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Lecture 13 - Pharmacology of the Gastrointestinal Tract Flashcards

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What triggers the cephalic phase?

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Sight, smell, taste, or thought of food stimulates the vagus nerve which in turn stimulates gastric secretion (hydrochloric acid, pepsin)

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What happens during the gastric phase?

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Partially digested food stretches the stomach and activates myenteric and vagovagal nerve reflexes –> stimulate gastric secretions

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What stimulatory molecules are present in the stomach during the gastric phase?

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Histamine and gastirin

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What happens during the intestinal phase?

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Sypmpathetic nerve fibers suppress gastric activity while parasympathetic (vagal) stimulation of the stomach is inhibited.

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What inhibits gastric secretion during the intestinal phase?

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Secretin, cholecystokinin (CCK), and the enterogastric reflex

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Describe the gastric cycle

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1) ingested food buffers, stomach acid, elevating pH
2) elevated pH stimulates G cells that make up the pyloric gland
3) G cells secrete gastrin
4) Gastrin stimulates the chief cells and parietal cells on the gastric gland
5a) ACH, H2, and gastrin receptors on enterochromafflin-like cells secrete histamine
5b) Chief cells secrete pepsinogen
5c) Parietal cells secrete HCl
6) HCl converts pepsinogen to pepsin
7) Pepsin digests dietary protein
8a) Partially digected protein oligopeptides and amino acids buffer the stomach acid –> elevates pH
8b) Partially digested protein oligopeptides directly stimulate G cells

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What molecules stimulate HCl secretion and where are they formed?

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  • Acetylcholine- parasympathetic postganglionic neurons
  • gastrin- G cells
  • histamine- neuroendocrine cells
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What molecules inhibit HCl release?

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CCK, somatostatin, and secretin

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Where is pepsinogen (precursor to pepsin) secreted?

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Chief (peptic) cells

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What cells secrete somatostatin?

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D cells

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What do surface mucus cell secrete when stimulated?

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Bicarbonate and mucus
- stimulated by prostagladins

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What is secretin?

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A digestive hormone

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How are gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) related?

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They are structurally and functionally related peptide hormones

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What is somatostatin?

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A cyclic peptide present in the GI tract, pancreas, and CNS

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What type of receptors are somatostatin receptors?

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Inhibitory GPCRs

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What are Octreotide and Lanreotide and their uses?

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  • Mimic the action of somatostatin (act on somatostatin receptors located on gastric parietal cells)
  • Clinical use for gastrinomas, gastric ulcers, and other disorders associated with excessive gastric acid secretion
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What is a peptic ulcer?

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An open sore that develop on the mucosal lining of the stomach and duodenum, where acid and pepsin activity are greatest

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What are the symptoms of peptic ulcers?

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  • Periodic pain, nausea, vand vomitting
  • loss of appetite
  • heartburn
  • perforation in the GI wall
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Possible causes of peptic ulcers

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  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Long-term use of NSAIDs
  • Hyperacidity (genetic, environmental, inflammation)
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How does H. pylori cause peptic ulcer?

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  1. inflammatory mediators elicited by H. pylori inhibit somatostatin secretion by D cells –> disinhibition of gastrin release
  2. H. pylori produces ammonium hydroxide which increases gastric pH –> stimulates gastrin secretion
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How do NSAIDs cause peptic ulcer disease?

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  1. NSAIDs inhibit COX –> reduce production of prostaglandins –> increased gastric acid secretion, decreased bicarbonate/mucus production and blood flow
  2. Increased expression of intercellular adhesion molecules –> increeased neutrophil adherence to vascular endothelial cells –> mucosal damage due to neutrophil-derived free radicals and proteases
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How does Bismuth and Antibiotics treat peptic ulcer?

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Inhibit the H. pylori bacteria

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What drugs are used to treat peptic ulcers?

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  • H2 blockers
  • Muscarinic antagonists
  • Proton pump inhibitors
  • Antacids
  • Coating agents
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What do antihistamine receptor antagonists (H2 blockers) do?

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Reduce interactions between histamine and H2 receptors –> pepsin and acid secretion decreases

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Where do H2 antagonists act in the GI tract?
They are competitive antagonists of histamine at the parietal cell's H2 receptor
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Describe irreversible vs reversible proton pump inhibitors
Irreversible - inhibit the pump enzyme by covalently binding to the alpha-subunit of the pump Reversible - mostly K+ competitive inhibitors
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Clinical indications for antacids
- Hyperactivity associated with peptic ulcers, heartburn, etc - Upset stomach
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Antacid mechanism of action
- Reacts with HCl forming water and salts - Administered orally and act locally
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Examples of antacids
- Aluminum hydroxide\ - magnesium hydroxide - sodium bicarbonate - calcium carbonate
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What could chronic use of antacids cause?
Acid rebound
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Sucralfate (barrier enhancer) - Mechanism of action
- Forms a protective barrier over damaged mucosa by binding proteins exuded from damaged cells - Does not affect pH - locally effective, non-systemic - affects absorption of some drugs
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Metoclopramide (prokinetic drug)
- promotes the emptiness of stomach, stimulates the opening of the lower esophageal sphincter by enhancing the action of endogenous acetylcholine, enhancing tissue sensitivity to ACH - Treats GERD and chemotherapy induced vomiting, antiemetic, antagonizes dopamine receptor
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What is peristalsis?
A wavelike movement characteristic of the intestines, in which circular contraction and relaxation of the muscles propel the contents toward the rectum
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What type of drugs are used to treat nonspecific diarrhea?
Adsorbents, anticholinergics, mu receptor agonist, 5-HT3 antagonist, and somatostatin mimics
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How do adsorbents treat diarrhea?
- Symptomatic rather than curative - Act within the intestines - forms a complex with irritating substances and carries them into the feces - bind with toxins of bacteria reducing hypermotility of the GI tract - reduces inflammation - acts as an antacid
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Side effects of adsorbents
impairs systemic absorption of vitamins, minerals, and drugs
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Example of an adsorbent
Bismuth subsalicylate
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# Diarrhea treaments Atropine
- Anticholinergic - decreases peristalsis, constricts sphincter
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# Diarrhea treaments Difenoxen
- mu receptor agonist - decrease peristalsis, constrict sphincter - used in combo with atropine
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# Diarrhea treaments Loperamide
- opiod-derivative, OTC, does not cross BBB - used for nonspecific, acute, chronic, or travel diarrhea and IBS
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# Diarrhea treaments Alosetron
- 5-HT3 antagonist - seretonin released by enterochromaffin cells is inhibited to decrease gut motility - used in women with IBS
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# Diarrhea treaments Octreotide
- somatostatin receptor agonist - half-life of 90-120 min - treats severe diarrhea associated with carcinoid tumors
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# Constipation treatment Stimulants
- Ex. caster oil - irritates mucosal lining of intestine --> histamine released --> increased motility
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# Constipation treatment Swelling agents
- Ex. natural fibers - soak up water and swell
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# Constipation treatment Osmotic laxatives
- Ex. lactulose --> non-absorbable synthetic disaccharide - broken down in the large intestine into fryctose and galactose which draw water into the colon
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# Constipation treatment Emollients
- Ex. mineral oil - ease the passage of stool through the rectum, lubrication and softening
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# Constipation treatment Mu-opiod receptor antagonists
Methylnaltrexone
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# Constipation treatment Chloride channel activators
Lubiprostone
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Lubiprostone - Mechanism of action
Chloride channels-2, present in the apical membrane of the intestine, are activated --> increased secretion of chloride-rich intestinal fluid
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# Antiemetic Medications Antihistamines
- Ex. diphenhydramine, meclizine - used for motion sickness - centrally acting and anti-H1 receptor antagonists
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# Antiemetic Medications 5-HT3 antagonists
- Ex. Odansetron - Used to treat nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, surgeru or infections - peripheral and centrally acting
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# Antiemetic Medications Dopamine antagonists
- Ex. Metoclopramide, prochlorperazine - Used for nausea realted to gastroenteritis or post-operative conditions - centrally acting
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# Antiemetic Medications Anticholinergics
- Ex. scopolamine - used for motion sickness and nausea

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