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Drug Metabolism and Drug Toxicity

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 14 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 14 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OTF-GMT-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Biotechnology BSc
  • Optional modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

OTV-BIC1-T finished , OTN-ORGC-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 3 – max. 50

Topic

On the seminaries of this facultative course the molecular background and the influenceability of the side and toxic effects of different drugs are aimed, during the drug absorption, drug transformation and drug elimination.

During the course, the metabolic activation and transformation of the environmental carcinogens are to be discussed.

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction. The toxicological aspects of drug metabolism. - Almási Attila
  • 2. Characteristics of xenobiotics in the body - Almási Attila
  • 3. Metabolic transformation I. Phase I. or functionalisation reactions 1 (CYP enzymes). - Almási Attila
  • 4. Metabolic transformations II. Phase I. or functionalisation reactions 2 (FAD enzymes and non microsomal transformations). - Almási Attila
  • 5. Metabolic transformations III. Phase II. or conjugation reactions 1 ( glucuronic acid conjugation, sulphate conjugation). - Almási Attila
  • 6. Metabolic transformations IV. Phase II. or conjugation reactions 2 ( amino acid conjugation, acetylation, methylation, gluthatione conjugation). - Almási Attila
  • 7. Phase III. transformations (transporters), general molecular mechanism of drug toxicity. - Almási Attila
  • 8. Biotransformation and the toxic effects of the paracetamol. Factors influence the toxicity of the paracetamol. - Almási Attila
  • 9. Toxicity of the non-steroid antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Hepatotoxic effect of the diclofenac. - Almási Attila
  • 10. Toxicity of the troglitazone. Sulfonamide hypersensitivity. - Almási Attila
  • 11. Chemical carcinogenesis I., Definition, cell division, environmental carcinogens, chemical carcinogenesis. - Almási Attila
  • 12. Chemical carcinogenesis II., Structure and metabolic activation of environmental carcinogens. - Almási Attila
  • 13. Metabolic differences between species, genetic polymorphism. - Almási Attila
  • 14. Changes in drug metabolism during pregnancy and at aged people. - Almási Attila

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Slides of the lectures.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Acknowledgement of the course is in accord with the Code of Studies and Examinations. At most three absences can be accepted from the seminaries.

Mid-term exams

In the end of the semester the students write an end-semester test. The test is evaluated in percentage and the final grade is to be established based on this result. The result of the test should be above 60%.

Making up for missed classes

The replacement of the missed test is required.

Exam topics/questions

Based on the announced thesis list.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Almási Attila
Rólunk