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U6.2 NEUROTRANSMITTERS Flashcards

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Drug selectivity is based on the fact that different pathways use different transmitters, a primary goal of neuroscience has been to identify the neurotransmitters in CNS pathways

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Central Neurotransmitters

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Criteria for Transmitter Status

Present in higher concentration in the synaptic area than in other areas

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Localization

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Criteria for Transmitter Status

Released by electrical or chemical stimulation via a

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calcium-dependent mechanism

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Criteria for Transmitter Status

Produce the same sort of postsynaptic response that is seen with physiologic activation of the synapse

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Synaptic mimicry

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

  • 5% of neurons have receptors for ___
  • G protein-coupled muscarinic M1 receptors
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Acetylcholine (Ach)

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

  • ↓ slows excitation
  • ↓ decreases permeability to potassium
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Acetylcholine (Ach)

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Inhibitory actions at synapses in specific neuronal systems

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Dopamine

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

G protein-coupled activation of K+ channels

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Dopamine

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

D2 receptor is the main dopamine subtype

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Dopamine

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

↑ increases cAMP

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Dopamine

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS + Effect

Activation of α1 and β1 receptors

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Norepinephrine, Excitatory

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS + Effect

↓ decreases K+ conductance

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Norepinephrine, Excitatory

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Activation of α2 and β2 receptors

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Norepinephrine, Inhibitory

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

↑ increases K+ conductance

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Norepinephrine, Inhibitory

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Multiple 5 hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor subtypes

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Serotonin

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Metabotropic

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Serotonin

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Inhibitory at many CNS sites

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Serotonin

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Excitatory depending on the receptor subtype activated

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Serotonin

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Excitatory for most neurons

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Glutamic Acid

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor

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Glutamic Acid

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Inhibition of adenyl cyclase

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Glutamic Acid

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

The Primary NTA mediating IPSPs

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Opens Cl- conductance

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GABA(A) receptor activation

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Opens K+ channels

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GABA(B) receptor activation

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Closes Ca2+ channels

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GABA(B) receptor activation

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

More numerous in the cord

27
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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

↑ increases Cl- conductance

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

Beta-endorphins, dynorphins

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Opioid Peptides

29
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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

↓ decreases Ca2+ conductance

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Opioid Peptides Inhibitory (presynaptic)

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Chemicals accepted as NTAs in the CNS

↑ increases K+ conductance

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Opioid Peptides Inhibitory (postsynaptic)

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Glutamate

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Amino Acid Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

GABA and Glycine

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Amino Acid Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Ionotropic Receptor

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Metabotropic Receptor

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Catecholamines

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Monoamine Neurotransmitter

36
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Dopamine

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Monoamine Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Norepinephrine

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Monoamine Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

5-Hydroxytryptamine

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Monoamine Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Histamine

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Monoamine Neurotransmitter

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Opioid Peptides (Enkephalins, Endorphins)

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Neuropeptides

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Neurotensin

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Neuropeptides

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Type of Neurotransmitters

Substance P

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Neuropeptides

43
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Somatostatin

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Neuropeptides

44
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Cholecystokinin

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Neuropeptides

45
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Vasoactive Intestinal polypeptide

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Neuropeptides

46
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Neuropeptide Y

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Neuropeptides

47
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

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Neuropeptides

48
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Orexin (Hypocretins)

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Neuropeptides

49
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Endocannabinoids

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Signaling Substance

50
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Type of Neurotransmitters

Nitric Oxide, Purine

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Signaling Substance

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