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Neurotransmitter Levels Flashcards

Neurotransmitters and their Receptors on the front Decrease and Increase of this levels on the back

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Dopamine (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5)

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Decrease causes Parkinson’s and Depression

Increase causes Schizophrenia and Mania

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Norepinephrine (alpha1, alpha2, beta1,2, and 3)

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Decrease causes Depression

Increase causes Mania, Anxiety, Schizophrenia

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Serotonin (5HT1,2,3,4)

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Decrease causes Depression

Increase causes Serotonin syndrome

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Histamine (H1 and 2)

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Decrease causes sedation and weight gain

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GABA (A and B)

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Decrease causes Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Mania and Huntington’s

Increase lowers levels of Anxiety

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Glutamate (NMDA, AMPA)

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Decrease in NMDA causes Psychosis

Increase in NMDA can be neurotoxic if prolonged and can cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s

Increase in AMPA causes improvement of cognitive performance on behavioral tasks

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Acetylcholine (nicotinic: α4β2, muscarinic: M1, M2, M3)

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Decrease causes Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinsons’s

Increase causes Depression

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