Pharm - Lecture 6 - overview nervous system Flashcards
What NT is released by Motor Nuerons?
acetylcholine
What NT reinforces sympathetic action? Where is it released?
epinephrine from adrenal medulla
What NT is released by pre-ganglionic Parasympathetic fibers?
acetylcholine
What NT is released by Post-ganglionic Parasympathetic fibers?
acetylcholine
What NT is released by Pre-ganglionic Sympathetic fibers?
acetylcholine
What NT is released by Post-ganglionic Sympathetic Fibers?
Mostly norepinephrine
Exception: acetylcholine is released by Sympathetic cholinergic fibers going to sweat glands
What is the rate limiting step for the synthesis of norepinephrine and dopamine?
tyrosine hydroxylase
What drugs is tyrosine the precursor of?
dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
What is the role of vesicular monamine transporter 2? (VMAT2)
VMAT2 transports dopamine into vesicles where it is converted to norepinephrine
What transports dopamine into vesicles in the nerve terminal?
What blocks this?
Transporter: vesicular monamine transporter 2 (VMAT2)
reserpine blocks this
Where is norepinephrine synthesized?
In vesicles in the nerve terminal varicosities
How is norepinephrine taken back into the nerve terminal?
reuptake into nerve terminal by norepinephrine transporter (NET or uptake 1)
What drug blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine?
cocaine
What is cocaine’s mechanism?
blocks ruptake of norepinephrine in the synaptic cleft
How is epinephrine removed from the synaptic cleft? (3 ways)
1) norepinephrine transporter (NET - 87%)
2) diffusion (8%)
3) extraneuronal transporter (ENT - 5%)
What does extraneuronal transporter (ENT) do?
It uptakes norepinephrine into the post-synaptic cell
What enzymes are primarily responsible for the degradation of norepinephrine and epinephrine? (2)
Monamine oxidase (MAO) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)
What does Monamine oxidase (MAO) do?
MAO oxidatively deaminates catecholamines
Where is monamine oxidase found in the cell?
Outer surface of mitochondria
Which cells is monamine oxidase found in? (3)
adrenergic nerve terminals
highest amounts in liver and kidney
How many and what are the isoforms of MAO?
MAO-A, MAO-B
What does catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) do?
transfers a methyl group to the 3-hydroxy position of the phenyl ring
Where in the cell is catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) found?
cytosol
Which cell types is COMT found in?
widely distributed with high levels in liver and kidney
not found in adrenergic neurons
How is intraneuronal norepinephrine not taken into storage granules metabolized?
monamine oxidase (MAO)
What is VMA?
VMA is the final metabolite of norepinephrine after it is initially metabolized by MAO
Secreted in urin
What is a biological marker in urine that reflects level of sympathetic drive (or catecholamine secreting tumors)?
concentration of VMA in the urin
What is the rate limiting step of acetylcholine synthesis?
choline is taken into the nerve terminal via NA+ dependent carrier
How is acetylcholine synthesized?
choline acetyl transferase synthesizes acetylcholine from acetyl-CoA and choline
Where is acetylcholine synthesized?
nerve terminals
How is acetylcholine released from the nerve terminal?
acetylcholine is transported into a vesicle and exocytosed
What inhibits acetylcholine release into the synaptic cleft?
botulinum toxin
What is the mechanism of botulinum toxin?
inhibits the release of acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft
How is acetylcholine metabolized?
acetylcholinesterase
What is the major class of receptors for Acetylcholine?
cholinergic receptors
What is the major class of receptors for Norepinephrine?
Adrenergic receptors
What are the types of cholinergic receptors?
Nicotinic and Muscarinic
What are the types of Nicotinic receptors? (3)
Ganglionic, Skeletal muscle, Neuronal CNS
What are the types of Muscarinic receptors?
M1, M3, M5,
M2, M4
What type of receptor is the Nicotinic receptor?
It’s a Ligand-gated ion channel
What type of receptor is located aat the Neuromuscular junction?
Muscle Nicotinic receptor
What type of receptor is located at the Autonomic ganglia?
Peripheral Neuronal or ganlionic Nicotinic receptor
What receptor is at the adrenal medulla?
Peripheral neuronal or ganlionic Nicotinic receptor
What is the response when a Muscle Nicotinic receptor is activated?
end plate depolarization and skeletal muscle contraction