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Cellular Communication Flashcards

1
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Types of intercellular communication by chemicals

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Endocrine
Paracrine
Autocrine

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Signaling molecule is secreted by a cell and transported through the circulation where it acts on a distant target cell

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Endocrine cell signaling

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Chemical signaling molecule is released by one cell and acts locally to regulate the behavior of a neighboring cell

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Paracrine cell signaling

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A cell responds to a signaling molecule that it also produced

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Autocrine cell signaling

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5
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Any chemical that binds to a receptor is a ____

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Ligand

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6
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What is another name for ligand?

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First messenger

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7
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What results from signal recognition and transduction of an extracellular message ?

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Second messenger or
Catalytic cascade

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Four types of receptor-based signal transducers

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  1. Transmembrane G protein couple receptors
  2. Transmembrane ligand-gated ion channels
  3. Transmembrane enzyme-linked receptors
  4. Soluble intracellular (nuclear) receptors
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9
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What are the four categories of small, hydrophilic chemical messengers?

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Amino acids
Biogenic amines
Choline esters
Idothyronines

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10
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Four examples of amino acid chemical messengers

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Glycine
Glutamate
GABA
Aspartate

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Five examples of biogenic amine chemical messengers

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Serotonin (5-HT)
Histamine

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12
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Example of a choline ester

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Acetylcholine

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13
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Two idothyronines

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Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)

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What chemical messengers are derived from tyrosine?

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Idothyronines (T4 and T3)

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What are some general features of small, hydrophilic chemical messengers?

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Polar molecules that are ionized at physiologic pH

Need cell-surface receptors to cross plasma membranes

Stored in vesicles in the cells that synthesized them

Typically released by exocytosis (excluding T3 and T4)

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16
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Three general categories of lipophilic chemical messengers

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Steroids
Eicosanoids
Other

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17
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Examples of endogenous steroids

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Aldosterone
Cortisol
Testosterone
Progesterone
Estrogens

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18
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Examples of eicosanoids

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Prostaglandins
Leukotrienes
Thromboxanes

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19
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Two miscellaneous lipophilic chemical messengers

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Vitamin D3
Retinoids

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What are general characteristics of peptide and protein chemical messengers?

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Usually polar (hydrophilic)

Do not readily cross plasma membranes = usually bind to cell surface

Synthesized as precursor molecules

Stored in vesicles in the cells that synthesized them

Circulate in the blood stream as unbound molecules

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21
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What is the sequence of signal transduction through G protein-coupled receptors?

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First messenger (ligand) > GPCR > Effector > Second messenger > Cellular response

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What are the three components of signal transduction through GPCRs?

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  1. A plasma membrane receptor with seven transmembrane helical segments
  2. A guanosine nucleotide- binding protein activates the effector enzyme or pathway
  3. An effector (usually an enzyme) in or associated with the plasma membrane that generates an intracellular second messenger
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23
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What are the heterotrimeric G protein families?

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Gs
Gi
Gq
G12, 13

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24
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Enzyme that produces cyclic adenosine monophosphate

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Adenylyl cylase

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25
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Enzyme that produces inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylgycerol (DAG)

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Phospholipase C

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26
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Enzyme that produces eicosanoids

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Phospholipase A2

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27
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Intercellular junction that helps the nervous system communicate

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Synapse

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28
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Two types of synapses

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Chemical
Electrical

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29
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Which type of synapse is most prevalent?

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Chemical

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30
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Signals flow directly from one cell to another in a bi-directional fashion

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Electrical synapses

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31
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Signal travels in one direction from the presynaptic membrane to the postsynaptic membrane across a synaptic cleft

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Chemical synapses

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32
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Two types of receptors at chemical synapses

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Ion channels (ionotropic)
Heterotrimeric G proteins (metabotropic)

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33
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Three signals that open pores in gated ion channels

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Membrane voltage (electrical)
Chemicals (ligands)
Pressure (mechanical)

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34
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Primary neurotransmitter of peripheral efferent neural pathways

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Acetylcholine

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35
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Where does ach synthesis take place?

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Presynaptic nerve terminal

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36
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Type of Ach receptor that is ionotropic

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Nicotinic

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37
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Type of Ach receptor that is metabotropic

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Muscarinic

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38
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Ach substrates

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Acetyl-CoA
Choline

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39
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Primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain

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Glutamate

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40
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Responses to glutamate

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Motor neuron activation
Pain pathway transmission
Elevated pain sensation (hyperalgesia)
Memory formation
Cerebral neurotoxicity

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41
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Primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain

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GABA

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42
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Primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and lower brainstem

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Glycine

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43
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Where is glutamate synthesized?

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In the brain (it cannot cross BBB)

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44
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What alpha G protein subunit results in the increased production of cAMP from adenylyl cyclase?

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Gs

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45
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What G protein alpha subunit stimulation results in decreased production of cAMP from adenylyl cyclase?

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Gi

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46
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What enzyme produces cAMP?

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Adenylyl cyclase

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47
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What enzyme produces inositol triphosphate?

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Phospholipase C (PLC)

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48
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What enzyme produces diacylglycerol?

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Phospholipase C

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49
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What enzyme produces eicosanoids?

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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)

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50
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What is the precursor for cAMP?

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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51
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What is the precursor for DAG and IP3?

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Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)

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52
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What G protein and substance are responsible for DAG and IP3 production?

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Gq
Ca++

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53
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What second messenger binds to Ca++ channels on the endoplasmic reticulum resulting in Ca++ release from ER into the cytoplasm?

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IP3

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54
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What second messenger acts as a docking site for and activator of protein kinase C (PKC)?

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DAG

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55
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What second messengers leave the cell and bind to GPCR on the surface of target cells?

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Eicosanoids

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56
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What enzyme liberates arachidonic acid from the cell membrane?

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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)

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57
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What is the precursor for prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, and CYP450 monooxygenases?

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Arachidonic acid

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58
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What is the precursor for endocannabinoids?

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Arachidonic acid

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59
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What family of enzymes catalyze the addition of phosphate groups to their groups?

60
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Ion movement during direct excitatory response

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Na+ into the cell
Ca++ into the cell

61
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Ion movement during direct inhibitory response

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Cl- into the cell

62
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Signal transduction of Nm ACh receptors

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Opens nonselective cation channels > Na+ influx

63
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Signal transduction of Nn ACh receptors

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Opens nonselective cation channels > Na+ influx

64
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Location of Nm ACh receptors

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Skeletal muscle at the neuromuscular junction

65
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Location of Nn ACh receptors

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Autonomic ganglia
Adrenal medulla
CNS

66
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Response to Nm ACh receptor stimulation

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End-plate depolarization and skeletal muscle contraction

67
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Response to Nn ACh receptor stimulation

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Depolarization of postsynaptic postganglionic neuron

Secretion of catecholamines

Arousal, attention, analgesia

68
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Signal transduction pathway of M1 ACh receptor

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Gq > PLC > increase IP3 & increase DAG > increase Ca++ > increase PKC

69
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Signal transductions (2) of M2 ACh receptor

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Beta/ gamma subunit of Gi > increase K+ channel (GIRK) opening

Gi > inhibits AC > decrease cAMP

70
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Signal transduction of M3 ACh receptor

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Gq > PLC > increase IP3 & increase DAG > increase Ca++ > increase PKC

71
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Signal transductions (2) of M4 ACh receptor

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Beta/ gamma subunit of Gi > increase K+ channel (GIRK) opening

Gi > inhibits AC > decrease cAMP

72
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Signal transduction of M5 ACh receptor

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Gq > PLC > increase IP3 & increase DAG > increase Ca++ > increase PKC

73
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Locations of M1 ACh receptors

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Autonomic ganglia

CNS

74
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Locations of M2 ACh receptors

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Cardiac nodal tissue

Cardiac muscle tissue

75
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Locations of M3 ACh receptors

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Smooth muscle
GI

76
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Locations of M4 ACh receptors

77
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Locations of M5 ACh receptors

78
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Response to M1 ACh receptor stimulation

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Autonomic- excitatory
Arousal, attention, analgesia

79
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Response to M2 ACh receptor stimulation

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Slowed spontaneous depolarization (decrease chronotropy); hyperpolarization

Decreased contractility (inotropy); Decreased Dromotropy

80
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Response to M3 ACh receptor stimulation

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Smooth muscle contraction

Increased salivary secretions

81
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Response to M4 ACh receptor stimulation

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Presynaptic autoreceptors > negative feedback to suppress ACh release

82
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Response to M5 ACh receptor stimulation

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Promotes dopamine release, dilation of cerebral arteries

83
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Two of the main ionotropic glutamate receptors

84
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How are AMPA receptors activated?

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Binding of two glutamate molecules

85
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What conditions must be met for full NMDA activation?

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Binding of two glutamates
Binding of two glycine molecules
Depolarizing voltage change

86
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Glutamate receptor that has non-selective cation channels that are highly permeable to Na+, but poorly permeable to Ca++

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AMPA receptor

87
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Glutamate receptor that has non-selective cation channels that are highly permeable to Ca++, but poorly permeable to Na+

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NMDA receptor

88
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Glutamate receptor that has Mg++ bound in the resting state

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NMDA receptor

89
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Glutamate receptor that depolarizes the postsynaptic membrane d/t glutamate release

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AMPA receptor

90
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How is the Mg++ block relieved on the NMDA receptor?

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Depolarization caused by AMPA receptor activity

91
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How is glutamate receptor activation terminated?

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  1. Transmitter reuptake by presynaptic glial transporters
  2. Transmitter diffusion out of the synaptic cleft
  3. Receptor desensitization
92
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What is exicitoxicity?

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Neuronal injury initiated by excessive glutamate receptor activity

93
Q

The majority of hypnotics target what receptor?

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GABAa receptor

94
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Pentameric ligand-gated Cl- channel

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GABAa receptor

95
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How are GABAa receptors activated?

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By binding of two GABA molecules

96
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What type of receptor are GABAb receptors?

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Metabotropic

97
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Amino acid neurotransmitter formed from serine in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction

98
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Glutamate is converted to GABA by what type of enzymatic reaction?

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Decarboxylation

99
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The 5 biogenic amine neurotransmitters

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Serotonin
Histamine

100
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The 3 catecholamines

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine

101
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Most biogenic amine neurotransmitter receptors are what type of receptor?

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Metabotropic

102
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What type of receptor is the 5-HT3 serotonin receptor?

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Ionotropic

103
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All catecholamines are synthesized from what amino acid?

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L-tyrosine

104
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Serotonin is synthesized from what amino acid?

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Tryptophan

105
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Histamine is synthesized from what amino acid?

106
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How is tyrosine generated if tyrosine supply is low?

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Cells can generate tyrosine from phenylalanine by hydorxylation

107
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What is the rate limiting step to in catecholamine synthesis?

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Tyrosine hydroxylation by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase to form L-DOPA

108
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What two enzymes metabolize catecholamines?

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Monoamine oxidase
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)

109
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What is the end-product of catecholamine metabolism?

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Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)

110
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What is the major metabolite of dopamine?

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Homovanillic acid (HVA)

111
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What is the metabolite of serotonin?

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5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)

112
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What cells synthesize histamine in the periphery?

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Mast cells
Basophils

113
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What is the major metabolite of histamine?

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Imidazole acetic acid

114
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What enzymatic reaction is present in ALL biogenic amine neurotransmitter biosynthesis?

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Decarboxylation

115
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Where is the largest concentration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain?

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Substantia nigra

116
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Where is the major concentration of noradrenergic neurons in the CNS?

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Locus coeruleus in the pons

117
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Where are the two major groups of adrenergic neurons in the CNS?

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Rostral ventrolateral medulla
Nucleus tractus solitarius

118
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Describe the release of norepinephrine in the peripheral nervous system

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From the postganglionic sympathetic neurons onto target tissues

119
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Describe the release of epinephrine in the peripheral nervous system

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From chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla into the circulation in response to stress

120
Q

What is the relationship between isoproterenol and alpha- and beta- adrenergic receptors?

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Isoproterenol activates beta adrenergic receptors, but alpha adrenergic receptors are poorly activated by isoproterenol

121
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Norepinephrine preferentially binds to what receptors?

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Alpha 1
Alpha 2
Beta 1

122
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Low concentrations of epinephrine has predominantly what effects?

123
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Higher concentrations of epinephrine has predominantly what effects?

124
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Where are serotonin receptors located?

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Rostral raphe nuclei > thalamus, limbic system, and cortex

Caudal raphe nuclei > spinal cord and within brainstem

125
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Where is the highest density of histamine-containing neurons?

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Turberomammillary region of the hypothalamus

126
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D2, D3, D4 alpha subunit

127
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Alpha-1 alpha subunit

128
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Alpha-2 alpha subunit

129
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Beta (1,2,3) alpha subunit

130
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5-HT1 alpha subunit

131
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5-HT2 alpha subunit

132
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5-HT4 alpha subunit

133
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Molecule composed of 5-carbon sugar (pentose), a nitrogenous base, at least one phosphate group

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Nucleotide

134
Q

What are the main pruinergic transmitters?

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ATP, ADP, and adenosine

135
Q

What does a sharp increase in adenosine levels in the extracellular fluid indicate?

A

Acute oxygen deficiency (stroke, MI, angina pectoris)

136
Q

How are purinergic neurotransmitters metabolized?

137
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Role of P2X receptors on sensory nerves

A

Detecting and signaling tissue damage and inflammation

138
Q

How is platelet aggregation induced?

A

ADP binding to P2Y receptors

139
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What signaling complex activates nitric oxide synthase?

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Ca++/ Calmodulin

140
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The 5 types of enzyme-linked receptors

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  1. Receptor guanyly cyclases
  2. Receptor tyrosine kinases
  3. Tyrosine kinase-associated receptors
  4. Receptor serine/ threonine kinases
  5. Receptor tyrosine phosphatases
141
Q

Cytosolic, heme-containing enzyme activated by nitric oxide

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Soluble guanylyl cyclase

142
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Guanylyl cyclase ligands

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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
Brain atrial natriuretic peptide (BNP)
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)

143
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Group of enzyme-linked receptors that work in pairs

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Receptor tyrosine kinases

144
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Receptor tyrosine kinases’ ligands

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Hormones
Growth factors

145
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Genetically regulated cell death

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