Pharmacology Capstone Flashcards
parasympathetic nervous system is aka
craniosacral
sympathetic nervous system is aka
thoracolumbar
Parasympathetic NT and R
NT=Ach
R=NAchR, MAchR
Sympathetic NT and R
NT= NE>epi>Da; Ach R= alpha, Beta, D, nAchR, mAchR
Cholinergic - think?
acetyl choline
muscarinic and nicotinic receptors
adrenergic think?
norepinephrine
epinephrine
dopamine
alpha, beta, D receptors
from tyrosine
major NT of the parasymp system
Ach
found at ALL PREganglionic autonomic fibers
Ach
found at ALL POST ganglionic parasympathetic fibers
Ach
found at a few POSTgaglionic sympathetic fibers (WHERE?)
Ach
sweat glands
major NT of the sympathetic nervous system
NE
found at a vast majority of postganglionic sympathetic fibers
NE
synthesis occurs in adrenal medulla and a few neuronal pathways in brainstem
EPI
Synthesized in the cytoplasm of neurons
Dopamine
Dopamine has actions where?
in the CNS and renal vascular smooth muscle
Neurons that release Ach are called
cholinergic neurons
Order of steps in cholinergic neurotransmission
Synthesis storage release binding termination
Synthesis of Ach
CHOLINE TRANSPORTER transports choline into neurons
dependant on cotransport with NA
CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE (ChAT) conbines acetyl coenxyme A with choline to make Ach
Storage of Ach
ATPase dependent Ach vesicular transporter transports Ach into neuronal vesicles.
Release of Ach
AP reaches axon terminal, causes opening of VgCa2+channels
Ca2+enters the neuron
Ca2+ influx promotes fusion of vesicular membrane with cell membrane
Ach is released
the SNARE protein complex is responsible for fusion of the vesicle membrane and synaptic membrane through VAMP and SNAP proteins
Binding of Ach to cholinergic receptors
Ach diffuses across the synaptic cleft
binds nachrs which facilitates Na entry into post-gang fiber or release of epi/NE from adrenal medulla
post-synaptic machrs are also activated by ach causing smooth muscle contraction, decrease in HR, glandular secretin etc
Ach can bind to and activate both nachr (+) and machr (-) to modify its own release.
activation of prejunctional nAchRs _________ Ach release
stimulates/potentiates
activation of prejunctional machrs ________further release
inhibits
Termination of Ach signaling
Acetylcholinesterase cleaves Ach into acetate and choline
acetate diffuses out of the synapse
choline is recycled into the nerve
What two types of receptors does Ach bind to?
nAchR
mAchR
Where are NnAchrs found
all ganglia (sym and parasymp) and adrenal medulla (symp)
where are mAChrs found
smooth and cardiac muscle
gland cells
nerve terminals
nAchR is what type of a channel
ionotropic (ligand gated ion channel)
nAchR allows what to pass through the channel
Na
mAchR is what type of receptor
metabotrpoic, GPCR
how many subtypes of muscarinic receptors are there
5
what are the predominant smooth muscle muscarinic receptors
M2 and M3
what is the predominant muscarinic receptor in cardiac muscle
M2
adrenergic transmission, think
catecholamines
NE, E, Da
principle NT of most of sympathetic post ganglionic fibers and ov certain tracts in CNS
NE
major hormone/NT released by adrenal medulla
epi