Exam2Lec3Vasodilators Flashcards
What is preload?
- The passive stretching of muscle fibers in the ventricles.
- This stretching results from blood volume in the ventricles at end of diastole.
- The more the heart muscles stretch during diastole, the more forcefully they contract during systole
What is contractility
- Refers to the inherent ability of the myocardium to contract normally
- Contractility is influenced by preload
- The greater the stretch the more forceful the contraction
What is afterload?
Refers to the pressure that the ventricular muscles must generate to overcome the higher pressure in the aorta to get the blood out of the heart
Why is the arterial BP regulated within a narrow range?
to provdie adequate perfusion of the tissues without causing damage to the vascular system, particularly the arterial intima
Arterial BP is directly proportional to _ _ and _ _ _
Arterial BP is directly proportional to cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance
Cardiac output and peripheral resistance are controlled by what to two overlapping mechanisms? ⭐️
- baroreflexes (symp nervous system)
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)
What do most antihypertensive drugs do to lower BP
by reducing cardiac output and/or decreasing peripheral resistance
Explain the response mediated by the sympathetic nervous system when there is a decrease in BP? (PICTURE)
Rapidly: incre symp activty via baroreceptors-> activate a1 (increase venous return) & B1 (incre contractility, incre CO, release renin)-> increase BP
Long term: decre in renal Blood flow-> release renin-> incr angiotensin 2-> incre aldosterone-> increase water/Na retention-> incre BV-> incre CO-> incre BP
Baroreceptors are fast or slow and what do they activate?
- Fast
- activate SNS
Is renin fast or slow and what does it do?
- Slow
- Fluid retention
What are the locations and nerves used for baroreceptors?
Location: aortic arch receptors via vagus nerve and carotid sinus receptors via carotid sinus nerve to nerve IX
Explain the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone sytem
Angiotensinogen –RENIN-> ANG1–ACE-> ANG2 (increase symp, tubular reabsorption, aldosterone and ADH increase) ALL leads to increase BP
Explain cardiac myocyte contraction and relaxtion
symp activation> release NE> binds to B1 receptor> Gs increases cAMP> incre PKA-> increase CA release extracellular> intracell Ca released from SR> binds to troponin C-> actin can bind to myosin> contraction
Contraction in vascular smooth muscle can be initiated by what?
Mechanical, electrical and chemical
* passive stretching og VSM can cause contraction that originates from VSM itself and termed a myogenic response
* Electical depolarization of VSM cell membrane elictis contraction, most likely by opening voltage dependent Ca++ channels (L-type Ca++ channels), causing an increase in the intracellular concentration of calcium
* A number of chemical stimuli such as NE, angiotension II, vasopressin, endothelin 1 and thromboxane A2 can cause contraction.
VSM undergoes _, _, _ contractions
slow, sustained, tonic
Explain vascular smooth muscle contractio and relaxation
ca->calmodulin-> MLCK->Phosph MLC->contraction
What type of drugs target MLC dephosphorylation?
Nitrate drugs
What is the pharmacodynamics of direct acting vasodilators? (how does it affect the heard)
Affects venous side with preload and affects resistance with afterload
What drugs are nitrates?
Isosorbide dinitrate
Nitroglycerine
Nitroprusside
Iso Nitro
What drug is a hydralazine?
hydralazine
What drug is a phophodiesterase V inhibitor?
Slidenafil
What drugs are calcium channel blockers (CCBs) (non DHP)
- Diltiazem
- Verapamil
What are CCBs DHP drugs?
- Amlodipine
- Nifedipine
What do nitric oxide donor cause?
- Release NO when metabolized
- Relax smooth muscle: Vascular, corpora cavernosa, short lived in others
- Inhibit platelet aggregation
explain how nitric oxide donor work
Direct administer of NO (skips endothelial) -> Increase cGMP
○ cGMP activates MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PHOSPHATASE (MLCP) ->
dephosphorylation of myosin-> muscle relation
naturally: 1st step is diff: NO binds to GUANYLYL CYCLASE -> Increase cGMP etc.
- What are the organic nitrites and nirtates (+ how many NO they have)?
- Where do they metabolize?
- How long it their half life?
- What does it target?
- Amyl Nitrate (1 NO), Isosorbide dinitrate (2 NO), nitroglycerin (3NO)
- Metabolized in vein
- Short hald life
- ONLY IN VEINs
What is the inorganic NO donor?
Where is it metabolized?
What is a SE?
What does it target?
- Nitroprusside (1NO)
- metabolized in blood cells
- Cyanide toxicity
- Targets both veins and blood vessels
Cannot use a lot, only in emergency
Explain the pharmacodynamics of organic NO donors
Target is the vein so increase capcitance vanules to decrease preload so the heart doesnt have to work as hard
* increase oxygen demand, improved collateral flow
* Increase blood flow to coronary arteries to suppy heart
* less blood in heart to pump, more blood supplying heart
Explain how inorganic NO donors work (pharmacodynamics)
Works on both
* Increase capactiance and decrease resistance to reduce preload and afterload