Agonism

ReceptorAg onists. In the histamine molecule there are two principal stmctural elements an imidazole moiety and an ethylamine side chain (16). Only the N -position is absolutely necessary for agonism. The imidazole ring can be replaced, eg, 2-pyridylethylamine,... 

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With a host computer framework, the control package is all in the software. Changing the program can still be agonizing, but the program can be tested off-line. There is more flexibility in the computer system, which can be used for many other purposes, including on-line heat and weight balances. 

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FIGURE 3.6 Classical model of agonism. Ordinates response as a fraction of the system maximal response. Abscissae logarithms of molar concentrations of agonist, (a) Effect of changing efficacy as defined by Stephenson [24], Stimulus-response coupling defined by hyperbolic function Response = stimulus/(stimulus-F 0.1). (b) Dose-response curves for agonist of e = 1 and various values for Ka. 

It can be seen that for values a>l, the value (l/oc)< 1, and the denominator in Equation 3.16 will be less than the numerator. The ratio with the result that Poo/Po will be >1 (increased channel opening i.e., agonism). Also, the potency of the agonist will be greater as the spontaneous... 

The most probable mechanism for inverse agonism is the same one operable for positive agonism namely, selective receptor state affinity. However, unlike agonists that have a selectively higher affinity for the receptor active state (to induce G-protein activation and subsequent physiological response) inverse agonists have a selectively higher affinity for the inactive receptor state and thus uncouple already spontaneously coupled [RaG] species in the system. 

The discovery of constitutive receptor activity uncovered a major new idea in receptor pharmacology namely, the concept of negative efficacy and inverse agonism. 

Therefore, the operational model for agonism can be rewritten for variable slope by passing the stimulus equation through the forcing function (Equation 3.51) to yield... 

FIGURE 5.3 Different types of functional readouts of agonism. Receptors need not mediate cellular response but may demonstrate behaviors such as internalization into the cytoplasm of the cell (mechanism 1). Receptors can also interact with membrane proteins such as G-proteins (mechanism 2) and produce cytosolic messenger molecules (mechanism 3), which can go on to mediate gene expression (mechanism 4). Receptors can also mediate changes in cellular metabolism (mechanism 5). 

The receptor occupancy curve can be converted to concentration-response curves by processing occupancy through the operational model for agonism (see Section 3.6). Under these circumstances, Equation 6.6 becomes... 

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