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Gs

Increases cAMP

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Gi

Decreases cAMP

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Gq

Increases IP3 and Ca2+

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RTKs bind

Growth factors

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RTK activation

Cell growth and proliferation

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Biased agonism

Selective pathway activation

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Tachyphylaxis

Decreased response over time

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Cholera toxin

Locks G alpha s active and increases cAMP

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Losartan effect

Blocks Gq and decreases IP3

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Voltage gated channels

Open with membrane potential change

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Ligand gated channels

Open with ligand binding

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Local anesthetics MOA

Block voltage gated Na channels

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nAChR type

Ligand gated ion channel

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nAChR effect

Na influx causing depolarization

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Myasthenia gravis

Autoimmune destruction of nAChR

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Metabolism

All chemical reactions in the body

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Catabolism

Breakdown producing energy

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Anabolism

Building requiring energy

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Liver function

Controls blood glucose

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Brain fuel

Glucose or ketones in starvation

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Cori cycle

Lactate travels to liver and becomes glucose

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Insulin

Decreases blood glucose

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Glucagon

Increases blood glucose

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GLP-1

Increases insulin and decreases appetite

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AMPK

Low energy sensor

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mTOR

Growth and protein synthesis pathway

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AMPK inhibits

mTOR

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Rapamycin

Inhibits mTOR

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Metformin

Activates AMPK

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Obesity

BMI greater than or equal to 30

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Insulin resistance

Decreased glucose uptake

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SGLT2 inhibitors

Excrete glucose in urine

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Leptin

Decreases appetite

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Ghrelin

Increases appetite

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Starvation

Fat used as main fuel

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Exercise

Increases glucagon and decreases insulin

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Cachexia

Cancer related wasting

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Malaria cause

Plasmodium falciparum

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Artemisinin key structure

Endoperoxide bridge

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Artemisinin MOA

Free radical damage

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Paclitaxel MOA

Stabilizes microtubules

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Paclitaxel effect

Stops mitosis

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Morphine target

Mu receptor

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Naloxone

Opioid antagonist

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Ziconotide target

N type calcium channels

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Ziconotide MOA

Blocks calcium entry

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Tropane alkaloids

Analgesic narcotic and anti nausea

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Synthetic biology goal

Produce drugs using engineered organisms

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CYP enzymes

Drug metabolism

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Poor metabolizer

Increased drug levels and toxicity

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Ultra rapid metabolizer

Drug cleared quickly causing no effect

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CPIC

Guides therapy after genetic test

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HLA B1502

Carbamazepine SJS risk

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HLA B5701

Abacavir contraindication