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Vasoconstrictors/Vasodilators Flashcards

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What receptors are the molecular basis that causes vascoconstriction?

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GPCRs coupled to vasoconstriction: a1 adrenergic

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what drugs are alpha1 receptor agonists?

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  1. epinepherine
  2. phenylephrine
  3. midodrine
  4. droxidopa
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what do we use for an adjunct to local anesthetics that can help reduce blood flow to injection site?

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epinepherine

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what drug do we use for homeostasis during surgery?

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epinepherine

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what are the direct-acting a1 receptors ?

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phenylepherine

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what is an indirect acting agent for a1?

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peudoephederine

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what are the partial agonists for a1 receptors?

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naphazoline, oxymetazoline, tetrahydrozoline

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why does increasing K+ channel openings relax vascular smooth muscle?

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  1. K+ sets membrane potential
  2. longer channels open the closer to equilibrium
  3. The closer to equilibrium the harder it is to depolarize enough to open VOLTAGE_GATED Ca2+ Channels
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what is minoxidil? What does it do?

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K+ Channel agonist/open
- promotes hair growth (hypertrichosis)

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what drug classes are vasodilators?

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  1. Cyclic GMP Modulators
  2. K+ Channel agonists
  3. Endothelin receptor Agonist
  4. PGI2 analogs - IP receptor agonist
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what is diazoxide? what is its use and moa?

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  1. K+ channel agonist/opener
  2. inhibit release of insulin from Pancreatic B-cells
  3. orally for hypoglycemia to hyperinsulinemia
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what is adenosine? What is it used for?

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  1. binds to A1 (GPCR)
  2. given IV - coronary stress test
  3. also supraventricular arrhythmias
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how does adenosine hyperpolarize vascular smooth muscle?

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GIRK
1. Gby binds and activates GIRK–> conducts K+ and membrane hyperpolarization

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what is the nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway?

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  1. eNOs found in vascular endothelium (activated by Ca2+-CAM)
  2. NO diffuses to vascular smooth muscle
  3. guanylate cyclase is found in the vascular smooth muscle
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what happens after NO moves to smooth muscle and how does it relax it?

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  1. NO binds to heme iron group in guanylate cyclase
  2. activates protein kinase G (cGKI)
  3. elevated GMP reduces phosphorylation of myosin LC causing relaxation
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how does protein kinase G relax smooth muscle?

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  1. inhibit L-type Ca2+ channel (Cav1.2)
  2. stim Ca2+ K+ channel (BKca)
  3. decreased myosin phosphatase 1
  4. enhance Ca2+ in ER (phospholamban)
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what do organic nitrates do?

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breakdown to NO (bioactivation)

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what are the PK of organic nitrates?

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  1. given sublingual in tx of acute attacks of angina
  2. tolerance occurs with continuous admin
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who had a tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate?

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munitions workers

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what is the PK for glycerol trinitrate?

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likely accounts for the lack of efficacy of GTN in a large percentage of the Asian population

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what is the mechanism of cell damage inititated by hyperglycemia?

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AGE precursor methylglyoxal inhibits vasorelaxation stimulated by acetylcholine/Nitric Oxide

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what does sodium nitroprusside do ?

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  1. dilates veins and arterioles
  2. limits duration of treatment due to ctructure
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what is hydralazine and what does it do?

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  1. dilates arterioles preferentially
  2. interfere with the release of Ca2+ from the ER
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what does the combo of hydralazine and ISDN do for BiDil?

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decreased mortality in AA with CHF

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what is BNP and what does it do?
1. human type B natriuretic peptide 2. binds and activates membrane-bound guanylate cyclase
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what is sacubitril and when is it not used?
1. inhibitor of neprilysin (a protease) 2. prevents breakdown of BNP by enhancing its action 3. not used with ACE
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what are the 2 PDE3 cAMP inhibitors? what do they do?
amirone and milrinone 1. inhibit the breakdown of cGMP/AMP
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what fold of difference does cGMP PDE5 have over PDE6?
10 fold selectivity inhibition of PDE6 in retina
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what does the inhibition of PDE6 in retina cause?
bluish vision
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what is the effect for sildenafil on blood flow in the penis?
predominent in the corpus cavernosum
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what is special about levitra compared to other PDE5s?
1. shorter time to onset than viagra 2. more selective than viagra
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what is special about cialis compared to the other PDE5?
1. more selective than viagra 2. longer duration of action than viagra or levitra
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when is a PDE5 contraindicated?
organic nitrates
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what are the main vasodilators used in PAH?
actin neutralizers
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what are the 3 vasoconstrictor antagonists?
1. bosentan 2. macitentan 3. ambrisentan
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what does bosentan and macitentan have in common?
1. both block ETa and ETb 2. low MW receptor antagonsits
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what is special about ambrisentan?
blocks only ETa
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what are vasoconstircotr antagonsits approved for and contraindicated for?
1. approved for pulmonary arterial HTN 2. contraindicated in pregnancy and hepatotoxicity (bosentan only)
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what do prostacyclin analogs do? where is it produced?
1. relax pulmonary vascular SM 2. PGI2 found in endothelium
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what are the different drugs in the prostacyclin class and what is their dosage form?
1. PGI2 --> IV 2. treprostinil --> oral, IV 3. lloprost --> inhalation 4. selexipag --> oral (bid), IV
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what is adempas and its mechansim and metabolism?
1. allosteric activator of sGC 2. increases cGMP concentration in VSM 3. substrate for P-gp, CYP1A1, 3A
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what drug is this?
minoxidil
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what drug is this?
diazoxide
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what drug is this?
SNP
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what drug is this?
hydralazine
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what drug is this?
sacubitril
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what class is this?
PDE3
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what drug is this?
tadalafil
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what drug is this?
sildenafil
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what drug is this?
vardenafil
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what drugs is this? what class?
vasoconstricotr antagonsit - bosentan and macitentan
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what drug is this?
ambrisentan
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what drug class is this?
prostacyclin analogs
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what drug is this?
riociguat

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