Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Flashcards
What changes occur to blood flow during acute inflammation?
arteriolar dilation
increased blood flow
slowing of flow, even to stasis
also increased vascular permeability as post capillary venules leak large molecules
What aspects of inflammation can be mediated by histamine?
redness, heat, swelling, hypotension, and airway constriction
NOT chemotaxis
What aspects of inflammation can be mediatec by PGE2 and PGI2?
vasodilation
increased vascular permeability
pain
What aspect o inflammation can be mediated by PGD2 and thromboxane?
bronchoconstriction
What aspects of inflammation can be caused by TXA2?
platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction
What aspect of inflammation can be OPPOSED by PGI2?
platelet aggregation
causes vasodilation
What aspects of inflammation can be mediateed by the leukotriene LTB4?
it’s a chemotatic factor for PMNs and it will reduce pain threshold
What are the two kinins we know?
bradykinin and kallidin
What aspects of inflammation cna be mediated by the kinins?
everything pretty much - just not a chemtatic factor
super strong vasodilator which will result in hypotension
What are the two pools of histamine in the body?
mast cell histamine
non-mast cell histamine
Where is histamine found in mast cells and basophils?
it’s preformed in granules - bound by ionic bonds to a heparin protein complex
Where is non-mast cell histamine located?
in cells of the CNS (nerve endings)
cells of epidermis
in tissues undergoing rapid growth or repair (bone marrow, wounds, etc.)
enterochromaffin-like cells in the stomach - used to activate the parietal cells
What enzyme will convert histidine to histamine in mast cells and other cells that synthesize histamine?
L=histidine decarboxylase
What happens with ORAL administration of histamine? why?
nothing - because as it’s absorbed it’s inactivated by enzymes in the intestinal wall or liver
WHat happens with INTRACUTANEOUS administration of histamine?
itching, pain and hives
What happens with INTRANASLA administration of histamine?
intense itching, sneezing, hypersecretion and nasal blockage (vasodilation and edema)
What happens with INTRAVENOUS administration of histamine?
- blood pressure decrease
- tachycardia (response to drop in BP)
- braonchoconstriction
- flushing of face
- headache
- urticaria/hives
- mucus secretion
- gastric acid secretion
What’s the clinical use of histamine?
pretty limited - we can inhale it to assess bronchial reactivity and use it intradermally to assess th eintegrity of sensory neurons - that’s about it
What type of agonist are the antihistamines?
inverse agonists - which means they reduce receptor activity below basal levels observe in the absence of any ligand (some classify them as antagonists, but they really go beyond that)
What dtermines how a cell will respond to histamine?
the histamine receptors it has: H1, H2, H3 or H4
What do the H1 receptors mediate?
- bronchoconstriciton
- contraction of GI smooth muscle
- increased capillary permeability (wheal)
- pruritis
- pain
- release of catecholamines from adrenal medulla
What do the H2 receptors mediate?
gastric acid secretion!!
inhibition of IgE-mediated basophil histamine release
inhibition of T lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity
suppression of Th2 cells and cytokines
What do the H3 and H4 receptors mediate?
they’re located on the histaminergic nerve terminals and many immune cells, so they regulate the activity of these cells - not of clinical use yet
What are the cardiac effects of the mixed H1 and H2 receptor mediated responses?
increased heart rate
icnreased force of contraction
increased arrhythmias
slowed AV conduction
Both H1 and H2 will trigger vasodilation, but how do they differ in this?
H1 - rapid dilator response that’s short lived
H2 - developes more slowly and is sustained
What receptors were blocked by the first generation antihistamines?
H1 receptors, but also muscarinic, alpha adrenerfic and serotonin receptors
True or false: first generation antihistamines couldn’t reach the CNS.
false - they could because they aren’t recognized by the P-glyc efflux pump
How were the first gen antihistamines metaoblized?
transformed to inactive metabolites in the liver and excreted in the urine
What were the side effects of the first gen antihistamines?
sedation! (and associated symptoms…like dizziness, etc.)
drying of secretions
GI disturbances
What would acute first gen antihistamine poisoning look like?
like atropine poisoning: fixed and dilated pupils, flushed face, fever, dry mouth, excitation, hallucinations
terminally - coma and cardiorespiratory collapse
What are the two first generation antihistamines we need to know?
diphenhydramine
chlorpheniramine