Vasodilators Flashcards

1
Q

What are drugs that regulate cGMP

A

Organic nitrates
PDE inhibitors
Natriuretic peptide

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2
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What effect does elevated cGMP have on vascular smooth muscle

A

relaxes it

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3
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Why are K channel openers vasidilatory

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-K sets the membrane potential. The longer the K -channel is open the closer the membrane potential is to the K equilibrium
-The closer the membrane potential is to the K equilibrium potential, the harder it is to depolarize the membrane enough top open voltage gated Ca channels.
-Ca channels not open, no constriction

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4
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Name the K channel agonists/openers

A

Minoxidil
Diazoxide
Adenosine

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5
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Minoxidil MOA, side effects, cAMO or cGMP?,

A

Minoxidil is a prodrug that binds and opens k channels and inhibits ca influx through voltage gated ca channel.

side effects- hypertrichosis
cAMP

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6
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Diazoxide indication?

A

used iv for htn binds to K channel, also used for hyperinsulinemia to inhibit release of insulin from pancrease

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7
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Adenosine MOA

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Does not directly bind to k channel like minoxidil and diazoxide, it binds to a GPCR called A1, which is coupled to a K channel. Causes relaxaton.

G(beta gamma) binds and activates
GIRK- conducts K+
efflux & membrane
hyperpolarization

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8
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know structure of minoxidil, diazoxide and adenosine

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9
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where and how is nitric oxide generated

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Nitric oxide is produced in vascular endothelium.

arginine converted to citruline and NO

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10
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What is the name of the enzyme used to create nitric oxide in vascular endothelium

A

eNOS

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11
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how is enos activated

A

by calcium calmodulin

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12
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is NO cAMP or cGMP

A

cGMP

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13
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whole process of how NO is made and causes vasodilation

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-arginie is converted to citruline and NO in endothelium by eNOS
-NO diffuses into vascular SM
-NO activates and binds guanylyl cyclase (contains heme center) and converts GTP to cGMP
-cGMP inhibits activation of contraction by activating cGKI (protein kinase G)

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14
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What is cGKI

A

protein kinase G

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15
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what does cGKI do?

A

relaxes smooth muscle

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16
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How does cGKI cause relaxation of smooth muscle

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-Inhibits Cav1.2 and inhibits Ca influx
-activates myosin phosphatase I
-Enhanced Ca uptake into ER by phosphalamban
-stimulation of ca activated K channels

17
Q

Are organic nitrates selective or non-selective

A

non-selective

18
Q

Know structure for organic nitrates

19
Q

organic nitrate drug names

A

Amylnitrate
GTN
PETN
ISDN
ISMN
Nitroprusside

20
Q

Which organic nitrate has the shortest half life

21
Q

which organic nitrate has the largest t1/2 and best oral bioavailability

22
Q

how is GTN activated inn vivo

A

enzyme called ALDH 2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase2 ) in mirochondria activates NO

23
Q

How is tolerance to organic nitrate generated

A
  • once NO is generated, we develop a disulfide on dehydrigenase
    -Lipoic acid reduces disulfide on ALDH-2 to active form
  • With persistent or chronic administration of organic nitrate, we run out of reducing enzymes , so we can not generate active form.

-once we take a break from the nitrate to regenerate the enzymes, it can be efficacious again

24
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Why is GTN not as efficacious in Asians

A

Most asians have LYS 504 instead of glutamate.
Glutamate is 10X more efficient at metabolizing GTN

25
What is the nitrous oxide with iron in the middle called
Sodium nitroprusside
26
dangers of sodium nitroprusside
May have cyanide after bioactivation