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what are the modes of synthesis and release of of neuropeptide receptors?
- hormone from non-neural sources : a metabolic product secreted by one cell-type that affects the function of another cell-type
- synaptic NT/neuroendocrine mediator: released locally by exocytosis to activate post-synaptic R’s
- protease-activated receptors (PAR) - GPCR wutg a tethered ligand that can be revleacd by proteolysis
how is neuropeptide bradykinin formed?
- Precursor: (prepro) kininogens
- liver derived
- high and low MW forms in blood
- Enzymes: (prepro) Kallikriens
- cleaved kininogens
generation of kinins:
negatively charged surface (wound)–> activation of factor XII –>activates Kallikrein –> BK (from HMW-kininogen)
what is the agonist, antagonist and action of the B1-BK receptor?
- agonist: Des-Arg8-bradykinin
- antagonist: Des-Arg10-Hoe140
- action: activation of PLC, painful
what is the agonist, antag, action of B2-BK receptor?
- agonists: BK, kallidin
- antagonist: Hoe140
- contain Tic and Oci - similar to BK sequence
- action: PLC > increase BV dilation and permeability> increase contraction (painful)
what are the actions of sub p?
- contracts gut
- stimulates cutaneous pain receptors relaxes vascular smooth muscle (NO), increases permeability
- histamine rlease and exocrine secretions
how are substance P, NKB and NKA produced and what are group do they belong in?
- TAC1 (gene) is processed to produce substance P and NKA
- TAC3 gene product is process –> NKA
all = Tachykinins
how can substance P be analgesic?
release sub p –> neurogenic inflammation –> desen + analgesic
what are the agonists + antagonists for NK1R, NK2R and NK3R?
NK1R
- agonist = sub P
- antagonists = spanitde, aprenant
NK2R
- agnoist = NKA
NK3R
- agonists = NKB
what are protease-activated receptors?
- GPCR’s (Gi, Gq)
- activated by serine proteases - chop terminal to expose active portions
- PAR1, 2, 4 = part of clotting process
- PAR2 also part of pain senation
why are neuropeptides of limited use of drugs?
- hard to make/ourify
- poor oral absorption
- degraded by peptidases
- non-pep agonist/antagonists
what is the relationships between hypothalamus and pituitary?
- neuroendocrine neurons secrete hormones into blood circulation
- special cell bodies nerve ends near nodes
- neuro surrounds endocrine structure –> more hormone release
what are the 2 types of neuroendocrine pathways?
neurohypophyseal - traverse H-P stalk
- hypothalamus (subventricular nuc) –> posterior pit , hormone released from nerve ending
hypophyseaotropic - to H-P blood supply
- hypothalamus (paraventricular nuc) –> anterior putuitary, hormone released into portal blood
- short nerves, complex
- vescular bed through portal system to anterior pit which stimulate releasing factors
what is the function of oxytocin?
- induces uterine contractions during birth
- induces milk letdown in lactating mothers
- subject to classical conditioning
how does Arg vasopressin (AVP) function?
- hypothalamus detects hypo-osmolarity and low BP
- activation of cells in AVP-containing supraoptic nuclei causes release into posterior pituitary (PP) near PP circulation
- pain, exercise and stress = AVP relase
- acts in kidney at V2R to increase water reaborp and increase BP
- dfects in AVP = diabetes
what are the clinical uses of AVP?
- short duration
- desmopressin = V2R agonists
- for diabetes
- Tolvapatan V2-selective non-peptide antagonists
- for inapprop AVP secretion
how is V1a implicated in bahaviour of animals?
- montane (polygomous) vs. prarie (mono) voles
- V1a receptor extensice expression in prarie voles
- species differences in behaviour due to variations in expression
describe the hypothalamus –> tissue pathway.
hypothalamus>>releasing hormone>> ant pituitary>> trophic hormone >> peripheral gland >> horone >> target tissue>> effect
describe the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress cascade.
- includes corticotrophin release factor (CRF, hypothalamus)
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH, anterior pit)
- cortisol (adrenal cortex)
HPA axis
- paraventriculr nucleus release CRF
- stimulates anterior pit release ACTH
- ACTH stimulates adrenal cortex to release GC’s
what are the features of corticotrophin?
- produced in paraventricular nucleus
- critcal stress response hormone
- apart from endocrine actions: autonomic activation, increase BP + HR, behavioural effects and inhibits food intake
- important NT in locus coeruleus
what are the 4 CRF receptors?
- CFR-1 : cortex and cerebellum
- CRF-2α: lateral septum and hypothalamus
- CRF-2γ: amygdala
- CRF-2β: skeletal muscle and heart etc
what are antagonists of CRF-1 and CRF-2?
CFR-1 = antalarmin
CRF-2 = astressin-B
dicuss the general role of groth hormones and what is the result of a deficiency or XS.
- primary hormone responsible for growth
- activtes GH receptors to induce IGF synthesis and secretion in liver –> protein synthesis and lipolysis
- increase bone growth
- decr. fat
- mediated by stress, nutrition, sleep etc levels of GHRH/somatostatin
- deficiency –> dwarfism
- XS –> gigantism
- pituitary adenoma
- diagnosis - increase GH IGF-1
- treated with microsurgery , radiotherapy
what are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia? are they treated?
what are the cognitive symptoms?
- hallucinations
- delusions
- thought disorders - disorganised
- movement disorders
anti-psychotics only treat negative symptoms
cognitive:
- less ability to make decisions
- problems with working mem
- problems with focussing
what is the evidence for DA, 5-HT and Glu (PCP) that these systems –> schizophrenia??
DA
- activating DAergic system can induce psychoses.
- blocking D2 R decreases psychotic symptoms in some ppl
5-HT
- activating serotonergic sys can induce psychoses
Glu (PCP)
- blocking ion-channel of NMDAR can cause behaviours similar to those in schiz
what type of receptors showed a marked decrease in some schiz patients?
- M1R decreased in all regions, in particular hippocampus caudate-putamen and DLPFC
- consequence is abnormarl GP recruitment of M1
- no evidence that drugs affected the number of M1Rs
- 25% patients lost 75% of cortical M1Rs
- No change in M2, M3 or M4Rs
- M1R = cholinergic
= muscarinic receptor deficient (MDR)
what is the correlation with MRD and anti-psychotic drug resistance?
- 25% have lost 75% of cortical M1Rs
- 25% on average given higher levels of anti-psychotic drugs –> resistant group?
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***what are 2 peices of evidence supporting the MRD theory in schizophrenia?
drugs havent caused decrease
- patients with low M1R are more agitated therefore more likely to be give BZD
- GABA system does not appear to affect MRs
microRNAs - one targeting M1, one does not
- level of microRNA increases in patients who have lost M1Rs as microRNA blocks translation
- loss of mRNA by blocking it with microRNA
what are 2 drugs that restore cognition in MRD schiz patients?
- xanomelin - M1 agonists, improved cog deficiency
- allosteric M1 modulators