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The Neurotransmitter released from preganglionic parasympathetic to postganglionic parasympathetic is X and received by Y receptors

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X: Ach
Y: Nicotinic (Nervous)

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The adrenal gland receives the X neurotransmitter through its Y receptors

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X: Ach
Y: Nicotinic

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The Main neurotransmitter at a neuromuscular junction is X and received by Y receptors

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X: Ach
Y: Nicotinic (Muscular)

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Postganglionic sympathetic neurons release X which which is received by Y receptors

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X: Norepinephrine
Y: Adrenergic receptors

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the 4 types of Adrenergic receptors

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α1 / α2 / β1 / β2

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Muscarinic receptors are found on?

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Effector organs Being parasympathetically innervated AND sweat glands (where Ach come from sympathetic neuronal release)

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The Adrenal gland is sympathetically/parasympathetically innervated?

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Sympathetically

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The Adrenal gland is stimulated by X (category Y), received by Z receptors

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X: Ach
Y: Sympathetic
Z: Nicotinic

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Nicotinic and muscarinic are subtype of X innervation

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Cholinergic

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The 6 common types of neurotransmitters in the nervous system:

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  1. Norepinephrine
  2. Ach
  3. Dopamine
  4. Serotonin
  5. Histamine
  6. Aminobutyric Acid
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epinephrine is synonymous to…

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Adrenaline

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Nerve fibers secreting Epinephrine are called

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Adrenergic

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the Adenylyl cyclase pathway is activated by what type of G-protein?

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Gs (has 3 subunits: α, β, γ)

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The phospholipase C pathway is activated by which type of G-protein?

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Gq (has 3 subunits: α, β, γ)

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The 4 adrenergic receptor’s most common location?

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α1 : Smooth muscle
α2 : GI
β1 : Cardiac tissue
β2: Smooth muscle

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α1 receptors are X receptors, stimulated by Y and are excitatory/inhibitory in nature, acting through Gz protein pathway.

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X: adrenergic
Y: norepinephrine
excitatory
Z: q

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α2 receptors are X receptors which are excitatory/inhibitory in nature, acting through Gy protein pathway.

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X: adrenergic
inhibitory (causing GI relaxation)
Y: i

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β1 receptors are X receptors, stimulated by Y and are excitatory/inhibitory in nature, acting through Gz protein pathway.

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X: adrenergic
Y: norepinephrine & epinephrine
excitatory
Z: s

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β2 receptors are excitatory/inhibitory found on smooth muscles

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inhibitory

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Choline is taken into the neuron through what type of transport?

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Cotransport with Na+ (energy required)

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What blocks Choline Cotransport into the neuron?

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hemicholinium

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How do botulinum toxin and spider venom affect Ach vesicles?

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Botulinum blocked vesicles releasing

Spider venom enhaces it (dramatically)

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Nicotinic Ach receptors are mostly found?

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In Ganglia & Neuro-muscular plate (& adrenal gland)

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What category do nicotinic receptors belong to?

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ligand-gated ion channel (requiring 2 Ach for conformational change)

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the Major draw back of cholinergic agonists, limiting their clinical usefulness is?
They show little specificity (enhance Ach action EVERYWHERE).
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Ach is therapeutically of no importance. why?
1- Multiplicity of Actions | 2- Rapid inactivation by the cholinesterases
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The major innervation system of the heart is Sympathetic/parasympathetic?
Parasympathetic
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How does Ach lead to vasodilation?
Ach --> M3 receptors on smooth muscles --> production of NO --> stimulation of Protein Kinase G --> hyperpolarization & relaxation of vascular smooth muscles.
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How does Atropine counteract Ach?
Atropine is a muscarinic receptor blocker
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The main effects of Ach? (7)
- Decreased BP - Vasodilation - Increased salivary secretions - Increased intestinal secretions and motility - Enhanced bronchiolar secretions - Increased tone of detrusor muscle, expulsion of urine - Miosis (constriction of pupil) - sweating (as part of glandular stimulation)
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What type of activity does Betanechol have?
Muscarinic activity (on GI mainly ; ineffective on muscles and ganglia). This mean Betanechol doesn't access the CNS
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What's the main therapeutic use of Betanechol?
used for non-obstructive urinary retention (she5 w 5ra). Urination after anesthesia is the step that allows us to check the effect is over. Betanechol may be used to stimulate urination.
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What type of activity does Carbachol have?
Both muscarinic & nicotinic actions (it reaches the CNS (its side-effect))
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What are the main systems affected by Carbachol?
- Cardiovascular - GI system Because of ganglion-stimulating activity: It first enhances the systems through nicotinic activity then represses them through muscarininc activity.
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How does Carbachol affect its systems? (long)
First its enhances them (GI & cardiac) through its nictotinic activity (causing postganglionic sympathetic to release Norepinephrine (also from adrenal glands)) then inhibits them (muscarinic activity acting on organs receptors (mimicing parasympathetic innervation)).
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what's the therapeutic usage of Carbachol?
treatment of glaucoma & increased intraoccular pressure.
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Does Carbachol reach the CNS?
Yes, it has a ganglion-stimulating activity. Which is why its usage is limited to the eye (not absorbed there)
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What type of activity does Carbachol have?
Both Nicotinic & Muscarinic activity (starts with nicotinic and ends with muscarinic)
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What is Pilocarpine most therapeutically used for?
Drug of choice for emergency lowering of intraoccular pressure.
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what's the drug of choice for emergency lowering of intraoccular pressure.
Pilocarpine. By opening the trabecular meshwork around schlemm's canal, increasing drainage of aqueous fluid.
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What is Xerostomia/ how is it treated?
it's intense dryness of the mouth due to lack of salivation. Pilocarpine is administered to induce salivation.
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What are the main effects of Pilocarpine? | What are the side effects?
- Potent stimulator of secretions (sweat, saliva, tears) - Myosis The side effects is its ability to reach the CNS, causing disturbances (amnesia, etc..)
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How do Anticholinesterases enhance Ach activity?
They inhibit Ach degradation, increase its stay thus its activity (can reach CNS).
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Describe the activity of Physostigmine
Reversible binding to Acetylcholinesterase, causing potentiation of cholinergic activity in the body (nicotinic, muscarinic)
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The main effects of Physostigmine?
Mainly used for treatment of overdoses of drugs with anticholinergic activity (such as Atropine (anti-muscarinic), phenothiazines & tricyclic antidepressants) along with.. - increased intestinal & bladder motility - Miosis, lowering of intraoccular pressure
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Give 3 Anticholinergic drugs
Atropine, phenothiazines & tricyclic antidepressants
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In the case of an anti-cholinergic drug abuse, what's you treatment of choice?
Physostigmine (an anticholinesterase)
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The main side effects of Physostigmine?
- Hypotension | - Bradychardia
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What is Neostigmine usually used for? (2)
- Antidote for tubocurarine and other neuromuscular blocking agents. - Treatment of Myasthemia gravis (auto-immunedegradation of nicotinic receptors at neuromuscular junction).
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What is the drug most similar to neostigmine?
Physostigmine. Difference is that Neostigmine doesn't reach CNS.
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Describe the activity of Echothiophate
irreversible / covalent binding to the active site of acetylcholinesterase, making the enzyme permanently inactivated.
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What is Pralydoxime?
It's the only know reactivator of Anticholinesterases after being bound to Echothiophate. Still has a short period of action before completly losing the enzyme.
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What kind of receptors do sweat glands have? What molecule binds it? Does this happen when sympathetically/parasympathetically innervated?
sweat glands have muscarinic receptors stimulated by Ach released from SYMPATHETIC neurons (called sympathetic cholinergic innervation).

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