Apex- Opioid & Non-opioid analgesics Flashcards
What are pain receptors called
Nociceptors
What is it called when a nociceptor converts a noxious stimulus to an action potential?
Transduction
How is facial pain transmitted?
via cranial nerve V (trigeminal)
*bypasses the spinal cord and conducts pain stimuli directly to the brain
What is pain transduction blocked by? (5)
(converting the stimulus into an action potential)
-Nsaids, opioids, local anesthetic CREAMS, steroids, antihistamines.
What is pain TRANSMISSION blocked by?
(pain transmitted from the periphery to the CNS)
Local anesthetics for peripheral or neuraxial nerve blocks
When doing a peripheral or neuraxial nerve block, do you block pain transmission or transduction?
transmission
Pain is transmitted via what types of fibers?
A delta & C
What are the 2 important excitatory NTs in the dorsal horn?
Glutamate and substance P
Discuss the transmission of pain and where the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd order neurons synapse
- 1st order neuron transmits signal from site of injury
> dorsal horn: can synapse with a 2nd order neuron at the level it enters or travel along the tract of Lissauer before synapsing at a higher or lower level
> after synapsing with the 2nd order neuron it CROSSES to the contralateral side of the spinal cord and ASCENDS to the brain via the SPINOTHALMIC tract
> the 2nd and 3rd order neurons synapse in the thalamus
> 3rd order neuron projects to other brain regions (cortex, limbic system, etc)
Order of steps of the pain process
(modulation, transduction, perception, transmission)
- Transduction
- Transmission
- Modulation
- Perception
allodynia
Pain resulting from a non-painful stimulus (pain from ALL the things)
Drugs that target pain transduction (5) vs transmission (1) vs modulation (6) vs perception (3)
transduction (5)
> NSAIDS
> LA creams
> Steroids
> Antihistamines
> Opioids
transmission (1)
> local anesthetics via peripheral nerve or neuraxial blocks
modulation (6)
>neuraxial opioids
>NMDA antagonist
>alpha-2 agonists
>AchE inhibitors
>SSRIs
>SNRIs
perception (3)
>general anesthetics
>opioids
>alpha-2 agnoists
Re: Modulation: what 2 things is pain augmented (enhanced) by?
Central sensitization & Wind-up
Re: Modulation: what 2 things is pain inhibited by?
- spinal neurons releasing GABA & Glycine
- Descending pathway releases NE, serotonin, and endorphins
Opioid receptor stimulation results increased/decreased:
cAMP
adenylate cyclase activity
calcium conductance
potassium conductance
cAMP - decreased
adenylate cyclase activity - decreased
calcium conductance- decreased (reduces NT release)
potassium conductance- increased (hyperpolarizes nerve so it’s less responsive to stimulation)
Where does pain modulation typically take place?
in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
MOP receptor is what
Mu
DOP receptor is what
Delta
KOP receptor is what
Kappa
NOP receptor is what
ORL1 ?
6 key physiologic effects of Mu receptor stimulation
- analgesia
- euphoria
- Physical dependence
- resp depression
- bradycardia
- constipation
(Try to answer in systems, from top to bottom)
Endogenous ligands for the Mu, delta, kappa, and NOP receptors
Mu- endorphins
Delta- Enkephalins
Kappa - dynorphins (thinks dysphoria)
NOP - nociceptins
What does pre-synaptic mu receptor stimulation result in?
reduced calcium conductance via N-type calcium channels
>decreased NT release
What does stimulation of mu receptors on the post-synaptic neuron result in?
increase of K+ conductance
>hyperpolarizes neuron
>decreased RMP
>makes it more resistant to stimulation
Where are mu receptors found?
- Peripheral NS
>A-delta & C fibers - CNS
>dorsal horn
>RAS
>thalmus
>somatosensory cortex - Descending inhibitor pathway
>periadquaductal gray
>nucleus raphe magnus - Immune cells
>leukocytes
What does stimulation of mu receptors in the descending spinal pathway?
stimulates the release of endorphins, serotonin, and NE in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
(via mu receptors in the periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe Magnus)
What happens when opioids bind to an opioid receptor (chemical processes)
- opioid binds
- G-protein is activated
- Adenylate cyclase is turned off
- Less cAMP is produced
- CA+ conductance is decreased (presynaptic)
- K+ conductance is increased (post-synaptic)
T/F all opioid receptor stimulation result in bradycardia
False- just Mu
Which opioid receptor does not produce miosis
Delta
Which opioid receptor produces diuresis?
Kappa
T/F- all opioid receptors result in N/V, increased biliary pressure and decreased peristalsis
false- just mu
Stimulation of which opioid receptor does NOT result in pruritis
kappa
What’s associated with Mu-3 stimulation
Immune suppression
Which mu-subtype targets spinal analgesia only (not supraspinal)
Mu-2
Which Mu-subtype is associated with resp depression
Mu-2
-resp depression, phsycial deprendence > constipation