Muscarinic Receptor Agonists/Antagonists Flashcards
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Eye
- ) Accommodation (near sight adjustment)
2. ) Pupil constriction
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Heart
- ) HR REDUCTION
2. ) Contraction force REDUCTION
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Glands + Blood Vessels
- ) Increase sweat
- ) increase salivation
- ) increase tearing
- ) VASODILATION
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Lung
- ) BronchoCONSTICTION (avoid in asthmatics)
2. ) INCREASED secretions
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Urinary Bladder
- ) Detrusor muscle CONTRACTION
2. ) Relax urinary sphincter
Muscarinic Agonist Effect: GI Tract
- ) Increased peristalsis
- ) Increased secretions (i.e. acid)
- ) DECREASE sphincter tone
Muscarinic Receptors: Brain/CNS
M1 - M5 (all 5 classes)
Muscarinic Receptors: Heart
M2
Muscarinic Receptors: Glands/Smooth Muscles
M3
Muscarinic Receptor: GPCR or Ion Channel?
GPCR
Regulate Enzymes Fx: AC, PLC, MAPK
Regulate Ion Channels: K+, Ca++
Four Major Cholinergic Groups (CNS)
- ) Nucleus Basalis of Meynert*** (cortical innervation)
- expands from ~hippocampus outwards
- ) Medial Septal Nucleus (hippocampus)
- ) Brainstem: thalamus
- ) Basal ganglia: interneurons
Acetylcholine:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity
Quaternary Amine
CEA: ++++
M: +++
N: +++
Methacholine:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity
Quaternary Amine + CH3
CEA: +
M: +++
N: –
Cabachol:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity
Quaternary Amine + NH2
CEA: –
M: ++
N: +++
Bethanechol:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity
Quaternary Amine + CH3 + NH2
CEA: –
M: ++ (not subtype-selective)
N: –
MUSCARINE
Quaternary Amine
No BBB Cross
No longer used clinically
PILOCARPINE
Secondary Amine CROSSES BBB (therefore psychostimulant)
Treat: xerostomia, glaucoma (sometimes)
ARECOLINE
Betel nut extract (stimulant/recreational drug) Tertiary amine (crosses BBB)
Muscarinic Agonist Uses (5)
- ) Recreational (arecoline)
- ) Glaucoma
- ) Urinary retention (post-op)
- ) Gastrointestinal atony (post-op/neurogenic ileus)
- ) Xerostomia
Open Angel Glaucoma
90% Cases
- clogged intratrabecular network prevents outflow of intraocular fluid (increased intraocular pressure)
- contracts cilliary muscles –> frees exit via Schlemm
M3 stimulation
Closed Angel Glaucoma
10% Cases (rare)
-lens + iris contact
M3 stimulation
Xerostomia: 2 Causes + 2 Treatments
- ) Neck/head irradiation
- ) Sjogren’s Sx
- ) Pilocarpine
- ) Cevimeline
Urinary Retention (musc. agon.) Treatment
Bethanechol
GI Atony Treatment
Bethanecol