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catecholamines

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hormones made by adrenal glands

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monoamines

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transmitters that possess one amine group

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biogenic amines

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compounds made by living organisms

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adrenergic

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adrenaline/ epinephrine (EPI)

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noradrenergic

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noradrenaline/norepinephrine (NE)

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EPI and NE are secreted by…

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adrenal medulla

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dopaminergic

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dopamine (DA)

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synthesis of dopamine/norepinehrine

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tyrosine –> L- DOPA –> dopamine –> norepinephrine

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enzymes required for synthesis (DA, NE)

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tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AACD)
for NE, needs dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBH) too

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rate-limiting enzyme (DA,NE)

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determines overall rate of formation because it is the slowest (e.g. TH)

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TH inhibition and stimulation

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high catecholamine levels inhibit TH (don’t need more), rate of cell firing stimulates TH (more synthesis due to more enzyme activity)

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release of catecholamines

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synaptic vesicles, important for protection from degrading enzymes and predetermining amount required

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vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT)

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responsible for vesicular monoamine reuptake
VMAT1: found in adrenal medulla
VMAT2: found in brain
blocked by reserpin (DA and NE are no longer protected making levels drop)

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when do (catecholamine) vesicles open

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nerve impulse, but some drugs can cause this effect without needing s nerve impulse (amphetamine, methamphetamine)

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release inhibition (catecholamines)

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by autoreceptors who either;
1. directly reduce Ca2+ influx needed for exocytosis
2. indirectly reduces Ca2+ by shortening duration of APs entering the terminal

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tonic release

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DA released in single-spiking mode

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phasic release

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DA released in burst mode

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varicosities

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in-passing synpases in which the fibers exhibit repeated swellings

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drugs on catecholamine autoreceptors

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agonists: stimulate autoreceptors (inhibit release)
antagonists: stimulate release by inhibiting the inhibitory affects of autoreceptors

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DA and NE transporters

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induce reuptake

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DA and NE transporter-blocking drugs

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increase transmission in the synapse by not allowing reuptake

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breakdown of NE

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catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase (MOA-A)

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breakdown of DA

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catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase (MOA-B)

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metabolites of catecholamines

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DA:
- homovanillic acid (HVA)
NE:
- 3-methyl-4-hydroxy-phenylglycol (MHPG) in brain
- vanillymandelic acid in PNS

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2 cell groups in midbrain
A1-A7= NE pathways A8-A16= DA pathways
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DA pathway function
from dorsal striatum to substantia nigra facilitates voluntary mvmt
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DA pathway lesions
- behavioral dysfunction - sensory neglect - motivational deficits - motor impairment
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dopamine deficient mice (DD mice)
- still can produce NE - lacked DA whole life - dopaminergic neurons werent damaged, just couldnt produce DA - all symptoms of lacking DA were fixed momentarily with L-DOPA injection
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5 subtypes of DA receptors
- metabotropic (interact with G protein and second messengers D1 and D2 are most common D1 and D5 are similar D2,D3,D4 are similar
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D2 receptors
- autoreceptors - found on pituitary gland that makes prolactin (activation inhibits prolactin) - can influence K+ channels causing hyperpolarization (inhibiting APs) - higher affinity for DA than D1 - decrease cAMP
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D1
- increases cAMP - lower affinity for DA
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dopamine agonists
apomorphine: agonist for D1 and D2 (classical stimulant) SKF 38393: agonist for D1 (self grooming in mice) quinpirole: increase locomotion
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dopamine antagonists
suppress exploratory and locomotor behavior (D2: catalepsy)
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NE containing neurons (CNS)
pons and medulla, more specifically in locus coeruleus (A6 cell group) - provides nearly all NE in the forebrain
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NE in PNS
autonomic actions
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BBB and NE
blood born NE cannot cross BBB (blood born NE helps EPI with fight or flight response)
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NE and EPI receptors
- metabotropic - mediates NT (NE) and hormonal (EPI) actions of the catecholamines a1 and a2 β1 and β2
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a1 receptors
increase Ca2+ ion sin postsynaptic cells
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a2 receptors
- located on noradrenergic terminals (autoreceptor) - reduces cAMP - causes hyperpolarization
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β1 and β2 receptors
increases cAMP
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synthesis of serotonin
amino acid tryptophan L-tryptophan -> L-5-hydroxytryptophan --> 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)
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enzymes of serotonin synthesis
tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AACD)
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rate limiting enzyme of serotonin synthesis
TPH
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tryptophan loading
administration of pure tryptophan
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tryptophan- large neutral amino acids ratio
modest increase will not have any effect large increase will positively enhance mood and cognition extremely high increase will have negative effects
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release of serotonin
released into synapse by VMAT2 -reserpin depletes serotonergic neurons of 5-HT
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serontonergic autoreceptors
control 5-HT release; terminal autoreceptors directly inhibit release, other autoreceptors indirectly inhibit release by slowing down rate of firing
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5-HT1a receptor
somatodenritic autoreceptors
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5-HT1b and 5-HT1d receptors
terminal autoreceptors
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drugs that stimulate 5-HT release
para-chloroamphetamine, fenfluramine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
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inactivation of 5-HT
- 5-HT transporters (SERT) reuptake (SSRIs block reuptake) - metabolized by MOA-A
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metabolite of 5-HT
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (HIAA) used as a measure of serontonergic neurons in the brain (more rapid neuron firing= more 5-HT= more HIAA
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serotonergic neuron orgination
brainstem, projects to all forebrain areas
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CNS serontonergic neurons
found along midline of brainstem (medulla, pons, raphe nuchlei)
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cell groups (5-HT)
B1-B9
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raphe nuclei (dorsal , median)
give rise to most serotonergic fibers in the forebrain
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dorsal raphe nucleus neuronal firing
- slow, regular (tonic) while awake - slower, irregular while asleep > almost stops completely during REM
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phasic firing of 5-HT
triggered by activity in excitatory synaptic inputs to the cells (most come from GABA, glutamate, and acetylcholine, sometimes DA, NE and orexin)
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serotonin receptors
- 5-HT1a, 1b, 1d, 1e, 1f - 5-HT2a, 2b, 2c - 5-HT3, 4, 5a, 5b (not in humans) - 5-HT6, 7 all are metabotropic except 5-HT3 which is excitatory ionotropic
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5-HT1a functions
- particularly concentrated in hippocampus, septal area, amygdala, raphe nuclei - reduces cAMP - increase K+ opening (hyperpolarization)
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5-HT2a functions
- more in cerebral cortex - activate second messenger systems (increase Ca2+ levels)
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5-HT2a agonist and antagonist
agonist: hallucinogenic antagonist: used for schizophrenia treatment
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5-HT1b, 1d agonists
constricts blood vessels providing relief from migraine symptoms
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5-HT3 agonists and antagonists
agonists: induces vomiting antagonist: counteracts vomiting and nausea
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serontonergic lesions
5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT): massive damage to serotonergic axons and nerve terminals in the forebrain yet raphe nuclei cell bodies are usually spared (cannot cross BBB) - changes in hunger, anxiety, aggresion, pain sensitivity, learning and memory
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TPH2 knockout
leaves serotonergic neurons intact but they chan't synthesize 5-HT
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TPH2 knockout effects
- causes almost complete loss of 5-HT in the brain but preserves 5-HT in the bloodstream and peripheral organs - can reverse effects w 5-HTP injection - reduced body mass, increased mortality, aggresive, impulsive, poor thermoregulation, abnormal respiration but survives gestation and birth (unlike DD mice)
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5-HT2a involvement in death
SIDS and SUDEP
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hypophagia (reduced food intake) involves what receptors
5-HT1b, 2c agonists 5-HT6 antagonists
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anxiety involves what receptors
5-HT1a partial agonists for anti-anxiety 5-HT2a, 2c agonists induce anxiety 5-HT6 partial agonists induce anxiety
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pain involves what receptors
5-HT1a, 1b, 2c, 7 agonists reduce pain 5-HT2a, 4 agonists exacerbate pain
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learning and memory involves what receptors
5-HT1a agonists, 4 partial agonists improves performance in spatial learning and memory 5-HT6 antagonists improves learning and memory
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serotonin in the gut
- 90-95% of bodily 5-HT is in the gut - synthesized by enterochromaffin cells using TPH1 enzyme - 5-HT increases when food is ingested
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5-HT and IBS
5-HT3 partial agonists can treat IBS-C and IBS-D symptoms 5-HT4 helps with IBS-C 5-HT7 slows peristaltic activity
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synthesis of ACh
acetyl CoA + choline --> acetylcholine - enzyme choline acetyltranferase
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rate of synthesis of ACh
controlled by amount of reactants present/available and cell firing
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release of ACh
vesicular transporter VAChT - can be blocked by vesamicol (decreases cytoplasm ACh)
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vesicular blocker vesamicol (ACh)
actual exocytosis process doesnt change, only amount of ACh available within the vesicles decreases
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animal and bacterial toxins and release of ACh
dramatically affected
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overactive ACh
muscle pain in abdomen/chest, tremors, nausea, vomiting, salivation, sweating
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inhibited ACh
muscle paralysis
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inactivation of ACh
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) breaks it down into acetic acid and choline - found inside presynaptic, postsynaptic cell, neuromuscular junctions
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choline reuptake
choline transporter - drugs that block choline transporters decrease ACh production by inhibiting choline reuptake
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drugs blocking AChE
prevent inhibition of ACh creating an excess - sometimes used mildly for alzheimers, and glaucome treatment (applied directly to eyes)
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physostigmine
- AChE inhibitor - synthetic analogs do not cross BBB - reversible AChE inhibitors

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