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Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Tetracyclines Macrolides Chloramphenicol Aminoglycosides Clindamycin Streptogramins Alan M. Reynared, Ph.D.
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QUICK REVIEW - Protein Synthesis
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Tetracyclines - Structure
Excretion R1 R2 R3 R4 mg/hr tetracycline (Achromycin) H OH CH3 H chlortetracycline (Aureomycin) H OH CH3 Cl oxytetracycline (Terramycin) OH OH CH3 H demethylchlortetracycline (Declomycin) H OH H Cl doxycycline (Vibramycin) OH CH3 H H minocycline (Minocin) H H H N(CH3) 9
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Tetracyclines - Uses Gram- Bacteria Other Organisms
Helicobacter pylori (duodenal ulcer) Borrelia recurrentis (Lyme disease, relapsing fever) Other Organisms Mycoplasma pneumoniae acne
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Tetracycline - Mechanism
Inhibits protein synthesis Static Chelates divalent cations -- Ca++, Mg++
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Tetracycline - Adverse Effects
headache, nausea, vomiting discoloration of bones and teeth photosensitivity liver damage superinfection
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Superinfection A new infection appearing during treatment
for a primary infection The organism will be resistant to the antibiotic used for the primary infection Organisms causing superinfection Staphylococcus aureus - enterocolitis Candida albicans - vagina, mouth Clostridium difficile - pseudomembranous colitis Risk factors in hospital > 6 days 6 > age > 60 broad spectrum antibiotic
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Tetracylines Administration Oral administration but interference by
food, Ca++, Mg++ Excretion renal, fecal enterohepatic
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Chloramphenicol - structure/features
Broad Spectrum Inexpensive Oral administration Virtually non-toxic
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Chloramphenicol - uses/toxicity
Haemophilus influenzae (meningitis) Typhus Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever eye infections Adverse Effects superinfection aplastic anemia
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Chloramphenicol - mechanism
Inhibits protein synthesis Static
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Macrolides - structure / names
erythromycin azithromycin clarithromycin
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Macrolides - uses whooping cough pharyngitis
Community-acquired pneumonia Penicillin-allergic patients staphylococcus streptococcus pneumococcus
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Macrolides - mechanism
Inhibits protein synthesis Static
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Macrolides - toxicity / drug interactions
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea cholestatic hepatitis (esp. estolate) Drug Interactions inhibit P450 system
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Macrolides Administration erythromycin destroyed by gastric acid
- enteric coated tablets - erythromycin stearate - erythromycin estolate food decreases absorption of all macrolides
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Aminoglycosides - structure / names
streptomycin gentamicin kanamycin tobramycin neomycin netilmicin paromomycin amikacin spectinomycin
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Aminoglycosides - uses
Amikacin serious Gram-negative infections endocarditis (+ a penicillin or cephalosporin) Streptomycin plague (Yersinia pestis) tuleremia (Francisella tulerensis) tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
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Aminoglycosides - mechanism
inhibits protein synthesis ribosomal binding is very tight cidal at high doses bacterial cell permeability
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Aminglycosides - adverse effects
- deafness - vertigo - kidney damage
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Aminoglycosides - spectinomycin
Use Reserve drug for gonorrhea
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Clindamycin USES Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes
Bacteroides fragilis Clostridium tetani
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Clindamycin - mechanism
Inhibits protein synthesis static
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Clindamycin - adverse effects
superinfection pseudomembranous colitis (ulcerative colitis) Clostridium difficile
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Streptogramins Synercid synergistic combination quinupristin
dalfopristin activity against staphylococci streptococci vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
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Drug Resistance Types of resistance Mechanisms of resistance
chromosomal plasmid-mediated Mechanisms of resistance enzymatic destruction of drug altered target of drug decreased influx of drug increased efflux of drug
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Drug Resistance Multiple Drug Resistance Transmissible Drug Resistance
epidemic of dysentary in Tokyo Multiple Drug Resistance streptomycin 10-8 tetracycline 10-8 chloramphenicol 10-8 sulfisoxazole 10-8 all four 10-32 Transmissible Drug Resistance patient excreting MDR S. dysenteriae and E. coli
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Drug Resistance Bacterial Conjugation
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Drug Resistance Plasmid specifying resistance to 2 antibiotics
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Drug Resistance MDR spread rapidly all over the world
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Drug Resistance Increase in resistance with increased
production of antibiotics
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Drug Resistance - specific antibiotics
penicillin -lactamase altered penicillin-binding protein aminoglycosides acetylation AcCoA + AG AcAG + CoA phosphorylation ATP + AG P-Ag + ADP adenylylation ATP + AG AMP-Ag + PPi
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Drug Resistance - specific antibiotics
chloramphenicol acetylation AcCoA + CM AcCM + CoA erythromycin altered ribosome tetracycline active efflux of drug
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Drug Resistance - aminoglycosides
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