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Neurochemistry Flashcards

1
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Carrot shaped eosinophilic inclusions seen on hematoxylin and eosinophilic stains

A

Rosenthal fibres

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2
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What are Rosenthal fibres the diagnostic signature of?

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Alexander’s leukodystrophy

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3
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What are Hirano bodies?

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Oval to enlongated rod-shaped, eosinophilic inclusions

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4
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When would you find high numbers of Hirano bodies?

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Alzheimer’s

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5
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What type of receptors are beta-adrenergic?

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Gs coupled - increase adenylate cyclase

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6
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What type of receptors are Alpha 1 receptors?

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Phospholipase C coupled

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7
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What type of receptors are alpha 2 receptors?

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Gi-coupled (inhibitory)

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8
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What is the precursor of serotonin?

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Tryptophan

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9
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What does tryptophan become before serotonin?

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5hydroxy 1-tryptophan

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10
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What type of receptor is GABA-A?

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Ionotropic

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11
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Which cells produced GABA in the cerebellum?

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Purkinje

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12
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What does the loss of GABA neurones in the caudate and putamen occur in?

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Huntington’s

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13
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What is the predominant CNS metabolite of NA?

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MHPG

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14
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Outside of the brain, what is the predominant metabolite of NA?

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VMA (this is why levels of VMA increase in peripheral NA producing tumours such as phaeochromocytoma)

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15
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Can NA cross the BBB?

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No

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16
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Can NA metabolites cross the BBB?

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No other than MHPG

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17
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Name 2 inhibitory amino acids

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GABA

Glycine

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18
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What type of receptor is a D2 receptor?

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Presynaptic inhibitory receptor - dopamine inhibits its own release through D2 autoreceptors

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19
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2 examples of catecholamines

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Dopamine and Noradrenaline

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20
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Example of an indolamine

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Serotonin

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21
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Which enzyme is involved in GABA metabolism?

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GABA transaminase

22
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Which are the D1-like receptors?

23
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Which are D2-like receptors?

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D2, D3, D4

24
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Effect of D1-like receptors on cyclic AMP

25
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Effect of D2 like receptors on cyclix AMP

26
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Where would you find D1 and D2 receptors?

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Caudate and putamen

27
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Where would you find D3 receptors?

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Nucleus accumbens

28
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Where would you find D4 receptors?

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Prefrontal cortex

29
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Where would you find D5 receptors?

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Hippocampus

30
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What is the rate limiting step is biosynthesis of dopamine?

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Tyrosine hydroxylase

31
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MOA of ketamine

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Non-competitive antagonist at NMDA receptors

32
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Which receptors mediates long-term potentiation?

33
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Where do glycine and d-serine act as co-agonists at?

A

NMDA receptors

34
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What type of receptor is a glucocorticoid receptor?

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Ligand dependent regulator of nuclear transcription

35
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What is released when nicotine binds to receptors?

36
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What breaks down dopamine?

37
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What is MAO-A more selective of?

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Noradrenaline and Serotonin

38
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What is MAO-B more selective of?

39
Q

What does LSD cause stimulation of?

40
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Which receptors may be downregulated after ECT/antidepressant treatment?

41
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What does 5HT-7 regulate?

A

Circadian rhythm

42
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5HT1a agonist action

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Antidepressant

43
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5HT1B action

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Aggression

44
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5HT1D antagonism action

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Antimigraine

45
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5HT2a antagonist action

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Antipsychotic

46
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5HT2A agonism

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Hallucinogenic

47
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5HT2B stimulation

A

Cardiac valvular fibrosis

48
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5HT2C agonist

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Anorexic effect

49
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What type of receptor is a GABA-B receptor?

A

G-protein coupled

50
Q

What is a selective agonist of GABA-B?

51
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Synthetic enzyme of glutamate

A

Glutaminase

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