introduction to neuropharmacology
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Introduction to Neuropharmacology. Neuropharmacology. Study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system Division of neuropharmacological agents Peripheral Nervous system drugs Central Nervous system drugs. How Neurons Regulate Physiology. General process - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction to Neuropharmacology
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Neuropharmacology
• Study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system
• Division of neuropharmacological agents– Peripheral Nervous system drugs– Central Nervous system drugs
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How Neurons Regulate Physiology
• General process– Transmission of impulse down axon– Release of neurotransmitter from axon terminal– Binding of neurotransmitter to receptor on post-
synaptic cell– Post-synaptic cell changes action
• Muscle relaxes or contracts• Glands secrete or stop secreting• Neurons fire more often or less often
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Ways we can interfere
• Alter axonal conduction– Local anesthetics
• Alter synaptic Transmission• Affect receptors
• If drug causes same effect as natural process: receptor activation
• If drug reduces or causes opposite: receptor deactivation
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Steps of Synaptic Transmission
• Transmitter synthesis• Transmitter Storage (vesicles)• Release of Transmitter
– Only small number of vesicles release• Receptor Binding (reversible)• Termination of Transmission
– Reuptake– Enzymatic degradation– Diffusion(slow, usually doesn’t happen in vivo)
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Transmitter Synthesis
• Drugs can– Increase transmitter synthesis– Decrease transmitter synthesis– Cause synthesis of different transmitter that is
more effective than the natural– Theoretical: cause synthesis of ineffective
transmitter
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Storage and Release
• Storage: drugs can interfere with storage– Less transmitter stored less released
• Transmitter release: drugs can– Promote release– Inhibit release
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Receptor Binding
• Drug can– Bind directly to receptors and activate them
• Agonists– Bind to receptors and block them
• Antagonists– Bind to receptor and enhance activation by
natural transmitter• No special name
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Termination of Transmitter
• Block Reuptake– Reuptake inhibitors
• Inhibition of enzymatic degradation• Both cause more increased transmitter
action
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Receptor types and Selectivity
• Drug Selectivity: selectivity of drug for effected receptor– Does drug bind to only α1 receptors or does it
also bind to β1 and β2 receptors?• Physiologic Selectivity: does the receptor do
more than one thing? (Is it present in multiple tissues?)– β1 receptors control heart rate, conductivity, and
contraction as well as renin release from kidney
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Physiology of PeripheralNervous System
Nervous System
Central Peripheral
Autonomic
Somatic
VoluntaryMuscle
Sympathetic Parasympathetic
Adrenergic Cholinergic
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Peripheral Neurotransmitters
• Acetylcholine• Epinephrine• Norepinephrine• Dopamine (kind of)
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Peripheral Receptors
• Cholinergic Receptors– All receptors that mediate responses to
acetylcholine• Muscarinic, Nicotinic-M, Nicotinic-N
• Adrenergic Receptors– All receptors that mediate responses to
epinephrine and norepinephrine• Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, beta-2
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Peripheral Pathways(Memorize Fig 13-4, pg 102)
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Peripheral Pathways (Memorize Fig 13-4, pg 102)
• Somatic– Muscle movement– No ganglia– Transmitter: Acetylcholine – Receptor: Nicotinic-M (“M” for muscle)
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Parasympathetic
Somatic
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Sympathetic Neurotransmitters
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Overview of Autonomic Functions
• Regulation of Heart• Regulation of glands
– Salivary– Gastric– Sweat– Bronchial
• Regulation of smooth muscle– Bronchi, blood vessels, urogenital– GI tract
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Parasympathetic Functions
• Slow heart• Increase gastric secretion and motility• Emptying Bowel• Focusing eye for near vision• Constriction of pupil• Contraction of bronchial smooth muscle
• Most cholinergic drugs affect: GI, bladder, eye
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Sympathetic Functions
• Cardiovascular system• Body temperature• Stress: Fight or Flight
– Increase HR and BP– Shunt blood from skin & viscera to muscles– Dilation of bronchi– Dilation of pupils– Mobilization of stored energy: glucose, fatty
acids
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Control Mechanisms
• Innervation by both where effects are opposed– Heart rate
• Innervation by both where effects are complementary– Male reproductive processes
• Innervation by only one– Blood vessels
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Autonomic Tone
• Steady day-to-day influence exerted by the autonomic system– Usually only one division provide tone– Parasympathetic system usually provides the
basal tone
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Peripheral Receptor Subtypes
• Cholinergic– Nicotinic-N (“n” for neuronal)– Nicotinic-M (“m” for muscle)– Muscarinic
• Adrenergic– Alpha-1– Alpha-2– Beta-1– Beta-2– (Dopamine receptors)
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Cholinergic Receptors
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Subtypes and Normal Physiology
• Acetylcholine activates all cholinergic subtypes, so…Why do we have subtypes at all?– Maybe we are evolving and will soon produce
endogenous nicotine?– Maybe God designed it that way so we could
discover medicine?– Other reasons?
• Some cholinergic receptors are not attached to any nerve.
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Cholinergic Receptor Function• Nicotinic-N: promotes ganglionic transmission at
all ganglia• Nicotinic-M: causes skeletal muscle contraction• Muscarinic:
– Increased gland secretion– Contraction of smooth muscle (bronchi, bladder, GI)– Slow heart rate– Contraction of iris (miosis) and ciliary (focus)
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Adrenergic Receptor Function
• Alpha-1– Ocular: mydriasis– Blood vessels: vasoconstriction– Male genitals: ejaculation– Bladder neck and prostate: contraction
• Alpha-2– Located on presynaptic terminal– Inhibits release of norepinephrine– Located in PNS and CNS
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Adrenergic Receptor Function
• Beta-1– Heart: ↑inotropic, chronotropic, dromotropic– Kidney: stimulate release of renin
• Beta-2– Bronchi: dilation– Uterus: relaxation of uterine smooth muscle– Arterioles in heart, lungs, skeletal muscle: vasodilation– Glycogenolysis– Enhances skeletal muscle contraction
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Dopamine Receptors
• Primarily in CNS, not PNS• Only known function of PNS dopamine
receptors is– Dilation of renal arteries enhances renal
perfusion
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Selectivity of Adrenergic Neurotransmitters
Transmitter Alpha 1
Alpha 2
Beta1
Beta2 Dopa
Epinephrine + + + + 0
Norepinephrine + + + 0 0
Dopamine + 0 + 0 +
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Life Cycle of Acetylcholine
• Synthesized in presynaptic terminal from choline and Acetylcoenzyme A
• Stored in vesicles and released with AP• Binds to receptors on postsynaptic cell
– Dissociates– Is broken down by acetylcholinesterase on the
post-synaptic cell membrane– Choline is re-absorbed by neuron to synthesize
more ACh
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Norepinephrine
• Synthesized in presynaptic terminal from a series of precursors, stored in vesicles
• Released after action potential• Binds to receptors
– Alpha-2 on the presynaptic neuron– Alpha1 or Beta1 on postsynaptic cell
• Reuptake by presynaptic neuron– Recycled…or– Broken down by MAO (monamine oxidase)
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Lifecycle of Epinephrine
• Synthesized in adrenal medulla by making norepinephrine and then converting it
• Stored in vesicles in adrenal medulla• Released into bloodstream after AP
– Travels in blood throughout the body– Metabolized by the liver