ANS Control of BP + Sympatholytics in Control of BP Flashcards
Systolic BP
pressure inside arteries when the heart pumps
diastolic BP
pressure when the heart relaxes between beats
Isolated systolic HTN
- can increase risk of stroke and heart attack
- results from pathophysiologic changes in the arterial vasculature consistent with aging
Chronic HTN damages end organs
- heart (heart failure, coronary artery disease, angina/ischemia, MI)
- kidney (kidney disease/failure)
- brain (stroke)
- eyes (vision loss)
Primary or essential HTN accounts for
85 - 90% of all cases
Interrelated Diseases: Diabetes and HTN
- lifestyles that lead to HTN can also lead to diabetes
- diabetic nephropathy can cause HTN
- complex mechanism, incompletely understood
- includes excess Na retention, sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and renin-angiotension-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation, endothelial cell dysfunction (ECD), and increased oxidative stress
- autonomic neuropathy can lead to orthostatic hypotension
- glucose and fat can lead to vascular damage
Blood pressure equation
= cardiac output x peripheral vascular resistance
- reduce cardiac output (pace or force)
- reduce vascular resistance (vasodilation, decrease blood volume)
Targets for antihypertensive drugs
- heart –> reduce cardiac output
- resistance arterioles
- veins (SANS)
- kidney (reduce fluids, reduce blood volume)
Nervous System comprised of _____ and ______
Central nervous system AND peripheral nervous system
Peripheral nervous system comprised of _____ and _____
Autonomic nervous system AND somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system comprised of _____ and _____
Sympathetic system AND parasympathetic system
Sympathetic
Fight or flight (adrenaline/epinephrine)
Parasympathetic
rest and digest
Sympathetic NTs
- norepi
- epi
Parasympathetic NTs
- ACh
- Muscarinic (exogenous)
- Nictine (exogenous)
Parasympathetic Pre ganglionic
Long
Parasympathetic Post ganglionic
Short
Sympathetic Pre ganglionic
Short
Sympathetic Post ganglionic
Long
Baroreceptor
Body’s system to measure and maintain BP
Pressure Equation
Cardiac output (CO) x Vascular Resistance (VR)
-vascular resistance primarily controlled by SANS
Cardiac output (CO) equation
Stroke volume (SV) x Heart rate (HR)
-SV and HR controlled by PANS and SANS
Electrical Conduction Systems: Chronotropic
- SA node cells = pacemaker cells
- rate of contraction
Electrical Conduction Systems: Inotropic
- AV node
- Force of contraction
- Cardiomyocytes
Activation of beta 1 (in the heart)
increases HR + Force/SV
Activation of M2 (in the heart)
decreases HR + Force/SV
Beta 1 receptors in the kidney
control renin release
For the kidney: Sympathetic activation –>
NE –> renal beta 1 –> secretion of renin
- Renin plays a role in increasing BP
- Part of reason why beta blockers reduce BP
Activation of renal sympathetic nerves release
dopamine from proximal tubules
Dopamine is produced in the
proximal tubules
Dopamine receptors expressed along the
kidney tubules (particularly the Gs-coupled D1 receptors)
Dopaminergic CV effects
< 3 mcg/kg/min: D-selective = vasodilation
3 - 7.5 mcg/kg/min: beta 1-AR = increase CO
> 7.5 mcg/kg/min: alpha 1-AR = vasoconstriction (used in hypovolemic cardiogenic shock)
Dopamine causes
natriuresis (sodium) –> diuresis
Dopamine –>
generates cAMP –> decreases the activity of the Na/H exchanger (luminal membrane) –> diminishes Na reabsorption –> increases Na excretion (primarily in the proximal tubule)
Natriuresis lowers concentration of Na in the blood –>
osmotic force –> drag water out of blood circulation and into the urine –> lowers blood volume
M3R promotes
vasoconstriction in pathologies in which the vascular endothelium is disrupted (e.g. atherosclerosis)
Beta receptor blockers
impact the heart and decrease in force and rate of cardiac contraction
peripherally acting sympatholytics
impact the heart and decrease in force and rate of cardiac contraction