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Pharmacology of efferent nervous system
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Pharmacology of efferent nervous system Shi-Hong Zhang (张世红), PhD Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University shzhang713@zju.edu.cn
Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Central Nervous System (CNS) Organization of the nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Efferent Division Afferent Division Autonomic System (ANS) Somatic System Parasympathetic Sympathetic Enteric
Sympathetic stimulation causes: • stimulates heartbeat • raises blood pressure • dilates the pupils • dilates the trachea and bronchi • stimulates the conversion of liver glycogen into glucose • shunts blood away from the skin and viscera to the skeletal muscles, brain, and heart • inhibits peristalsis (蠕动) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract • inhibits contraction of the bladder and rectum
Parasympathetic stimulation causes: • slowing down of the heartbeat • lowering of blood pressure • constriction of the pupils • increased blood flow to the skin and viscera • peristalsis of the GI tract
Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Central Nervous System (CNS) Efferent Division Afferent Division Autonomic System (ANS) Somatic System Parasympathetic Sympathetic Enteric Drugs that produce their primary therapeutic effect by mimicking or altering the functions of autonomic nervous system are called autonomic drugs. Organization of the nervous system
Neurotransmitters • Synthesis • Storage • Release • Degradation • Receptors • Activation • Blockade
Drug actions and classification (1) Mimetics - direct-acting: receptor agonists -indirect-acting: increasing amounts and/or effects of transmitters (2) Antagonists -direct-acting: receptor antagonists -indirect-acting: decreasing amounts and/or effects of transmitters
Autonomic Pharmacology • Cholinergic Pharmacology • Adrenergic Pharmacology
CASE STUDY • In mid-afternoon, a coworker brings 43-year-old JM to the emergency department because he is unable to continue picking vegetables. His gait is unsteady and he walks with support from his colleague. JM has difficulty speaking and swallowing, his vision is blurred, and his eyes are filled with tears. His coworker notes that JM was working in a field that had been sprayed early in the morning with a material that had the odor of sulfur. Within 3 hours after starting his work, JM complained of tightness in his chest that made breathing difficult, and he called for help before becoming disoriented.
Cholinergic Terminal • Choline Uptake→ • ACh Synthesis • Choline + AcCoA → ACh • ChAT • ACh Storage • ACh Release • ACh Effects • - Postsynaptic • - Presynaptic • ACh inactivation • ACh→ Choline + Acetate • AChE
Acetylcholine Release Regulation - by autoreceptors ACh acting on presynaptic m2-cholinergic receptors - by heteroreceptors NE acting on presynaptic alpha2-adrenergic receptors - by metabolism (extraneuronal)
ACh inactivation Cholinesterases Acetylcholinesteraseis located at cholinergic synapses and in erythrocytes (does not hydrolyze succinylcholine) Pseudocholinesterase(synonyms: plasmacholinesterase or butyrylcholinesterase丁酰胆碱脂酶) occurs mainly in plasma, liver and in glia (hydrolyzes succinylcholine)
Cholinergic Receptors • Muscarinic receptors (M receptors) M1, 3, 5 (smooth muscles); M2, 4(heart) G-protein Coupled End Organs • Nicotinic receptors (N receptors) NN (N1) receptors; NM(N2 )receptors Ligand-gated Ion Channels NMJ & Ganglia
M receptors : G-protein Coupled MuscarinicReceptorSignalingPathways
M receptors: • Depression of the heart(heart rate, conduction) • Contraction of smooth muscles(sensitive: GI tract, bronchial, urinary bladder; insensitive: uterine, blood vascular) • Exocrine glands(sensitive: sweat, tear, salivary; insensitive: GI tract); • Eye(contraction of sphincter muscle of iris: miosis; contraction of ciliary muscle睫状肌: contraction for near vision)
Cholinergic Vasodilation • The response of an isolated blood vessel to ACh depends on whether the endothelium is intact (unrubbed) or missing • When the endothelium is present, ACh causes smooth muscle relaxation by stimulating the production of nitric oxide (NO) in the endothelium • In the absence of the endothelium, a small amount of vasoconstriction is observed
N receptors • NN receptors( N1 receptors ) - Sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia - Adrenal medulla • NM receptors (N2 receptors ) - The Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) (Contraction of skeletal muscles)
N receptors : Ligand-gated Ion Channels • At the NMJ, N receptorspentameric with four types of subunits, two a subunits bind ACh for ligand gating • All other nAChRs, including those at the peripheral ganglia, have 2 a’s and 3 b’s
Ganglionic Neurotransmission EPSP = Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential IPSP = Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential N = Nicotinic AChR M = Muscarinic AChR
Myasthenia Gravis • This means “serious disorder the NMJ” • This is an autoimmune disease • Antibodies against the a subunit of the nAChR • The ability of ACh to activate the nAChRs is blocked by the antibodies • As many autoimmune diseases, stress can make the symptoms worse • Treatment is to potentiate cholinergic signaling and to remove the antibodies (blood dialysis)
Drug classification 1. Cholinomimetics (1) Direct-acting drugs: Cholinoceptor agonists M, N receptor agonists:acetylcholine M receptor agonists:pilocarpine N receptor agonists:nicotine (2) Indirect-acting drugs: Cholinesterase inhibitors (Anticholinesterases) Reversible:neostigmine新斯的明 Irreversible:organophosphates 有机磷酸酯类 Cholinesterase reactivators: pralidoxime iodide 碘解磷定
Drug classification 2 Cholinergic antagonists (1) Cholinoceptor antagonists M cholinoceptor antagonists atropine (Antimuscarinic drugs) N cholinoceptor antagonists NN cholinoceptor antagonists:mecamylamine (Ganglionic blocking drugs, rarely used) NM cholinoceptor antagonists: succinylcholine (Neuromuscular blocking drugs ) (2) Botulinum Toxin(Botox, blocks ACh release)
Cholinomimetics Direct-acting drugs Ach derivatives (胆碱酯类) Natural muscarinic agonists (生物碱类M受体激动剂) Nicotinic receptor agonists (N受体激动剂)
ACh Derivatives Bond cleaved by AChE 乙酰胆碱 卡巴胆碱 醋甲胆碱 氯贝胆碱 AChE resistant
ACh Derivatives Bethanechol氯贝胆碱is most commonly used, particularly post-op for the treatment of paralytic ileus and urinary retention
Natural Muscarinic Agonists 毒蕈碱 槟榔碱 毛果芸香碱 Nicotinic potency • Arecoline: areca or betal nuts (India,E. Indies) • Pilocarpine: pilocarpus (S. Amer. shrub) • Muscarine: amanita muscaria (mushroom)
“Food” Poisoning • Poisoning causes muscarinic overstimulation: - salivation, lacrimation, visual disturbances; - abdominal colic and diarrhea - bronchospasm and bradycardia - hypotension; shock • Treatment is with atropine Amanita muscaria 伞形毒蕈 Atropa belladonna 颠茄
Pilocarpine • Eyes • Miosis (缩瞳): contraction of sphincter muscle of iris • Lowing intraocular pressure: enlarging angle of anterior chamber, increasing drainage of aqueous humor • Spasm of accommodation (调节痉挛): contraction of ciliary muscle, contraction for near vision • Ophthalmological 眼科 uses • Glaucoma 青光眼:narrow (closed)- orwide (open)-angles • used for the emergency lowering of intraocular pressure • Iritis:miotics缩瞳药/mydriatics扩瞳药
Ciliary muscle (dilation) paralysis of accommodation Canal of Schlemm mydriasis zonule Posterior chamber far sight Anterior chamber atropine lens spasm of accommodation iris miosis zonule Anterior chamber near sight Ciliary muscle (contraction) pilocarpine
Glaucoma • Open-angle glaucoma: disease of the aging eye - increased intraocular pressure, degeneration of the optic head, and restricted visual field • Obstruction of the aqueous drainage leads to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), and may result in glaucomatous damage to the optic nerve
Glaucoma • Glaucoma management involves lowering IOP by - Decreasing aqueous production by the ciliary body - Increasing aqueous outflow through the trabecular meshwork and uveal outflow paths
Pilocarpine: increase aqueous outflow by contraction of the ciliary muscle to increase tone and alignment of the trabecular network
Pilocarpine • (2) Promoting secretion of exocrine glands, especially in sweat, salivary and tear glands • Systemic use • Antidote解毒剂for atropine poisoning • Adverse effects • M-like syndrome
N receptor agonists: Nicotine Actions at ganglia, NMJ, brain are complex and frequently unpredictable, because of the variety of neuroeffector sites and because nicotine both stimulates and desensitizes effectors. Periphery:HR, BP, GI tone & motility CNS:stimulation, tremors, respiration, emetic effects The addictive power of cigarettes is directly related to their nicotine content.
Drug classification 1. Cholinomimetics (1) Direct-acting drugs: Cholinoceptor agonists M, N receptor agonists: acetylcholine M receptor agonists: pilocarpine N receptor agonists: nicotine (2) Indirect-acting drugs: Cholinesterase inhibitors (Anticholinesterases) Reversible:neostigmine 新斯的明 Irreversible:organophosphates 有机磷酸酯类 Cholinesterase reactivators: pralidoxime iodide 碘解磷定
AChE Inhibitors A. Competitive (reversible) B. Carbamates (氨甲酰类slowly reversible) C. Organophosphates (irreversible) 新斯的明 依酚氯铵 These agents are irreversible and are used as pesticides or for glaucoma neostigmine These agents are reversible and are used medically (glaucoma or MG) 毒扁豆碱
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors:Reversible Edrophonium (依酚氯铵) Rapidly absorbed; A short duration of action (5-15min); Competitive (reversible) Used in diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Excess drug may provoke a cholinergic crisis, atropine is the antidote. Other reversible ACHEI: tacrine 他克林, donepezil 多奈哌齐
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors:Carbamates Inhibitory Effects are slowly reversible Representative Drugs neostigmine (quaternary amine 季铵) pyridostigmine (quaternary amine) physiostigmine (tertiary amine 叔胺) quaternary amines effective in periphery only tertiary amines effective in periphery and CNS (fat-soluble)
Neostigmine 新斯的明 Pharmacological effects • AChE(-), ACh release↑, stimulating NMR • stronger effect on skeletal muscles • effective on GI tract and urinary bladder • more polar and can not enter CNS • relatively ineffective on CVS, glands, eye
Neostigmine Clinical uses Myasthenia gravis: symptomatic treatment overdose: cholinergic crisis 胆碱能危象:大量出汗,大小便失禁,瞳孔缩小,睫状肌痉挛,心动过缓,低血压,肌无力,呼吸困难 Paralytic ileus 麻痹性肠梗阻urinary retention: post operative abdominal distension and urinary retention Paroxysmal superventricular tachycardia(rarely use) Antidote for tubocurarine (筒箭毒碱) and related drug poisoning Glaucoma
Neostigmine Adverse effects • Cholinergic effects: muscarinic and nicotinic effects, treated with atropine (muscarinic) • Contraindications: • mechanical ileus(机械性肠梗阻) • urinary obstruction • bronchial asthma • poisoning of depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxants • (e.g. succinylcholine, 琥珀酰胆碱)
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Irreversible Bond is hydrolyzed in binding to the enzyme 梭曼 乙磷硫胆碱 For ophthalmic use Dichlorvos 敌敌畏 对硫磷 对氧磷 Dimethoate 乐果 马拉硫磷 马拉氧磷