2ND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS
MODULE IX
BY
DR. HAZEM ABO SHOUSHA
Main rules
•ABP: pressure of blood on arterial wall
ABP= COP X PVR
COP= HR X SV
Main rules
HEART RATE
Main rules
Main rules
β1 Agonist M2 blocker
β1 blocker M2 agonist
HEART RATE
Main rules
BLOOD VESSELS
α1
β2
M3
Main rules
BLOOD PRESSURE (Bl.V)
VC
α1 agonist
β2 blocker
VD
α1 blocker
β2 agonist
M3 agonist
Main rules
BARORECEPTORS
VD
VC
NORADRENALINE
1 1
Observation: increased ABP with minimal effect on HR, which increases only with high doses
Explanation of effect of NE on ABP & HR:
 NE acts mainly on 1 receptors  vasoconstriction PVR
 With higher doses of NE, it activates also cardiac 1 receptors some increase in the heart
rate
PRAZOSIN
1 blocker
What is the effect of Prazosin on ABP and HR?
•it blocks 1 adrenoceptors  vasodilationPVRABP
•ABP slight reflex tachycardia
Noradrenaline cause very minimal  in HR  β1 stimulation minimal  in BP
1 β1 β2
ADRENALINE
Observation:  ABP & HR
late The ABP  before returning to base line level
Explanation of the effect of epinephrine on HR & ABP
Epinephrine stimulates 1 , 1, 2 adrenoceptors Beta receptors are more sensitive to the effect of epinephrine
On heart: 1 activation  +ve inotropic & chronotropic effects  COP leading to increased
ABP
On BV :
- 1 activation vasoconstriction  PVR.
- 2 activation vasodilatation  PVR
•The net effect of these two opposing effects (1 & 2 )
on bl.v is an in  PVR
(1 wins at 1st )
•At High concentration:
EPI stimulates 1
•At Low concentration:
EPI stimulates 2
AdrenalineNoradrenalineparameters
More increaseMild or no increaseHeart rate
Less increase than
noradrenaline
More increaseBlood pressure
BP decreases before
reaching base line
Reach base line directlyBP before Base line
β1 blocker
Cardioselective beta blocker
ATENOLOL
Observation: blocking 1 receptors by atenolol blocks
the effect of epinephrine on HR & decreases the effect
on ABP
block alpha1 & beta1 receptors & then inject epinephrine
EPINEPHRINE REVERSAL:
The presser effect of epinephrine is reversed due to
1 & 1 blockade, leaving the 2 vasodilating effect acting 
 ABP
β1 + β2 blocker
Non-selective beta blocker
PROPRANOLOL
How to confirm the cause of epinephrine reversal?
No epinephrine reversal since propranolol blocks not only cardiac 1 receptors but also vascular
2 receptors
What is the effect of propranolol on ABP and HR?
Propranolol mechanism as antihypertensive:
1-Block β1 in heart so low COP BP
2-  central sympathetic discharge  BP
3- Block β1 in kidney Renin  BP
4- resetting of Baroreceptors  BP
5- Block β2 presynaptic NE release  BP
β1 + β2 agonist
Non-selective beta agonist
ISOPRENALINE
Observation:
• Isoprenaline increases HR
• Isoprenaline initially decreases ABP.
• As HR reaches its maximum increase, ABP shows minimal increase before returning to normal
Explanation for the effect of isoprenaline on HR & ABP
• Isoprenaline activates mainly beta adrenoceptor
• It activates cardiac 1 receptors leading to increase in HR & force of contraction
(which increases COP)
• Activation of 2 receptors—Vasodilation decrease in PVR
• The net effect of the two factors (COP & PVR) is a decrease in blood pressure
initially.
• However, when force of contraction is markedly elevated, the increase of COP
overcomes the effect of decrease in PVR and thus ABP starts to increase.
Design an experiment to prove the explanation for the effect of Isoprenaline on
HR & ABP
Observation: atenolol abolishes the effect of
isoprenaline on HR
The initial ABP-lowering effect of isoprenaline is
maintained, while its pressor effect is abolished
PROPRANOLOL FOLLOWED BY ISOPRENALINE
Observation: Propranolol blocks 1 & 2 receptors thus abolishes the
effect of isoprenaline on ABP
1 agonist
selective Alpha agonist
PHENYLEPHRINE
Observation:
Small dose phenylephrine leads to slight increase in ABP with no effect on HR
High dose phenylephrine increases markedly ABP with decrease in the HR ( reflex bradycardia)
Explanation of the effect of phenylephrine on ABP & HR
•Activation of 1 receptors  vasoconstrictionPVR
•High dose of phenylephrine  marked elevation of ABP 
reflex  in sympathetic activity. Parasympathetic activity will
take the upper hand  HR
prove the explanation of the effect of phenylephrine on HR
and ABP
Observation: prazosin abolishes the effect of phenylephrine
on ABP & reflex bradycardia disappears
prove that reflex bradycardia is due to relative
increase in parasympathetic activity
Observation: decreased HR is abolished by atropine despite of elevation of ABP
Nicotinic
Nn , Nm
ACETYLCHOLINE ( Ach )
Muscarinic
M1 , M2 ,M3
Observation:
small doses of acetylcholine lower only ABP
Higher doses produce both  in the HR & more
significant lowering of ABP
Explanation for the effect of
acetylcholine on HR and ABP
•on heart: M2 activation  - ve chronotropic effect  COP
•on BV: endothelial cells M3 activation  release of NO from vascular
endothelial cells  vasodilatation  PVR
• Decrease in heart rate & decrease in PVR lead to  ABP
Inject ATROPINE & then test the effect of ACETYLCHOLINE
ACETYLCHOLINE REVERSAL
1. Inject a test dose of Ach
2. Inject atropine
3.Inject the same dose of acetylcholine
4.Inject a dose of Ach which is 10 times the test dose
Explanation for acetylcholine reversal
• Atropine injection  A parasympatholytic blocks muscarinic receptors. It blocks
the effect of small dose of Ach.
• Ach injection [big dose]  Stimulates nicotinic receptors Nn after muscarinic
receptors have been blocked by atropine   ABP
• Due to activation of Nn at :
• Adrenal medulla  release epinephrine  BP
• Autonomic ganglia  release of catecholamines from post-synaptic adrenergic nerve endings
 BP
• The BP by Ach [big dose] after muscarinic receptor block [by atropine]
 Ach reversal
oAch reversal by : Nn receptors
oEPI reversal by : β2 receptors
Reversible
anticholinesterase
So  Ach ‘ ’augment Ach effect ‘ ’
NEOSTIGMINE
prove the mechanism of action of neostigmine
Practical pharmacology CNS

Practical pharmacology CNS

  • 1.
    2ND YEAR MEDICALSTUDENTS MODULE IX BY DR. HAZEM ABO SHOUSHA
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    Main rules •ABP: pressureof blood on arterial wall
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    ABP= COP XPVR COP= HR X SV Main rules
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    Main rules β1 AgonistM2 blocker β1 blocker M2 agonist HEART RATE
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    Main rules BLOOD PRESSURE(Bl.V) VC α1 agonist β2 blocker VD α1 blocker β2 agonist M3 agonist
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    Observation: increased ABPwith minimal effect on HR, which increases only with high doses Explanation of effect of NE on ABP & HR:  NE acts mainly on 1 receptors  vasoconstriction PVR  With higher doses of NE, it activates also cardiac 1 receptors some increase in the heart rate
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    What is theeffect of Prazosin on ABP and HR? •it blocks 1 adrenoceptors  vasodilationPVRABP •ABP slight reflex tachycardia
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    Noradrenaline cause veryminimal  in HR  β1 stimulation minimal  in BP
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    Observation:  ABP& HR late The ABP  before returning to base line level Explanation of the effect of epinephrine on HR & ABP Epinephrine stimulates 1 , 1, 2 adrenoceptors Beta receptors are more sensitive to the effect of epinephrine On heart: 1 activation  +ve inotropic & chronotropic effects  COP leading to increased ABP On BV : - 1 activation vasoconstriction  PVR. - 2 activation vasodilatation  PVR
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    •The net effectof these two opposing effects (1 & 2 ) on bl.v is an in  PVR (1 wins at 1st ) •At High concentration: EPI stimulates 1 •At Low concentration: EPI stimulates 2
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    AdrenalineNoradrenalineparameters More increaseMild orno increaseHeart rate Less increase than noradrenaline More increaseBlood pressure BP decreases before reaching base line Reach base line directlyBP before Base line
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    Observation: blocking 1receptors by atenolol blocks the effect of epinephrine on HR & decreases the effect on ABP
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    block alpha1 &beta1 receptors & then inject epinephrine
  • 25.
    EPINEPHRINE REVERSAL: The pressereffect of epinephrine is reversed due to 1 & 1 blockade, leaving the 2 vasodilating effect acting   ABP
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    β1 + β2blocker Non-selective beta blocker PROPRANOLOL
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    How to confirmthe cause of epinephrine reversal? No epinephrine reversal since propranolol blocks not only cardiac 1 receptors but also vascular 2 receptors
  • 28.
    What is theeffect of propranolol on ABP and HR?
  • 29.
    Propranolol mechanism asantihypertensive: 1-Block β1 in heart so low COP BP 2-  central sympathetic discharge  BP 3- Block β1 in kidney Renin  BP 4- resetting of Baroreceptors  BP 5- Block β2 presynaptic NE release  BP
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    β1 + β2agonist Non-selective beta agonist ISOPRENALINE
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    Observation: • Isoprenaline increasesHR • Isoprenaline initially decreases ABP. • As HR reaches its maximum increase, ABP shows minimal increase before returning to normal Explanation for the effect of isoprenaline on HR & ABP • Isoprenaline activates mainly beta adrenoceptor • It activates cardiac 1 receptors leading to increase in HR & force of contraction (which increases COP) • Activation of 2 receptors—Vasodilation decrease in PVR • The net effect of the two factors (COP & PVR) is a decrease in blood pressure initially. • However, when force of contraction is markedly elevated, the increase of COP overcomes the effect of decrease in PVR and thus ABP starts to increase.
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    Design an experimentto prove the explanation for the effect of Isoprenaline on HR & ABP
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    Observation: atenolol abolishesthe effect of isoprenaline on HR The initial ABP-lowering effect of isoprenaline is maintained, while its pressor effect is abolished
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    PROPRANOLOL FOLLOWED BYISOPRENALINE Observation: Propranolol blocks 1 & 2 receptors thus abolishes the effect of isoprenaline on ABP
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    1 agonist selective Alphaagonist PHENYLEPHRINE
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    Observation: Small dose phenylephrineleads to slight increase in ABP with no effect on HR High dose phenylephrine increases markedly ABP with decrease in the HR ( reflex bradycardia)
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    Explanation of theeffect of phenylephrine on ABP & HR •Activation of 1 receptors  vasoconstrictionPVR •High dose of phenylephrine  marked elevation of ABP  reflex  in sympathetic activity. Parasympathetic activity will take the upper hand  HR
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    prove the explanationof the effect of phenylephrine on HR and ABP Observation: prazosin abolishes the effect of phenylephrine on ABP & reflex bradycardia disappears
  • 40.
    prove that reflexbradycardia is due to relative increase in parasympathetic activity Observation: decreased HR is abolished by atropine despite of elevation of ABP
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    Nicotinic Nn , Nm ACETYLCHOLINE( Ach ) Muscarinic M1 , M2 ,M3
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    Observation: small doses ofacetylcholine lower only ABP Higher doses produce both  in the HR & more significant lowering of ABP Explanation for the effect of acetylcholine on HR and ABP •on heart: M2 activation  - ve chronotropic effect  COP •on BV: endothelial cells M3 activation  release of NO from vascular endothelial cells  vasodilatation  PVR • Decrease in heart rate & decrease in PVR lead to  ABP
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    Inject ATROPINE &then test the effect of ACETYLCHOLINE
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    ACETYLCHOLINE REVERSAL 1. Injecta test dose of Ach 2. Inject atropine 3.Inject the same dose of acetylcholine 4.Inject a dose of Ach which is 10 times the test dose
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    Explanation for acetylcholinereversal • Atropine injection  A parasympatholytic blocks muscarinic receptors. It blocks the effect of small dose of Ach. • Ach injection [big dose]  Stimulates nicotinic receptors Nn after muscarinic receptors have been blocked by atropine   ABP • Due to activation of Nn at : • Adrenal medulla  release epinephrine  BP • Autonomic ganglia  release of catecholamines from post-synaptic adrenergic nerve endings  BP • The BP by Ach [big dose] after muscarinic receptor block [by atropine]  Ach reversal
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    oAch reversal by: Nn receptors oEPI reversal by : β2 receptors
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    Reversible anticholinesterase So  Ach‘ ’augment Ach effect ‘ ’ NEOSTIGMINE
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    prove the mechanismof action of neostigmine