Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists Flashcards
Strong agonists?
fentanyl, sufentanil, hydromorphone, meperidine, morphine, methadone, buprenorphrine, oxymorphone
Moderate agonists?
codeine, oxycodone
Weak agonists?
propoxyphene, tramadol
Mixed agonists/antagonists?
pentazocine, nalbuphine, butorphanol
Antagonists?
naloxone, naltrexone, nalmefene
Antitussives?
codeine, dextromethorphan, levopropoxyphene
opium resin contains 3 major alkaloids?
morphine, codeine, thebaine
a 30 amino acid long peptide released from a precursor called POMC protein?
B-endorphin
2 pentapeptides (enkephalins)?
Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin
dynorphin A and dynorhpin B are produced from pro-dynorphin in ….?
the pituitary, hypothalamus, midbrain and striatum
opioid bind to ….?
mu, delta and kappa receptors
morphine and other pure agonists have greater affinity for … and lower affinity for …?
mu
kappa and delta
neospinothalamic?
fast Adelta fibers
paleospinothalamic?
slow C fibers
CNS distribution of mu and kappa receptors?
cerebral cortex, striatum, hippocampus, dorsal horn, midbrain
How is CNS distribution of delta receptor different?
amygdala instead of midbrain
pharmacologic functions of mu receptors?
analgesia, sedation, miosis, euphoria, constipation, respiratory depression, pruritus
pharmacologic functions of kappa receptors?
analgesia, sedation, miosis, dysphoria, micturition, diuresis, hallucinations
pharmacologic functions of delta receptors?
analgesia, emotion/reward, seizures (?)
prototypic ligands of mu receptors?
morphine, methadone, endorphin
prototypic ligands of kappa receptors?
dynorphin A and ethylketocyclazocine
prototypic ligands of delta receptors?
enkephalins and deltorphin II
effects of morphine binding at mu?
agonist
effects of morphine binding at kappa?
agonist (weak)
effects of buprenorphine binding at mu?
mixed agonist/antagonist
effects of buprenorphine binding at kappa?
antagonist
effects of buprenorphine binding at delta?
antagonist
effects of pentazocine binding at mu?
antagonist (weak)
effects of pentazocine binding at kappa?
agonist
effects of nalbuphine binding at mu?
antagonist
effects of nalbuphine binding at kappa?
agonist
effects of nalaxone binding at mu?
antagonist