Schizophrenia Flashcards
Negative Symptoms
blunted emotion
poor self-care
social withdrawal
poverty in speech
Positive Symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
bizarre behavior
thought disorders
Cognitive Symptoms
- decrease in cognitive function
- involves D1 receptors and glutamate receptors
Serotonin Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
- LSD and mescaline were identified as 5HT agonists
- 5HT2A receptor as mediator of hallucinations
- antagonism and inverse agonism linked to antipsychotic activity
Which receptors modulate dopamine release in cortex, limbic region, and striatum
5HT2A receptors
Which receptors modulate glutamate release and NMDA receptors
5HT2A receptors
Glutamate Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
- glutamate is major excitatory neurotransmitter
- phencyclidine and ketamine, noncompetitive inhibitors of NMDA receptors exacerbate psychosis and cognition deficits (increasing symptoms)
Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
- D2 receptor antagonists
- dopaminergic agents exacerbate symptoms of schizophrenia
- increased D2 receptor density in treated and untreated patients
-D2 receptor antagonists initially increase metabolites in the CNS and later decrease metabolites in the CNS
Major Receptors Antagonized by Antipsychotics
Dopamine
D1 like = 1 and 5
D2 like = 2, 3, 4
5HT2A Receptor Antagonists
clozapine
olanzapine
risperidone
Older 5HT agents
chlorpromazine
haldol
thioridazine
Norepinephrine Alpha 1 Blockade Effects
hypotension, sedation
Norepinephrine Alpha 2 Blockade Effects
may be helpful in therapy
Acetylcholine Effects
anticholinergic effects
clozapine, thioridazine
Histamine Effects
H1 Receptor Antagonists
sedation, weight gain
Correlation between binding potency and clinical effectiveness for ________ receptors, therefore more _______ drug target
D2; effective
Most antipsychotics drugs are receptor _______
antagonists
D2 ____ D1 receptor binding
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D2 Receptor Antagonist
blocks both pre and post-synaptic receptors
at first, Pre-synaptic blocked: increases the synthesis and release of dopamine
when dopamine diffuses back into the presynaptic receptor, it tells the receptor there is way too much dopamine, presynaptic receptor decreases synthesis
Dopamine Physiology and Function: Mesolimbic
primary therapeutic effects
D2 Receptor occupancy and rate of EPS as functions of plasma risperidone concentration
increased concentration of risperidone –> increased D2 occupancy –> increased EPS
EPS
extrapyramidal symptoms
Symptoms of EPS
dystonia (increased muscle tones)
pseudoparkinsonism (muscle rigidity)
tremor
akathisia (restlessness)
When does EPS occur?
early, days/weeks, reversible
Drug Therapy for EPS
benztropine, trihexyphenidyl, akineton (anticholinergic)
diphenhydramine (antihistamine)
amantadine (dopamine release agent)
propranolol (used for akathisia)
Tardive Dyskinesia
occurs late, months to a year
irreversible
Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia
rhythmic involuntary movements
choreiform: irregular purposelessness
athetoid: worm like
axial hyperkinesias: to and fro movements
MOA of Tardive Dyskinesia
unknown
Monitoring of Tardive Dyskinesia
AIMS (abnormal involuntary movement scale)
check q6months
Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia
prevention
1. reduce dose of current agent
2. change to a different drug
3. eliminate anticholinergic drugs
4. VMAT inhibitors
VMAT2 Inhibitors use
newer drug therapies for tardive dyskinesia
prevent dopamine from being packaged, decreasing dopamine release
Tetrabenazine
VMAT2 for Huntington’s chorea
Valbenazine
VMAT2 for tardive diskinesia
Deutetrabenazine
for tardive diskinesia and huntington’s chorea
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
serious and rapid; 10% fatility
Symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
EPS symptoms with fever
Impaired cognition (agitation, delirium, coma)
muscle rigidity
Treatment of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Restore dopamine balance
d/c drug
use DA agonists, diazepam, or dantrolene
Intractable Hiccupts
chlorpromazine
Alcohol withdrawal (hallucinations)
haloperidol
nausea and vomiting
metoclopramide
promethazine
potentiation of opiates and sedatives
droperidol
Behavioral effects of antipsychotic drugs
unpleasant in normal subjects or reversal of signs and symptoms of psychosis in affected individuals
neuroleptic syndrome of antipsychotic drugs
suppress emotions
reduce initiative and interest
affect
may resemble negative syndromes
Loss of accomodation, dry mouth, difficulty urinating, constipation
muscarinic cholinoceptor blockade
orthostatic hypotension, impotence, failure to ejaculate
alpha adrenoceptor blockade
PD, akathasia, dystonias
dopamine receptor blockade
tardive dyskinesia cause
supersensitivity of dopamine receptors
toxic-confusal state
muscarinic blockade
sedation
histamine receptor blockade
amenorrhea-galactorrhea, infertility, impotence
dopamine receptor blockade resulting in hyperprolactinemia
weight gain
possibly combined H1 and 5HT2c blockade
precautions and contraindications of antipsychotics
CV
PD
epilepsy (clozapine will lower seizure threshold)
diabetes (for newer agents)
Aliphathic Phenothiazines
chlorpromazine (no longer 1st line therapy)
Chlorpromazine Structure
R2: important for potency
R10: requires 3 atom chain (allows nitrogen to bind receptor)
2 atom chain = antihistamine
Aliphatic Phenothiazines used for H1 antagonist properties
promethazine
(also for N/V)
piperidine phenothiazines
thioridazine (sedation, hypotension, anticholinergic, many SE)
piperazine phenothiazines
fluphenazine (EPS)
prochlorperazine (antiemetic)
perphenazine (CATIE studies: combo with anticholinergic)
Thioxanthines
thiothixene: modest EPS
Butyrophenones
haloperidol (EPS)
strong D2 block
molindone
moderate EPS
pimozide
tourette’s disease
tics, vocalizaitons
Atypical/Second Gen Antipsychotics overview
more metabolic problems
reduced EPS
Clozapine
1st atypical antipsychotic
very effective
Agranulocytosis in Clozapine
occurs in 1-2% within 6 months
(weekly blood monitoring)
2nd or 3rd line therapy
Side Effects of Clozapine
anticholinergic, antihistamine
reduced D2 potency = decreased movement disorders
risk of diabetes