Toxic plant principles - glycosides Flashcards
Anthraquinones MOA
purgative
*senna - skeletal and cardiac m. degeneration (coffee colored urine - myoglobinuria)
Cardiac plants (3)
Foxglove, oleander, Christmas kallancho
Phytoestrogens plant
Alfalfa
Coumarin MOA
spoiled plants - antagonize Vitamin K
Tx- vitamin K1 supplements
Ptaquiloside plant
Bracken fern
Phytoestrogens MOA
bind estrogen receptors = infertility
Ptaquiloside CS
enzootic hematuria - anemia, tachycardia, death
Carboxyatractyloside MOA
hepatotoxicty = photosensitization and encephalopathy
Mechanical damage
Carboxyatractyloside plant
Cocklebur
Cycasin plants (3)
Sago palm, Cardboard palm, coontie
Cyanogenic plants (4)
Wild cherry, Sorghum, Grass, Hydrangea (pictured)
Calcinogenic plant
Day blooming Jessamine
Ptaquiloside MOA
death of precursor cells = aplastic anemia
Neoplasia - urinary (enzootic bovine hematuria) or upper GI
Calcinogenic MOA
Hypercalcemia - calcification of arteries, tendons and ligaments
increased density of bone
How do horses die from anthraquinones
Why do I care
From liver failure
ddx of ionophores