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Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance
• 1928 – Fleming discovered penicillin, produced by Penicillium.
• 1940 – Howard Florey and Ernst Chain performed first clinical trials of penicillin.
Figure 20.1
Definitions• Chemotherapy The use of drugs to treat a
disease• Antimicrobial drugs Interfere with the growth of
microbes within a host• Antibiotic Substance produced by a
microbe that, in small amounts, inhibits another microbe
• Selective toxicity A drug that kills harmful microbes without damaging the host
• Bacteriostatic/ Modes of action that either kill or
bacteriocidal inhibit growth• Spectrum of activity Range of effect within or
between groups of microbes; narrow vs. broad-spectrum
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action of Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Penicillins
• Natural penicillins: G, V
• Semisynthetic penicillins
• “-cillin “ suffix
• Carbapenems
• Monobactam
Antibacterial Antibiotics Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Penicilins
• Cephalosporins
• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations more effective against gram-negatives
Antibacterial Antibiotics Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis:Cephalosporins
Figure 20.9
• Polypeptide antibiotics
• Bacitracin
• Topical application
• Against gram-positives
• Vancomycin
• Glycopeptide
• Important "last line" against antibiotic resistant S. aureus (e.g. MRSA)
Antibacterial Antibiotics Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Polypeptides
• Antimycobacterium antibiotics
• Isoniazid (INH)
• Inhibits mycolic acid synthesis
• Ethambutol
• Inhibits incorporation of mycolic acid
Antibacterial Antibiotics Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Anti-Mycobacterials
• Polymyxin B
• Topical
• Combined with bacitracin and neomycin in over-the-counter preparation
Antibacterial Antibiotics Injury to the Plasma Membrane
• Rifamycin
• Inhibits RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase
• Antituberculosis
• Quinolones and fluoroquinolones
• Ciprofloxacin
• Inhibits DNA gyrase so blocks DNA polymerase
• Urinary tract infections
Antibacterial Antibiotics Inhibitors of Nucleic Acid Synthesis
• Sulfonamides (Sulfa drugs)
• Inhibit folic acid synthesis
• Broad spectrum
Antibacterial Antibiotics Competitive Inhibitors
Figure 5.7
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Leakage thorough binding ergosterol
• Amphotericin B
• Inibitors of Ergosterol Syntehsis
• Miconazole, fluconazole
• Triazoles
Antifungal DrugsDamage through Ergosterol
• Echinocandins
• Inhibit synthesis of -glucan
• Cancidas is used against Candida and Pneumocystis
Antifungal DrugsInhibition of Cell Wall Synthesis
• Inhibition of Nucleic Acids • Flucytocine: cytosine analog interferes with RNA
synthesis• Pentamidine isethionate for Pneumocytis : binds to
DNA
• Inhibition of Mitosis (microtubule beakers)• Griseofulvin
• Used for superficial mycoses• Tolnaftate
• Used for athlete's foot; action unknown
Other Antifungal Drugs
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Protease inhibitors• Indinavir
• HIV• Inhibits attachment
• Zanamivir• Influenza
• Inhibits uncoating• Amantadine
• Influenza• Interferons prevent spread of viruses to new cells
• Viral hepatitis
Antiviral DrugsEnzyme Inhibitors
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Chloroquine
• Inhibits DNA synthesis
• Malaria
• Diiodohydroxyquin
• Unknown
• Amoeba
• Metronidazole (Flagyl)
• Damages DNA after becoming toxic from fermentation enzymes
• Entamoeba, Trichomonas, Giardia (no mitochondria!)
• (also works on obligately anaerobic bacteria like Clostrdium)
Antiprotozoan Drugs
• Niclosamide
• Prevents ATP generation
• Tapeworms
• Praziquantel
• Alters membrane permeability
• Flatworms
• Pyantel pamoate
• Neuromuscular block
• Intestinal roundworms
• Mebendazole
• Inhibits nutrient absorption
• Intestinal roundworms
• Ivermectin
• Paralyzes worm
• Intestinal roundworms
Antihelminthic Drugs
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance: Natural Selection
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1. Every bacterial population has variations in resistance due to gene transfer among them and mutation. Resistance is coded by DNA.
2. Some variants survive a brief antibiotic challenge because of their resistance.
3. Survivors are the “parents” of the next generation and pass on their particular resistance genes in their DNA.
4. The next and subsequent generations are composed of many variants. As a whole, the population is more resistant than the last.
• A variety of mutations can lead to antibiotic resistance.
• Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
1. Enzymatic destruction of drug
2. Prevention of penetration of drug
3. Alteration of drug's target site
4. Rapid ejection of the drug
• Resistance genes are often on plasmids or transposons that can be transferred between bacteria.
Antibiotic Resistance
• Misuse of antibiotics selects for resistance mutants. Misuse includes:
• Using outdated, weakened antibiotics
• Using antibiotics for the common cold and other inappropriate conditions
• Use of antibiotics in animal feed
• Failure to complete the prescribed regimen
• Using someone else's leftover prescription
Antibiotic Resistance
• Synergism occurs when the effect of two drugs together is greater than the effect of either alone.
• E.g. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
• Penicillin with beta-lactamase inhibitor (clav. acid)
• Alcohol and sleeping pills
• Antagonism occurs when the effect of two drugs together is less than the effect of either alone.
• E.g. Ibuprofen (anti-diuretic properties) + diuretic
• Penicillin + streptomycin
Effects of Combinations of Drugs
• Antimicrobial peptides
• Broad spectrum antibiotics from plants and animals
• Squalamine (sharks)
• Protegrin (pigs)
• Magainin (frogs)
• Antisense agents
• Complementary DNA or peptide nucleic acids that binds to a pathogen's virulence gene(s) and prevents transcription
The Future of Chemotherapeutic Agents
Antimicrobial Drugs
• History
• Some definitions
• Mechanisms of Action or Antibacterials
• Protein synthesis inhibitors
• Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
• Plasma membrane-injuring agents
• Nucleic acid inhibitors
• Metabolic/enzyme inhibitors
• Antifungals
• Antivirals
• Antiprotozoan drugs
• Antihelminthics
• Antibiotic Resistance