Lecture 9 (Pulm)- Exam 5 Flashcards
What are the bronchodilators (4)?
- Beta 2 agonists
- Antimuscarinics
- Leukotriene antagonists
- Methylxanthines
Asthma at a glance
- What first happens? What is the downfall?
Excessive Th2 response against specific antigens
* Triggers presented to Th2 cells
* Release cytokines
What are the two types of cytokines released in ashma?
IL-4
* IgE released->coats mast cells ->releases histamine, prostaglandin, leukotriene
IL-5
* Eosinophils released -> cytokines -> leukotriene
What is the result from all the cytokines released from asthma?
Results in airway spasm and increased mucous production
* Airways narrowed
COPD at a glance
- What happens in chronic bronchitis?
- What happens in emphysema?
- Most patients have what?
Chronic bronchitis
* Increased mucous production
* Airway obstruction (dt mucous)
Emphysema
* Excessive elastases
* Destruction of alveolar walls that causes air trapping and impaired gas exchange (bc less alv walls so decrease SA)
Most patients have combined disease
COPD
- What are the two ways that causes obstruction of airflow?
- What is it triggered by?
Sympathetic Nervous system - Beta receptors
* Found where?
* What is the normal physiology of beta receptors?
* What are the two types of beta receptors?
- Found on multiple different target organs
- Normal physiology: norepinephrine and epinephrine stimulate beta receptors during a flight or fight situation
- Beta-1 and beta-2 receptors
Where is beta 1 receptors?
Heart
What happens when you stimulate beta 1?
- Increase HR (conduction) = Increased blood pressure
- Increased contractility = Increased SV=increase CO = Increase BP
CO=SV x HR
BP=CO x SVR
What happens when beta 1 is blocked?
- Decrease HR and contractility
- Decrease oxygen demand
- Decrease blood pressure
- Decrease conduction effects
CO=SV x HR
BP=CO x SVR
Where are beta 2 receptors located?
lungs
two lungs
What happens when you stimulate beta 2 receptors?
Bronchodilation
What happens when you block the beta 2 receptors?
Bronchoconstriction
Beta-2 agonists
* Bind to what? where?
* What is the primary effect (what activates, increases, decreases and happens)?
Bind to beta-2 receptors in the lungs
Primary Effect:
* Activates adenylyl cyclase
* Increase cAMP production and smooth muscle relaxation
* Decrease calcium release
* Decrease contraction of smooth muscle in airway
* Bronchodilation
Beta-2 agonists
* What is the secondary effects? (stimulates, decreases)
- Stimulate mast cells to decrease inflammatory mediators: Leukotrienes, prostaglandins
- Decrease inflammation, swelling, irritation
What are the overall effects of beta 2 receptors?
- Bronchodilation
- Increase bronchiole diameter
- Increased oxygen delivery to lungs
What are the Short Acting (SABAs) drugs? (3)
- Albuterol - inhaled
- Levalbuterol - inhaled
- Terbutaline – IV / SC
LAT
Short Acting (SABAs)
* What is the onset?
* What is the duration?
* What type of therapy? ⭐️
- Onset: 2 to 5 minutes
- Duration: 2 to 4 hours
- Rescue therapy
Long Acting (LABAs)
* What are the drugs? (5)
- Salmeterol
- Formoterol
- Arformoterol
- Indacaterol
- Olodaterol
I FASO
Long Acting (LABAs)
* What is the onset?
* What is the duration?
* What type of therapy?
- Onset: 15 to 30 minutes
- Duration: 12 hours
- Controller therapy-> schedule basis even when no sxs
Albuterol:
* What are the two dosage forms?
* What are the usualy dose range for mild symtom control (both forms)?
* What is the usual dose range for exacerbations (both forms)?
Levalbuterol:
* What are the two dosage forms?
* What is the usual dose range for mild symotoms control?
* What is not recommended for?
A word about levalbuterol
- What is the mixture of albuterol?
- What is the mixture of levalbuterol? When was it approved by FDA?
- Albuterol = 1:1 mixture of the R and S albuterol enantiomers (mirror images)
- Levalbuterol = R-enantiomer only->More active enantiomer
* 1999
Levalbuterol:
* Marketed as what?
* What is the problem?
* What is the bottom line?
- Marketed STRONGLY for equal efficacy with less adverse effects
- Problem: $$$$
- Bottom line: equivalent doses = equivalent efficacy = equivalent adverse effects
LABA – asthma related deaths
When do you see LABA-asthma related deaths?
* What is it associated with?
* Monotherapy contraindicated for what?
* Not used for what?
LABAs associated with increased asthma-related deaths when NOT used in combination with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)
* Associated with lethal arrythmias
* Monotherapy contraindicated for asthma (not COPD)
* NOT used for rescue therapy
LABA
* Available as what?
Available as combination products with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting antimuscarinics (LAMAs)
What are the Beta 2 adverse effects?
Secondary to beta-1 and beta-2 stimulation
* Tachycardia
* Palpitations
* Tremors
* Nervousness
* Dizziness
* Hyperactivity
* Insomnia
* Headache
* Decreased potassium
Parasympathetic nervous system (PSN) –muscarinic receptors
* Where are the different receptors?
Receptors found in brain (M1), heart (M2), smooth muscles (M3)
Parasympathetic nervous system (PSN) – muscarinic receptors
* What is the normal airway pathophysiology?
- Acetylcholine is released during rest and digest times
- Binds to muscarinic M3 receptors causing physiologic smooth muscle contraction
- Decreases airway diameter
Parasympathetic nervous system (PSN) – muscarinic receptors
* What is the hypothesis?
Hypothesis: upregulation of PSN involved in the underlying pathophysiology of asthma
Muscarinic antagonists
* What do they bind to?
* What does it prevent (2)?
* Less effective and more effective for what diseases?
- Bind to muscarinic M3 receptors located in airways
- Prevents binding of acetylcholine
- Prevents vasoconstriction
- Less effective for asthma
- More effective for COPD
- What is the short acting muscarinic anatagonists?
- What is the onset and duration?
- Ipratropium
- Onset: 15 minutes
- Duration: 4 to 8 hours