Autonomic Nervous system and drugs Flashcards
What is the action of Botulinum toxin? What bacteria is it associated with?
Action: Protease that cleaves SNARE proteins –> Inhibits release of ACH –> FLACCID paralysis
Bacteria: Clostridium (other clostridia are C. Diff, Tetanus, and C. Perfringens)
Note: Carried on a phage (Shiga, Botulinum, Cholera, Diptheria, strep pyogenes)
What are the pre and post ganglionic receptors for parasympathetic innervation?
Pre: Ach-Nictoninc-(N)
Post: Ach-Muscarinic-(1-5)
How do nicotinic acetylcholine receptors work? Where are they found?
Ach-Nicotinic(n) AND Ach-Nicotinic(m) receptors = Na/K channels
Found in:
- Parasympathetic preganglionic (N-n)
- Sympathetic preganglionic (N-n)
- Adrenal medulla (N-n)
- Skeletal muscle (N-m)
How do muscarinic acetylcholine receptors work? Where are they found?
muscarinic receptors = GPCR
Found in:
- Parasympathetic postganglionic
- Sympathetic postganglionic (sweat)
All preganglionics act on what kind of receptors?
Nicotinic-N acetylcholine
Where are Nicotinic-M acetylcholine receptors found?
ONLY in skeletal muscle
Where are Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors found?
Postganglionic parasympathetics (all) and sympathetics (sweat)
What are the pre and post ganglionic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system?
Pre: Acetylcholine Nicotinic-N (like all preganglionics)
Post:
- Norepinephrine Alpha and Beta (most places)
- Acetylcholine Muscarinic (sweat glands)
- D (renal vessels and renal smooth muscle)
- nothing postganglionic for adrenal medulla
Where are norepinephrine alpha and beta receptors found?
On sympathetically innervated:
- cardiac cells
- smooth muscl
- glands
- nerve terminals
NOT on sweat glands and adrenal medulla (which are also sympathetic). Those have Ach-M (sweat) and Ach-Nn (adrenal medulla)
What are the pre and post ganglionic receptors of the adrenal medulla?
Trick question! There is no pre/post. Just one neuron synapsing onto Acetylcholine-Nicotonic-N receptors
What are the pre and post ganglionic receptors of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Pre: Acetylcholine-Nictoninic-N
Post: Acetylcholine-Muscarinic
What are the pre and post ganglionic receptors of skeletal muscle?
Trick question: There is no pre/post! Just one neuron synapsing onto Acetylcholine-Nicotinic-M receptor (the ONLY place we see nicotinic-M!)
What 4 broad categories does the sympathetic nervous system innervate?
- Sweat glands (use Ach-M receptor)
- Adrenal medulla (uses Ach-Nn receptor)
- Renal vasculature, renal SM (uses D receptor)
- Cardiac, SM, glands (use NE-alpha or NE-beta receptors)
First generation antihistaminics (H1 histamine receptor blocks) have what undesirable side effects?
- Antimuscarinic (Pupillary dilation, dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation)
- Anti-alpha-adrenergic (hypotension, dizziness)
- Anti-serotonergic (apetite stim, weight gain)
What do alpha 1 receptors do?
- Vasoconstriction (smooth muscle in the vessels contracts)
- Intestinal/bladder sphincter contraction
- Pupillary dilation
*memory: Picture making an alpha with string. You pull it TIGHTER to do vasoconstriction and bladder sphincter constriction, You LOOSEN it to make an eye (pupillary dilation)