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Introduction to
Autonomic Pharmacology
1
Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System
The
The peripheral nervous
nervous system
is divided
system intoisthe
(PNS) further
divided nervous
central into the
system
afferent (CNS) and
NS bringing
the peripheral
information from the
nervous
peripherysystem
to the CNS
(PNS).
and
efferent NS carrying
signals away from the
CNS to the peripheral
tissues.
The efferent
NS is further
divided into
the
autonomic
nervous
system (ANS)
and somatic
motor
nervous
system
The somatic motor nervous system
innervates skeletal muscles which receive
only one efferent neuron.
precise
The ANS is further
divided into
sympathetic and
parasympathetic
nervous systems
It is fibers
releasing ACh
2) noradrenergic
fibers:
3) Other fibers:
1) Cholinergic fibers include:
Cholinergic
• somatic motor fibers,
2) noradrenergic fibers: fibers:
• Most postganglionic
preganglionic sympathetic
autonomic fibers, fibers release
It is fibers
norepinephrine.
• parasympatheticThey are noradrenergic fibers.
fibers, releasing
ACh
3) Other fibers: release adrenaline, dopamine and peptides.
• a few sympathetic
postganglionic
fibers (controlling
sweat gland and
blood vessel in
skeletal muscle)
• nervous fibers
controlling adrenal
medulla.
There are ganglia between the CNS and the
effectors innervated by autonomic nerve system.
resulting in
Ca2+ entry into
the cell.
Chemical Transmission in synapse
Cholinergic Transmission Choline is
transported into
ACh is the presynaptic
synthesized nerve terminal
from acetyl
by a carrier (A)
coenzyme A
(Ac-CoA) and Once
choline synthesized, ACh
through the is transported
catalytic into and
action of packaged in the
choline acetyl vesicles.
transferase
(ChAT).
Cholinergic Transmission When an AP reaches
the terminal and
triggers influx of Ca2+
which facilitates the
After release, fusion of the vesicular
ACh bind to membrane with the
terminal membrane
and activate and results in the
pre- and release of ACh into
postsynaptic synaptic space.
The transmitter
then activates
receptors in the
postsynaptic
membrane.
NE in the synaptic
space is actively
. reuptaken into the
nerve and the
storage vesicles
(uptake l). It is the
most important
NE penetrates
mechanism forinto
smooth cells of
termination (uptake
the 2)
and diffuses away
action.
from the receptor
site, is inactivated
by COMT (enzyme) to
normetanephrine
(NMN).
Another portion of the NE
reuptaken into the nerve is
deaminated by MAO enzyme.
NE can also
activate
presynaptic (α2)
receptors, to
inhibit further
release of NE.
Autonomic Receptors G protein-coupled receptor
Receptor: The
膜受体的最大家系 receptive
substances (protein) of a
cell that specifically bind,
肾上腺素 多巴胺
interact with ligands, and
Receptors of
5-HT M-乙酰胆碱 autonomic nerve
transmit information.
多肽类 前列腺素
阿片类 嘌呤类
system include
cholinoceptors,
adrenoceptors
第二信使
蛋白激酶A、 C、 G
and dopamine
钙调素依赖蛋白 receptors
DNA依赖蛋白激酶
1 Cholinoceptors :
The receptors combined with ACh are classified
as muscarinic and nicotinic receptors.
2 Adrenoceptors:
The receptors combined with NE and adrenaline
include two groups