Exam 4 - Opioids Flashcards
Endogenous Opioids
3 families and Receptors
BED
1) Beta
2) enkephalins
3) dynorphins
Endogenous Opioids
Beta Receptor, Gene
- mu and delta receptor
- POMC gene
- pituitary
- gene related to ACTH, MSH
Endogenous Opioids
Enkephalin Receptor, Gene
- delta and mu receptor
- pro-enkephalin gene
- brain, spine
Endogenous Opioids
Dynorphine Rceptor, Gene
- kappa receptor
- pro-dynorphin gene
- brain, spinal cord
Endogenous Opioids
Mu receptor effects
-analgesia, resp depression,
euphoria, dependence
Endogenous Opioids
Delta receptor effects
-analgesia, otherwise unclear
Endogenous Opioids
Kappa receptor effects
-spinal analgesia, sedation, endocrine,
dysphoria, psychotomimetic
Endogenous Opioids
Non-opioid receptor
-DM: antitussive effects
Opioids
Therapeutic effects
- analgeisa (not neuropathic)
- antitussive (not SOPD, emphysema)
- antidiarrheal (but constipation :( )
- acute Pulm Edema relief (but resp depress)
- good mood! (but don’t abuse it)
Opioids
Analgesia
- not neuropathic (shingles)
- best for slow pain (C fiber)
- increase threshold/tolerance
- selective for pain
- inhibit ascending pathway (C fiber)
- activate supra-spinal descending inhibitory pathway (PAG
- pre-med anasthesia
- spinal anasthesis (local + fentanyl)
Opioids
Antitussive
- not opioid receptor mediated
- DM receptors /(not stereoselective)
- dextro isomers only have antituss effects
Opioids
Ant-diarrheal
- mu enteric receptors
- decrease peristalsis, secretions
- no long-term tolerance
- delays other drug absorption
Opioids
Adverse effects
-constipation (use stool softeners)
-nausea/vomit (tx w/ ondansetron)
-sedation (dimishes w/ time)
-miosis (tx w/ atropine)
-pruritus from mast cell stim
LESS COMMON
-urinary retention
-resp depression
-CV effects, truncal rigidity, dysphoria, addiction
Opioids
OD triad
1) pinpoint pupils
2) resp depression
3) coma
Opioids
Tolerance
- after 2 weeks of use
- w/ high/fx dosing
- cross-tolerance between opioids
- therapeutic index unchanged
- constipation and miosis unchanged