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L16 CNS Flashcards

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The CNS spinal cord and brain has

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  • 100 Bil neurons and non-neuronal cells (glia)
  • Trillions of synapses
  • Synaptic plasticity
  • Brain areas that form neuronal circuits
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Types of drugs that act clinically on the brain

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  • Antidepressants
  • Anxiolytic
  • Analgesics
  • Anaesthetics
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Two types of neuronal communications

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  • Electrical coupling through gap junctions
  • CHemical signalling through NT and synapses
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NT

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  • Chemical messengers
  • Relay info from neurons to muscles or between neurons
  • Has more than one lomecular targets and their locations
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4 Main neuronal communication targets

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  • 4) degradation of surplus transmitter
  • 9) interaction iwth postsynaptic receptors
  • 11) reuptake of transmitter or degradation products
  • 13) interaction with presynaptic receptors
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2 important receptor superfamilies

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  • Ligand gated ion channels (ms)
  • G protein coupled receptor (s)

Both found in cell membranes

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What receptor type is a GABA(A) receptor

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ligand-gated ion channels

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8
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What receptor type is a µ opioid receptor

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G-protein coupled receptor

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What is this

  • Release of transmitters (ms)
  • Fast synaptic transmission
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L-g ion channels

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What is this

  • Slow synaptic transmission
  • Neuromodulation
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G protein-coupled receptor

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11
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4 types of mediators

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  • Small-molecule mediators
  • Neurotrophins
  • Neuropeptides
  • Lipid Mediators
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Mediator

Small-molecule example, target and drug class

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  • GABA and serotonin
  • LGIC and GCPR
  • Gaba = Anxiolytics
  • Serotonin= Antidepressants
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Mediators

Neurotrophin: example, target and drug class

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  • Brain-devrived neurotrophic factor
  • Kinase-linked receptors
  • Antidepressants
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Neuropeptides: example, target and drug class

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  • Endorphines
  • GPCR
  • Opioid analgesics
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Lipid mediators: example, target and drug class

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  • Prostaglandins
  • GPCR
    Non-opioid analgesics
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NT on molecular targets can be

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  • exciatotry
  • Modulatory
  • Inhibitory
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Types of small NT

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  • GABA (1º inhibitory NT)
  • Serotonin
  • Glutamate (1º excitatory NT)
  • Dopamine
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18
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GABA has what types of receptor superfam

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LGIC and GPCR

19
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Serotonin has what types of receptor superfam

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LGIC and GPCR

20
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Glutamate has what types of receptor superfam

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LGIC and GPCR

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Dopamine has what types of receptor superfam

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G-protein coupled receptor

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GABA(A) receptor info

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  • LGIC
  • 19 subunits but mainly 2 alpha, 2 beta and a 3rd (to make up 5)
23
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GABA B1 =

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ligand binding

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GABA(B) receptor info

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  • Heterodimer of B1 and B2
  • B1 = ligand binding
  • B2 = signalling transduction
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GABA B2 =

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signalling transduction

26
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Where can GABA(A) be found

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  • Synapse
  • Extrasynaptically (outside synapse)
27
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Serotonin receptor (5-HT3)

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  • LGIC
  • Excitatory
  • Involved in throwing up
28
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Serotonin (5-HTx)

x = 1, 2, 4-7

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  • All GPCR
  • Inhibitory
  • Coupled to G(ai)
29
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Glutamate and glutamate receptors

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  • NMDA - glutamate and glycine are co-agonist
  • Apart of LGIC
  • has synaptic plasticity

Other = AMPA/ Kainate (LGIC)

29
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5-HT(1A) receptor infor

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  • Somatodendric on 5HT neurons in raphe nuclei -> cause negative feedback
  • Located postsynaptically in many brains regions
  • Antidepressant effect (med)

Cell bodies in pon, upper medulla, project to cerebellum medulla and SC

30
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Types of dopamine receptors

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  • D1 (D1 and D5)
  • D2 (D2, D3 and D4)
31
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D1 types info

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  • High expression in nigrostriatal, mesolimbic and mesocortical areas
  • Posyn D1 will ↑ locomotor activity
32
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D2 type receptors

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  • Presyn: ↓ firing rate of NT release
  • Postsyn: ↓ locomotor activity
  • Postsyn: Inhibit prolactin secretion from pituitary gland
33
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Dopamine 4 pathways (big)

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  • Substania nigra to striatum: motor control (nigrostriatal)
  • Vental tegmental area to amygdala, NAc: mesolimbic path - memory, emotion and reward
  • Ventral tegmental area to prefrontal cortex: mesocortical pathway - executive function and emotion
  • Hypothalamus to pituitary gland: (tuberohypophyseal) endocrine control (inhib prolactin)
34
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D

Substania nigra to striatum:

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motor control (nigrostriatal)

35
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D

Vental tegmental area to amygdala, NAc:

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mesolimbic path - memory, emotion and reward

36
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D

Ventral tegmental area to prefrontal cortex:

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mesocortical pathway - executive function and emotion

37
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D

Hypothalamus to pituitary gland:

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(tuberohypophyseal) endocrine control (inhib prolactin)

38
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Antipsychotics

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  • D2 antagonist
  • Chronic = hyperprolactinemia
  • ⤷ : ↑ prolactin secretion
  • Extrapyramidal effects like akathisia
39
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D2 antagonist

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Antipsychotics

Metaclopramide

40
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Metaclopramide

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  • D2 antagonist
  • Antimetic effects on GI tract and CTZ
  • Extrapyramidal adverse on brain
41
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Metaclopramide PCD

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  • antagonist of D2
  • Affinity and no efficacy
42
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Metaclopramide PCK

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  • metabolised by CYP2D6
  • LopP-2.6 therefor lipophilic and cross BBB

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