8. Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system: Pharmacology of the sympathetic nervous system (sympathomimetics, sympatholytics) Flashcards
Sympathetic nervous system
Fight or flight
Sympathomimetics
Mimics the effects of transmitter substances of the sympathetic nervous system
- Delays premature labour
- Postganglionic sympathetic terminals
- Used in the treatment of:
- Cardiac arrest
- ↓ BP
Give examples of sympathomimetics
- Catecholamines
- Adrenaline
- Noradrenaline
- Dopamine
List the categories of sympathomimetics
- Nonspecific
- Specific
- β2 agonists
- α-adrenoceptor agonists
- α2 agonists
Sympathomimetic effect: Eye
- ↑ Aqueous humour production
- Mydriasis
- m. constrictor pupillae inhibition
Sympathomimetic effect: Cardiovascular system
- Positive chronotropic (β1 agonist)
- Inotropic effect (β1 antagonist)
- Vasoconstriction (α1 agonist)
- Vasodilation (β2 agonist)
Sympathomimetic effect: GI tract
SM relaxation (α2 agonist)
Sympathomimetic effect: Respiratory tract
Bronchodilation (β2 agonist)
Sympathomimetic effect: Urinary tract
↑ Sphincter constriction
List some nonspecific sympathomimetics
- Adrenaline
- Noradrenaline
Adrenaline
- Positive inotropic, dromotropic, chronotropic effect (↑systolic pressure)
- Vasodilation in muscle
- ↓ Total peripheral resistance
- Arrhythmogenic
Noradrenaline
↑ Blood pressure
List some specific sympathomimetics
- Dobutamine
- Isoproterenol
Dobutamine
Mainly β1 receptors (cardiac effect)
Isoproterenol
Only β receptors
(Heary, bronchi, muscle, vessels)