Muscarinic Receptor Agonists/Antagonists Flashcards

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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Eye

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  1. ) Accommodation (near sight adjustment)

2. ) Pupil constriction

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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Heart

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  1. ) HR REDUCTION

2. ) Contraction force REDUCTION

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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Glands + Blood Vessels

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  1. ) Increase sweat
  2. ) increase salivation
  3. ) increase tearing
  4. ) VASODILATION
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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Lung

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  1. ) BronchoCONSTICTION (avoid in asthmatics)

2. ) INCREASED secretions

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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: Urinary Bladder

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  1. ) Detrusor muscle CONTRACTION

2. ) Relax urinary sphincter

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Muscarinic Agonist Effect: GI Tract

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  1. ) Increased peristalsis
  2. ) Increased secretions (i.e. acid)
  3. ) DECREASE sphincter tone
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Muscarinic Receptors: Brain/CNS

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M1 - M5 (all 5 classes)

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Muscarinic Receptors: Heart

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M2

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Muscarinic Receptors: Glands/Smooth Muscles

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M3

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Muscarinic Receptor: GPCR or Ion Channel?

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GPCR
Regulate Enzymes Fx: AC, PLC, MAPK
Regulate Ion Channels: K+, Ca++

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Four Major Cholinergic Groups (CNS)

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  1. ) Nucleus Basalis of Meynert*** (cortical innervation)
    • expands from ~hippocampus outwards
  2. ) Medial Septal Nucleus (hippocampus)
  3. ) Brainstem: thalamus
  4. ) Basal ganglia: interneurons
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Acetylcholine:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity

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Quaternary Amine
CEA: ++++
M: +++
N: +++

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Methacholine:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity

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Quaternary Amine + CH3
CEA: +
M: +++
N: –

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Cabachol:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity

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Quaternary Amine + NH2
CEA: –
M: ++
N: +++

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Bethanechol:
Cholinesterase activity
Muscarinic Activity
Nicotinic Activity

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Quaternary Amine + CH3 + NH2
CEA: –
M: ++ (not subtype-selective)
N: –

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MUSCARINE

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Quaternary Amine
No BBB Cross
No longer used clinically

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PILOCARPINE

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Secondary Amine
CROSSES BBB (therefore psychostimulant)

Treat: xerostomia, glaucoma (sometimes)

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ARECOLINE

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Betel nut extract (stimulant/recreational drug)
Tertiary amine (crosses BBB)
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Muscarinic Agonist Uses (5)

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  1. ) Recreational (arecoline)
  2. ) Glaucoma
  3. ) Urinary retention (post-op)
  4. ) Gastrointestinal atony (post-op/neurogenic ileus)
  5. ) Xerostomia
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Open Angel Glaucoma

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90% Cases

  • clogged intratrabecular network prevents outflow of intraocular fluid (increased intraocular pressure)
  • contracts cilliary muscles –> frees exit via Schlemm

M3 stimulation

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Closed Angel Glaucoma

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10% Cases (rare)
-lens + iris contact

M3 stimulation

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Xerostomia: 2 Causes + 2 Treatments

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  1. ) Neck/head irradiation
  2. ) Sjogren’s Sx
  3. ) Pilocarpine
  4. ) Cevimeline
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Urinary Retention (musc. agon.) Treatment

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Bethanechol

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GI Atony Treatment

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Bethanecol

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Glaucoma (sometimes)

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Pilocarpine

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Muscarinic AGONIST: Contraindications

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  1. ) SEVERE ASTHMA *****
  2. ) Severe bradycardia
  3. ) Parkinson’s disease
  4. ) Urinary/bowel obstruction
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Muscarinic AGONIST: ADEs

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  1. ) Diarrhea
  2. ) Excessive salivation/tears/sweating
    • “Sweating mushroom”
  3. ) Miosis/accomdation (no far vision)
  4. ) N/V
  5. ) Urinary urgency
  6. ) Bronchoconstriction (no asthma)
  7. ) Hypotension/bradycardia
  8. ) Seizures/tremor/hypothermia
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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: Eyes

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  1. ) NO accommodation (no near-sight)

2. ) Dilated pupils

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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: Heart

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  1. ) TACHYcardia

2. ) Increased contractile force

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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: Glands

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  1. ) Decreased salivation

2. ) Decreased sweating

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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: Lungs

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  1. ) Bronchodilation

2. ) Decreased secretions

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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: Urinary Bladder

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  1. ) Relaxation

2. ) Loss of sphincter tone

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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST Effect: GI Tract

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  1. ) Decreased peristalsis

2. ) Decreased secretions (acids, etc.)

34
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ATROPINE

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NO BBB CROSSING
-lacks oxygen bridge (on base ring)
M1, M2, M3
Little to no affinity for nicotinic receptors

35
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Atropine: Problems

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  1. ) Side-effects
  2. ) Non-selective for M3 (off-target effects)
  3. ) Some BBB-crossing
  4. ) LONG duration of action
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SCOPOLAMINE

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Crosses BBB
-possess base oxygen bridge
-lacks oxygen bridge (on base ring)
M1, M2, M3
Little to no affinity for nicotinic receptors
37
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Ipatropium vs. Atropine

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Ipatropium has fewer ADEs
*Quaternary amine prevents entrance into bloodstream
*Some xerostomia due to minimal systemic absorption
See also: tiotropium, aclidinium

38
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Solifenacin: Indication and advantages

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*Urinary incontinence

  • M3-selective TERTIARY amine
  • Limited M2 affinity
  • Good bioavailability
  • great for elderly patients
39
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Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist: Ophthalmology

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Tropicamide        15-60min
Cyclopentolate    3-6hr
Homatropine       12-24hr
Scopolamine        3-7d
Atropine                5-6d
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Muscarinic ANTAGONIST: ADEs

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  1. ) Blurred vision, mydriasis
  2. ) Urinary retention
  3. ) Constipation
  4. ) Tachycardia
  5. ) Reduced sweating
  6. ) Confusion, hallucinations

THINK OVER-ACTING ACH EFFECTS

41
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“Dry as a….” Phrase from Slide Set 3 (Muscarinic Antagonists)

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DRY as a bone
BLIND as a bat
RED as a beet
MAD as a hatter

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Muscarinic Antagonist: Contraindications

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  1. ) GLAUCOMA
  2. ) Benign prostatic hyperplasia
  3. ) Gastric ulcer
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Mechanism

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  1. ) ACH binds active site
  2. ) Nucleophilic attack of active site serine on ester oxygen (release of choline)
  3. ) Hydrolysis of acetyl group (regenerate serine)
44
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Edrophonium

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Competitive acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
-binds choline site + prevents binding
*quaternary amine strucutre
SHORT HALF LIFE (rare)

45
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Carbamate ACE Inhibitors

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  1. ) Physostigmine
  2. ) Pyridostigmin (quat amine)
  3. ) Neostigmine (quat amine)

MOA: catalysis conjugates serine residue. slow hydrolysis (~mins) temporarily inactivate enzymes

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Organophosphate AChEs

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1.) Oxygen binds phosphate group
2.) Leaving group (halide) facilitates Sn2 binding mechanism
3.) SLOW (~days) hydrolysis inactivates AChE
“permanent inactivation”

Example: diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP)

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Acute Organophosphate Toxicity: SLUDGEM

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Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Defecation
GI motility
Emesis
Miosis
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Acute Organophosphate Toxicity: BBB

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Bronchospasm
Bronchial secretion
Bradycardia

49
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Organophosphate Toxicity: Antedotes

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1.) 2-PAM (pralidoxime)
2.) Atropine
[atropine toxicity –> O.P. pyridostigmin]

50
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2-PAM

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Pralidoxime
*strips organophosphate moiety from active site serine
(ineffective if OP-enzyme bond has aged)

Uses:

  • reverses effects at nicotinic receptors (NMJ)
  • muscarinic receptors (controversial)
  • no BBB travel (quaternary amine)
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Malathion

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Pesticide (old)
Mammals (LD50 1.2g/kg) –> metabolizes into inactive/inert metabolite
Insects/Fish (LD50 0.5mcg/bee)–> metabolized into highly toxic metabolite (MALAOXON)

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Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor (AChE In.) Uses (4)

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  1. ) Glaucoma (echothiophate)
  2. ) GI/Urinary tract effects
  3. ) Myasthinea Gravis (NMJ effects)
  4. ) CNS Effects (Alzheimers disease)
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Myasthinea Gravis Treatments (3)

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  1. ) Immune suppressants
  2. ) Pyridostigmine
  3. ) Neostigmine
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Myasthinea Gravis Characteristics (3)

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  1. ) autoimmune disease (antibodies are made vs. nicotinic receptors at NMJ)
  2. ) Abs block ACh binding with nicotinic receptors
  3. ) Abs initiate complement –> destroys post-synaptic membrane
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Pyridostigmine (ADEs)

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  1. ) GI issues (diarrhea)
  2. ) Salivation
  3. ) Sweating
  4. ) Urinary urgency
  5. ) Bronchiole secretions
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AChE Inhibitors: AD (3)

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  1. ) Rivastigmine (carbamate (reversible))
  2. ) Donepezil (competitive)
  3. ) Galantamine (competitive)
    • *effective for BOTH NICOTINIC + MUSCARINIC**
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Rivastigmine (AD)

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  1. ) Effective in MILD and MODERATE disease
  2. ) High ADE potential (esp N/V)
  3. ) Have not been compared to Quat amine compounds (i.e. pyridostigmine)
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Inhibitor: VAT

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VAT = vesicle-associated transporter (H+-mediated)

Vesamicol

59
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Inhibitor: Presynaptic Vesicle Binding

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Botulinum Toxin

-cleaves SNAPs + VAMPs preventing fusion and release of neurotransmitters

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Inhibitor: CHT

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Sodium-dependent Choline Transporter (CHT)

Hemicholiniums