has many different strains -A is 96% -B -C is less severe symptoms
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What causes the differentiation in influenza
H + N surface proteins -eg. H1N1 vs. H3N2
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Herpes virus group
-Varicella Zoster virus -Herpes simplex virus Cytomegalovirus
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Varicella virus types
-Chicken Pox (Varicella) -Shingles (Herpes zoster)
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Herpes simplex virus types
-HSV-1 (Oral) -HSV-2 (Genital)
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Drugs for influeza
-Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) -Zanamivir -Baloxavir
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Influenza treatment
-Should begin within 2 days of symptom onset -Can be used prophylactically if vaccine isn't an option -Can reduce recovery time when used therapeutically
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Baloxavir treatment (Influenza)
-Newer drug -single dose regime - Equally effective as oseltamivir
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Drugs for herpes virus
-Synthetic nucleoside analogues -Acyclovir (Zovirax)
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Synthetic nucleoside analogues
-treats herpes virus -Nucleosides are DNA building blocks -Stops viral DNA synthesis
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Acyclovir (Zovirax)
-Used to suppress replication of herpes virus -Used for initial and recurrent episodes -Topical, oral, parenteral forms
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What forms of herpes does Acyclvir suppress
-HSV-1 -HSV-2 -VSV
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Drugs for herpes Cytomegalovirus
DNA Polymerase Inhibitors -Ganciclovir
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Cytomegalovirus
-Herpes virus family -May have virus but no symptoms -spread by bodily fluids -can affect brain, eyes, lungs, and GI
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Ganciclovir treats
-Cytomegalovirus -CMV retinitis (Ophthalmic form is surgically implanted) -available in parenteral forms
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Ribavirin
-synthetic nucleoside -PO or inhalation -Treats- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Hep C
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