Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists Flashcards
Direct acting cholinergic agonists
Stimulate muscarinic or nicotinic receptors directly
Alkaloids and Choline esters
Indirect acting cholinergic agonists
Increase the amount of ACh available to act on mAChR and nAChR
Stimulate effector organs
Stimulate (followed by depression) muscle and ganglia
Stimulate (sometimes depress) receptors in the brain
(Reversible and irreversible)
Choline esters
Quaternary ammonium groups - not absorbed to CNS
Hydrolyzed by AChE: ACh > methacholine > carbachol > bethanechol (longest lasting)
MOA: direct cholinergic agonists
Alkaloids
Uncharged tertiary - well absorbed, can go to CNS
Basic (acidification of urine helps elimination)
MOA: direct cholinergic agonists
Muscarine (in mushrooms)
Quaternary amine
Highly toxic
Can enter CNS
M1
Nerves
M2
Heart, nerves, smooth muscle
M3
Glands, smooth muscle, endothelium
Predominates in most organs
M4
CNS (brain > SC)
M5
CNS (brain > SC)
Nm
Skeletal muscle and NMJ
Nn
Postganglionic cell body, dendrites, CNS (SC > brain)
IP3 and DAG cascade
M1, M3, M5
Inhibition of cAMP production
M2 and M4
Activation of K+ channels
M2
Na+ and K+ depolarizing ion channel
Nm and Nn
Skeletal muscle receptors
ONLY nAChR (nicotinic) Binding these receptors with agonist leads to depolarizing blockade
Depolarizing blockade
Binding AChR with greater affinity cause disorganized depolarization and doesn’t allow muscle cell to repolarize
Leads to flaccid paralysis/muscle relaxation
Ex. Succinylcholine
Prolonged presence of nAChR agonist
Abolishes effector response - postganglionic neuron stops firing
Skeletal muscle cells relax
General parasympathetic effects
Pupil constriction, accommodation, salivation, bronchiole constriction, lung secretions, gastric secretions, increase motility, diarrhea, urination
**INCREASE with agonist
PS and Eye
Constrict sphincter, increase aqueous humor flow
PS and Cardio
Only M2 mAChR
Reduce peripheral resistance
Atria > Ventricle - decrease rate and contractile strength
Release EDRF - relax SM around blood vessels
Small dose - slight BP decrease, increase HR reflex
Large dose - bradycardia and hypotension
PS and GI
Increase glandular secretions (salivary and gastric especially)
M3 - direct contraction
M2 - indirection contraction
Sphincter relaxation
PS and GU
Sphincter relaxation
Increase voiding
CNS - excitatory mAChRs
Increased cognitive function
CNS - inhibitory mAChRs
Tremors, hypothermia, and analgesia
CNS - nAChR activation
Dose dependent
Can have severe CNS consequences
PNS - nAChR activation
Simultaneously fire parasympathetics and sympathetics
Cardio - sympathetic dominates
GI/GU - parasympathetic dominates
Direct agonist use in Eye
Glaucoma - Increase flow via contraction (Replaced by beta blockers and prostaglandin derivatives)
Accommodative estropia - Cross eyed from accommodation error
Direct agonist for GI/GU
Bethanechol: Increase tone of stomach and intestines Increase tone of lower esophageal sphincter Fix urinary retention **Beware of bowel obstruction
Pilocarpine and Cevimeline:
Increase salivary secretions
Muscarinic direct agonist overdose
Treat with Atropine
N/V/D, urination, salivation, sweating, cutaneous vasodilation, bronchial constriction
Muscarinic direct agonist contraindications
**Asthma
Hyperthyroidism
Coronary insufficiency
Acid-peptic disease
Nicotinic direct agonist acute toxicity
Nicotine only common source CNS simulation Skeletal muscle depolarization blockade Respiratory paralysis HTN and cardiac arrhythmias Treat with atropine and diazepam (no muscle recovery)
Acetylcholine use
Intraocular during surgery
Rarely systemically given
Methacholine use
Treat airway hyperreactivity if no asthma
Rarely used due to risk of bronchospasm
Bethanechol use
Urinary retention and heartburn
**selective mAChR
Little cardiovascular effect