Glycoside Plants Flashcards
What are three examples of Anthraquinone glycosides?
Coffee senna/weed, aloe and buckthorn
What is the overall effect of anthraquinone glycosides?
Purgative
How does coffee senna cause coffee colored urine?
Sk/cardiac muscle damage + myoglobinuria (kidney damage)
What does coffee senna cause in horses?
Liver failure
What kind of glycoside are turkey berry and day-blooming jessamine considered?
Calcinogenic glycoside
“Jesse has a turkey that loves to drink milk (ca)”
T/F: Calcinogenic glycosides are considered to be a vitamin D analog which lead to lameness due to bone density?
TRUE- these toxic plants will increase the amount of Ca in the body leading to increased bone density
What kind of glycoside is the cocklebur considered to be?
Carboxyatractyloside
“Carbs attract all the cocks”
What are the effects of cocklebur?
Hepatotoxicity and hypersalivation- encephalopathy/photosensitization and hypoglycemia
What type of glycoside are foxglove, oleander, periwinkle and milkweed?
Cardiac glycoside
“Oli the periwinkle colored fox has a huge heart”
T/F: An animal has to approximately eat 3 leaves of oleander before showing severe cardiac signs or death
FALSE- one leaf KILLS
What are the effects of cardiac glycoside ingestion?
Inhibition of Na/K/ATPase pump causing increased Na/Ca leading to arrest/arrhythmias
What is the Tx of choice for cardiac glycoside toxicity?
Digoxin
What type of glycoside is sweetclover considered to be?
Coumarin
“That is a sweet red coup you got there”- red for the fact that it will cause bleeding
What is the MOA of coumarin glycosides?
Dicoumarol inhibits vitamin K epoxide reductase leading to coag factor def
What is the tx for coumarin glycosides?
Vitamin K/Whole blood