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Pharm 8.1 - anticholinesterase agents Flashcards

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anticholinesterase agens

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indirect acting cholinergic drugs by inhibiting the enzyme AChE and hence protect Ach from hydrolysis - inc levels of Ach

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two type so ACE agens

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reversible and irreversible

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reversible short acting

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edrophonium

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reversible intermediate actin

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neostigmine, physostigmine

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long acting ACE agent

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Pyridostigmine, Tacrine, Ambenonium

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irreversible

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insectisides, nerve gas poison, organophosphorous compounds, carbamates

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organphosphorus compunds

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parathion, malathion, diazinon (TIK-20), Echotiopate, Soman, Sarnin, Tabun (nerve gase poisons)

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To differentitat muscle weaknes of myastienia gravis from cholinergic crisis

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edrophonium

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Carbamates

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carbaryl, proppoxur

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Acetylcholinesterasae

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is an enzyme with anionic and esteratic site, hydrolysis of Ach infolves attraction of popitve N+ of Ach at anionic site and acetylatio nof serine leading to acetylated enzyme, acetylated enzyme reacts with water to produce acetic acid and enzyme is free within milliseconds

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reversible anticholinesterases work by

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comining with ChE and carbamylated enzyme (carbamyl binds at anionic site) is slow to hydorlyze and free the enzyme (in 30 mins), increaseing ach that_s left around

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Physostigmine

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naturally occuring alkaloid (nature is basic)

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Physostigmine can enter cells bec

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it is a tertiary amine - uncharged lipid soluble, corsses BBB, aosl good oral abs

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Physositgmine duration of action

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2-4 hrs

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Physostigmine actions

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reversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, wide actions, stimulates muscarinic and nicotinic sites of ANS by increasing the concentration of Ach, also stimulates cholinergic sites in the CNS

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Physostigmine therapuetic uses

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glaucoma - to lower IOT and produce mosis, bladder and intestinal atony - increases intestinal bladder motility, antidote in atropine overdoes (bc it can cross BBB)

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Neostigmine structure

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synthetic quarterary amine - charged - poor oral abs

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Neostigmine CNS action

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absent as it does not enter the CNS so no CNS side effects and can’t be used to overcome toxicity of central acting antimuscarinic agents such as atropoine

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Neostigmine works by

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reversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase in a manner similar to physostigmine

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Neostigmine effects

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skeletal musles, stimulates bladder and GIT, used in paralytic ileus, urinary retention, symptomatic treatment of myasthenia gravis, antidote for tubocurarine and other competitive neuromuscular blocking agens

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Neostigmine duration of action

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0.5 - 2hrs

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Pyridostigmine and ambenonium

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cholinesterase inhibitors in the chronic management of myasthenia gravis

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Pyridostigmine duration of action

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3-6hrs

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Amebenonium duration of action

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4-8hrs

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Edrophonium
short acting anticholinesterase drug (10-20 minutes)
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Edrophonium actions
similar to neostigmine, used for diagnosis of myasthenia gravis and also used to differentiate myasthenia from cholinergic crisis
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Demecarium structure
quarternary amine, structurally related to neostigmine
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Demecarium is used to
treat chronic open-angle closed angle glaucoma
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Edrophonium can be sued to diagnose
myasthenia gravis and then can give neostigmine or physostigmine
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if patient comes in with weakness
give small dose of edrophonium, if myasthenia gravis the patient will impover, but if it is due to increased Ach activty in neuromuscular jn by giving Edrophonium it worsens
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anticholinesterase drugs used in Alzhimers to inc Ach and help improve memory
tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine
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irreversible anticholinesterases
echothiophate
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Echothiophate action
an organophosphate that binds covalently via its phosphate group to the serine -OH group at the active site of acetylcholinesterase leading to permanently inactivation of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase
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Echothiophate and aging
after covalent modification AChE, the phosphorylaated enzyme slowly releases on of its etyl groups
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Aging makes it impossible for
enzyme reactivator such as pralidoxime to break the bond btw the remaining drug and the enzyme
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how do reactivators work
the drug has the organic group and phosphate and they work to break the bond btw drug and enzyme. As long as alky group is attached to the phosphate it can regenerate. But if not then it cant.
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actions of Echothiophate
generalized cholinergic stimulation, paralysis of motor functin (causing breathing difficulties) and convulsions, produces intense mios (basis of therapeutic application)
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Echothiophate can lead to paralysis due to
over stimulation at the NM jn and desensitization
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Echothiophate therapuetic uses
chronic treatment of open angle glaucoma but potential risk of cataracts
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Edrophonium usues
myasthenia gravis, ileus
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Edrophonium duration of action
10 - 20 minutes
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Neostigmine uses
myasthenia gravis, ileus
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Pyridostigmine uses
myasthenia gravis
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Ambenonium uses
myasthenia gravis
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Demecarium duration of action
4-6hrs
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Echothiphate duration of action
100 hours
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Common adverse effects of AchE inhibitors
generalized cholinergic stimulation, salivation, flushing, dec BP, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and bronchospasm, CNS effects like convulsions like Physostigmine (at high doses)
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organophosphorous compounds
parathion, malathion (insecticides)
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organophosphorus compounds react with
esteratic site which is hydrolized extremely slowly with water or not at all, enzyme can also undergo aging
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Cholinesterase reactivator
Pralidoxime
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the Phosphorylated ChE react very slowly or not at all with
water
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oximes like pralidoxime bind with
anionic site of ChE and undergoes reaction to cause hydroylysis of phosphoserine bond, resulting in free enzyme
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Pralidoxime should be administered
as early as possible followed by OP poisoning (not later than 24hrs max, as aging occurs)
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Edrophonium characteristics
short acting
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Pyridostigmine sturcture
quarternary amine
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Donepezil and tacrine characteristics
lipid soluble for CNS entry in treatment of Alzheimers
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organophosphate caracteristics
lipid soluble ireerversible inhibitors to treat glaucoma, as an insectaside, and a nerve gas (sarin)
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how are organopphosphates irreversible
the organophosphate phosphorylates the enzyme and undergoes aging, losing one of the alkylyl groups and becoming totally resistant to hydrolysis
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reactivators can't work on
carbamates bc they take up the anionic site but they might be helpful for organophoshphates before aging
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Pralidoxime is a
cholinesterase reactivator
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phosphorylated choline esterates reacts with water
very slowly or not at all - no hydrolysis means drug is not able to reverse its effect
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pralidoxime (PAM) is eneffective in case of
physostigmine or neostigmine because they are carbamates that bind the anionic site and so PAM is not able to bind
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organophosphorous poisoning acute toxicity
excessive muscarinic and nicotinic stimulations
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Dumbbelss - muscaranic effects of organophosphates
diarrhea, urination, miosis, bradycardia, bronchoconstriction, exciatation (CNS and muscle), lacrimation, salivation, and sweating
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Acetylcholinesterasae inhibitors acute toxicity - nicotinic effects
skeletal muscle excitation followed by paralysis, CNS stimulation
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to counteract muscarinic effects give
atropine
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for regeneration of AChE give
pralidoxime as soon as possible to avoid aging
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treat open/wide angle gaucoma with
piocarpine, physostigmine
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treat myasthenia gravis with
neostigmine, pyridostigmine
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treat urinary retention with
neostigmine, pyridostigmine
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treat parlytic ileus/congenital megacolon with
neostigmine, pyridostigmine
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for drug poisoning with atropine, TCA, or phenothiazines use
physostigmine
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for Alzheimers diesease use
donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, tarcrine
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for Sjogren's syndrom use
Pilocarpine

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