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4 general drug targets

Ion channels


carrier molecules


enzymes


receptors

What are Metabotropic Receptors?

G-protein coupled membrane protein receptors

3 Transcription factor receptors

Steroid


retinoic acid


thyroid hormone

2 characteristics of Cytokine receptors

coupled with tyrosine kinase domains


activate STATs

What does ultimately activate?

Name 3 miscellaneous drug sites

Signal pathways


structural proteins


DNA

What do phorbol esters activate in signal pathways?

PKC

PKC is activated by what group of compounds?

phorbol esters

Anti-inflammatory drug for gout: name; target

Colchicine


tubulin


What is the concept behind law of mass action

the product of the reactants determines the rate of a reaction

What are the variables of a semi-log DR plot?

%Emax vs log(dose)

What is K_D?

dose that gives E50

What is K_d?

concentration of free drug that binds half of target molecules

What is the value notation for the concentration of drug needed to bind half the concentration of receptor?

K-d

What is a quantal response?

An effect by a drug that is binary

Specificity

extent of drug action due to effect on a specific target

Therapeutic Index and synonym

Adverse ED50: Therapeutic ED50


Margin of Safety

types of Antagonist

Chemical


Pharmacological


Physiological/Functional


Competitive


Noncompetitive


Uncompetitive

6

Chemical antagonist

reacts with agonist

Pharmacological antagonist

inactivates target; has competitive vs noncompetitive effects on dose-response

Physiological/Functional antagonist

inhibits physiological effect of agonist by stimulating other biological processes that produce an opposing physiological effect

What type of antagonist increases ED50/EC50?

competitive

What type of antagonist decreases Emax?

Noncompetitive

What general type of binding molecule has no preference for R or R* state?

antagonist

What do partial agonists prevent?


If this can be overcome, how?

full activation by full agonists


this can be overcome by increasing concentration of full agonists

Inverse agonists

bind to constituitively R*; blocks constituitive activity

What are constituitively active targets?

Free targets that are in the R* state; they are free to alternate with R state

What isomers have only one chiral center?

Optical enantiomers

3 Structural properties of receptors that can infuence LR binding

Stereoselectivity


Selective blockade by pharmacological antagonists


Saturability

X-ray crystallography: amplitude of scattered waves indicate what characteristic of an atom

# of e-s

NMR: Irridiation of peak; what is the result?


What can be determined from result?


What theory is this based on

causes shift in other peaks


approx distances between protons in molecule


Nuclear Overhauser Effect

What spectroscopic technique is the Nuclear Overhauser Effect associated with?

NMR

2 Limitations of X-ray Crystallography and NMR

Require mg of sample


Not practical for hydrophobic molecules

1 Limitation of each: X-ray Crystallography and NMR

Crystal maybe inconsistent with natural conformation


limited to smaller molecules

What is the most reliable technique for determining the conformation of a protein?

structural homology

Molecular orbital theory

used to determine the lowest energy conformations of molecules

Isosteres

pair of molecules that are identical except for a single group of atoms. share similar properties due to similar size, electronegativity or stereochemistry

Biosteres

Compound that is identical to another except for a single group of atoms that results in retention of agonist action

Pharmacophore

Description of 3D features needed for a receptor to bind a ligand

Description of 3D features needed for a receptor to bind a ligand

Pharmacophore

Shared pharmacophore for nicotine and Ach

H-bond acceptor (O vs N)


Center of positive charge (protonated N)


4.8 angstrom

k1

On rate

k1[L][R]

Rate of association

k-1[LR]

rate of dissociation

assumptions of the Law of Mass Action

binding is reversible


2 reactants exist as either bound or free


All sites have equal and independent affinity for ligand

3

4 High Throughput Screening Techniques

Scintillation proximity assays


Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogenous Assay


Surface Plasmon Resonance


Fluorescence Resonant Energy Transfer

Alpha Screen Assays (3 steps)

illumination of donor bead produces oxygen radicals


diffuse 200nm


react with acceptor bead and produce light

Alpha Assays

Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogenous Assay

Surface Plasmon Resonance

Target proteins bound to gold surface


binding of ligand alters refractive index


real time measurement

Fluorescence Resonant Energy Transfer 3 steps

illumination of fluorescent chromophore


excitation of nearby acceptor chromophore


emission of light

Scintillation Proximity Assay uses what means?

radioactive decay

What is the fixed variable in displacement plots determined in equlibrium conditions?

radioligand

What value can be determined from semilog plots?

IC50

IC50

the amount of competitor needed to displace 50% of radioligand

What are the variables for a Scratchard plot

bound:free ligand vs bound ligand

What is the slope of a Scratchard plot?

-Kd

What is the x-intercept of Scratchard plot?

max concentration of bound ligand

Double Reciprocal Plot is also known as...

Lineweaver-Burk

Lineweaver-Burk plot is also known as....

double-reciprocal

What is the major use for the Double-Reciprocal plot?

Determine whether an antagonist is competitive or noncompetitive

What is the major use for the Hill plot?

to determine if ligand-receptor binding occurs at independent sites (cooperativity)

What value is the x-intercept of the pseudo-hill plot?

IC50

Ki

concentration of inhibitor that occupies 50% of receptor/binding affinity of inhibitor

Ki vs IC50

displace 50% of ligand vs occupy 50% of receptor

The Cheng-Prusoff equation is used to calculate what using what?

Ki with


IC50


EC50


[substrate]

What interaction-type of inhibitor does the Cheng-Prusoff equation apply to?

Competitive

What causes spare receptors?

a limitation to a subsequent pathway step

in what case is EC50

Spare receptors

Competitive antagonism

Double reciprocal

Double reciprocal

Hill

inverse agonists vs antagonists

mulltiple subunit model

Noncompetitive antagonism

Uncompetitive Antagonism

Pseudohill

Scratchard

Spare receptors with different amounts of inactivator

two names for binding

two names for binding

Allosteric/Heterotropic binding

multiple site binding and ligand activation and desensitization

desensitization model

The extracellular domain of RTKs are rich with what three molecules?

IgG


fibronectin


cysteine

How does phosphorylation activate a protein?

Converts nonpolar aminoacid into negatively charged functional group

SH2 domain full name

Src Homology 2 domain

function of SH2

bind to pY-XXX sequences on RTKs for transphosphorylative activation

What on the RTK determines the specificity of action for SH2 domain?

3 AAs at the C-terminus of pY

pY binding domain of RTK commonly activates what protein?

RasGTPase

What kinase does RasGTPase activate?

MAPK

what AA residue of SH2 domain ion-pairs with RTK pY?

Arginine

Grb2 pathway

SOS


RAS


RAF


MEK


MAPK

What type of receptor activates Grb2 pathway?

EGFR

PLC pathway and endgame

PIP2


IP3


DAG


Activates PKC

What does DAG do?

binds PKC to membrane

What does the PLC pathway ultimately activate?

PKC

What does IP3 do?

releases Ca2+ from ER activating PKC

What type of reaction is performed on PIP2 to produce DAG and IP3?

Hydrolysis

STAT

Signal transducers and activators of transcription

What molecule activates the Jak/STAT pathway when it binds to its receptor?

cytokine

How is STAT phosphorylated directly?

EGFR

JAK

Janus kinase

How is STAT phosphorylated indirectly from membrane receptor activation?

by JAK

5 ways RTK pathway signals are terminated

Ser/Thr phosphorylation by PKC


Heterodimerization w\inactive/truncated receptor


Competition with other ligand


Dephosphorylation by phosphatases


Endocytosis of RTK

What are potential outcomes of RTK endocytosis?

degradation


recycling


signaling

EGFR aka

ErbB1


Her1

2

7 EGFR ligands

EGF


TGF-alpha


Heparin B-EGF


amphiregulin


betacellulin


epigen


epiregulin

3 gfs 3 ulin 3 epi

Members of EGFR (Her) RTK family

EGFR


ErB2


ErB3


ErB4

4

ErbB2 is inactive how?

no ligand binding site

ErbB3 is inactive how?

little kinase activity

ErbB3 ligands

neuregulin 1 and 2

2

ErbB4 ligands x3 +4x

Heparin B-EGF


betacellulin


epiregulin


neuregulin 1-4


Hben

Insulin RTK family members

Insulin Receptor


Insulin-like GF Receptor


Insulin-Related Receptor

What are the inactive components of Insulin RTK family?

dimers of alpha and beta subunits

PDGF RTK family members

PDGF


FMS


Flt3


c-Kit

4

FMS contains what receptor?

Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor

Flt3 contains what kinase?

Fetal Liver Kinase 2

C-kit contains what kind of receptors?

Mast and stem cell GF receptors

What are PDGF ligands derived from?

GFs that stimulate angiogenesis

VEGF coreceptor

integrin

Trk receptors are located in...

NS

Low affinity neurotrophic receptor

p75

p75

neuronal death receptor

p75 associated with which RTK family?

Trk RTK family

What is the time frame of RTK signaling?

hours to days

RTK families

EGFR


Insulin


PDGFR


VEGFR


Trk

5

Notch receptors are for what function?

cell density

how is ligand affinity specified for Notch receptors?

attached sugars

Delta and Jagged membrane proteins are what for what receptor group?

ligands for notch receptors

Gamma-Secretase

cleaves intracellular domain of notch receptor

What protease cleaves the intracellular domain of a notch receptor?

Gamma-secretase

what does the intracellular domain of a notch receptor do when cleaved?

acts as TF

what is the time frame of ligand-gated channels?

milliseconds

Ionotropic receptors

ligand-gated ion channels

what are ligand-gated ion channels commonly involved with?

synaptic function

How do metabotropic receptors activate a signal pathway?

phosphorylation of G-protein

What produces excitatory post-synaptic potentials?

opening of cation channels

what produces inhibitory post-synaptic potential?

opening of anion channels

what NTs activate the opening of ligand-gated cation channels?

Glutamate


Ach


Serotonin


ATP

What NTs activate the opening of ligand-gated anion channels?

GABA


Glycine

ligand-gated ion channel family

ligand-gated ion channel family

Purinergic (ATP)

ATP

ligand-gated ion channel family

ligand-gated ion channel family

Nicotinic (Ach)

ligand-gated ion channel family

ligand-gated ion channel family

Glutamatergic

What does the Nernst Equation calculate and with what does it do so?

Erev


external and internal ion concentrations

Erev

reversal potential



reversal potential

voltage at which there is no net current through a single ion-selective channel

What produces the resting membrane potential?

open K+ channels

What two components are highest in concentration within the cell during resting potential?

K+


impermeant anions

What two components are highest in concentration outside the cell during resting potential?

Na+


Cl-

What is the direction of the overall concentration gradient across the cell membrane?

intracellular to extracellular

What force drives K+ during resting potential, and where does it force it?

Concentration gradient


outside

What is the process of producing an excitatory post-synaptic potential?

depolarization

What is the process of producing an inhibitory post-synaptic potential?

hyperpolarization

Hyperpolarization happens when....

anion channels open to allowing them to enter cell

depolarization happens when

cation channels open allowing them to exit the cell

What 2 types of receptors induce hyperpolarization?

GABA


Glycine

GABA

gamma-aminobutyric acid

GABA_C is found where?

in the retina

2 facts about GABA_C

contains rho subunits


insensitive to modulators

Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are what to which receptor?

noncompetitive coagonists or allosteric modulators


GABA_a

Which coagonist of GABA_A can act as a full agonist?

Barbiturates

What BZ site does Benzodiazepine have the highest affinity?

BZ1

What are two antagonists of GABA_A?

bicuculline


picrotoxin

q

bicuculline and picrotoxin are antagonists of which receptor?

GABA_A

3 agonists of Glycine ligand-gated anion channels

glycine


taurine


beta-alanine

antagonist of glycine ligand-gated anion channels

strychnine

what type of antagonist is strychnine for glycine ligand gated anion channels?

allosteric inhibitor

What ions pass through Glycine-gated ion channels?

Cl-

Depolarization involves which two ion species?

Na+


Ca2+

3 major Depolarizing Ligand-gated ion channel families

Nicotinic


Serotonin


Glutamate

What molecule is the major excitatory NT?

Glutamate

Serotonin ligand-gated ion channel is also known as:

5HT_3

What depolarizing ligand-gated ion channel family requires a threshold potential to be reached before generating an action potential?

Nicotinic

What does a motor neuron's post-synaptic action potential induce?

release of calcium ions from sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells

Nicotinic receptors are located where?

neuro-muscular junctions

Antagonist of Nicotinic receptors

curare

Depending on subunit structure, what do nicotinic ligand-gated ion channels allow to pass?

Na+


K+


Ca2+

What is the homolog to Nicotinic receptors?

Serotonin/5HT_3 receptors

How many subunits make up the channel in serotonin receptors?

5

What is the large-scale function for Serotonin receptors?

fight-or-flight response

What ligand-gated ion channel family is located in the amygdala?

Serotonin/5HT_3

What do Serotonin/5HT_3 receptors regulate?


release of dopamine, Ach, GABA

3

What is a major antagonist of Serotonin/5HT_3 receptors?

Ondansetron

This ligand-gated ion channel can be activated metabotropically:

Glutamatergic

Glutamate ligand-gated ion channel clusters are maintained by what and where?

scaffold protein PSD-95


Post synapse

What do glutamate receptors do besides depolarize?

activate signaling molecules

Members of Glutamate receptor family

NMDA


AMPA

NMDA has how many subunits?

4

What do NR1 subunits bind for which receptor?

coagonist glycine or serine


NMDA

AA

What do NR2 subunits bind for which receptor?

agonist glutamate or aspartate


NMDA

2


Basic forms of AAs

Which NMDA subunits bind coagonists?

NR1

which NMDA subunits bind agonists?

NR2

modulators of NMDA receptors

Zn


Polyamines


Aminoglycosides


Redox

4

What is Zinc in terms of NMDA modulation?

voltage-independent competitive inhibitor

What do polyamines do in terms of NMDA modulation?

potentiate glutamate action

What are aminoglycosides?

antibiotics w\neurotoxin action

NMDA receptors



NMDA receptor

Antagonist to NMDA receptors:

PCP

PCP is an antagonist to which receptors (2)? What kind of antagonist is it?

NMDA


Nicotinic


noncompetitive

Which ligand-gated ion channel is voltage-dependent for activation? how is this done?

NMDA


Forcing out of Mg2+ from channels

What ligand-gated ion channel activates another voltage-activated ligand-gated channel?

AMPA

Agonist for AMPA receptors

glutamate

where in the synapse is glutamate release from?

presynaptic membrane

What are the AMPA subunits?

GluR1-4

Agonist

What does GluR2 subunit do?

prevents permeation by Ca2+

Which ligand-gated ion channel requires more than one agonist binding for activation?

AMPA

AMPA receptor antagonists:

kynurenic acid (endogenous)


CNQX (also for kainate receptors)

K c

What are the secondary messenger systems activated by the NMDA induced cation influx?

Calmodulin


CaMKII

Ca2+

CaMKII serves what purposes?

sensitizes AMPA


Recruits AMPA to post-synaptic membrane

How is NMDA signal amplified?

NMDA


Ca2+


CaMKII


AMPA sensitization/recruitment

Kynurenic acid is derived from?


What receptor is it antagonistic towards?

tryptophan


AMPA

What is a tryptophan metabolite that acts as an AMPA antagonist?

Kynurenic Acid

Describe the 3 main structural components of GPCR?

7 transmembrane alpha-helices


3 intracellular loops


Extracellular domain

what may the extracellular domain of a GPCR be regulated by?

glycosylation

The intracellular loops provide what for what two targets?

binding sites


G-Protein


arrestin

What does the G-protein bind with during GPCR resting state?

third intracellular loop


C' terminal Strand

How many intracellular binding loops are there in GPCR?

3

How many transmembrane subunits are there in a GPCR? what is there secondary structure?

7


alpha helices

GPCR: how can the 3-d conformation of intracellular loops be maintained?

S-S

GPCR: role of glycosylation

regulate extracellular domain

GPCR: role of S-S

maintain intracellular loop 3-D conformation

What are the components of the G-protein?

Alpha


beta


gamma

How are G proteins activated?

GDP-GTP exchange

What happens upon G-protein dissociation?

beta and gamma dimer


dissociates from


alpha

Golf(alpha)

olfaction

Gt(alpha)

vision

Gi(alpha)

activates ion channels


inhibits cAMP, adenylylcyclase, phospholipase

activates 1


inhibits 3

Gq(alpha)

stimulates PLC


increases DAG, IP3

stimulates 1


increases 2

Gs(alpha)

Stimulates adenylylcyclase


Increase cAMP

Stimulates 1


Increase 1

What is adenylylcyclase activated by?

Galpha subunits of certain G-proteins

subunits

Forskolin

activates adenylate cyclase


increases cAMP

activates


increases

Cholera toxin

ADP-ribosylation of G(alpha)s subunits and Gi

PGCR

adenylylcyclase GPCR complex

GPCR

neuregulin 1 and 2 are the only ligands to which EGFR RTK?

ErbB3

3

Heparin B-EGF is a ligand to which EGFR RTK?

ErbB4

4

betacellulin is a ligand to which EGFR RTK?

ErbB4

4

epiregulin is a ligand to which EGFR RTK?

ErbB4

4

neuregulin 1-4 are ligands to which EGFR RTK?

ErbB4

4

SOS>RAS>RAF>MEK>MAPK

Grb2 pathway

Jak phosphorylates what?

STAT

indirect

ErbBn receptor is a member of which receptor family?

EGFR RTK family

RTK family

EGFR, Insulin, PDGFR, VEGEFR, Trk receptor families are of what receptor variant?

RTK

integrin is a what to what RTK family?

coreceptor


VEGFR RTK family

co

FMS, Flt3, and c-kit are members of which RTK family?

PDGF RTK family

Her RTK family aka:

EGFR RTK family

MAPK is phosphorylated by which protein?

RasGTPase

phosphatase

What are the ligands for notch receptors?

jagged


delta

2

Strychnine

inhibitor of glycine-gated chloride channel

GluR1-4 are subunits for which ligand-gated ion channel?

AMPA

These ligand-gated ion channels regulate dopamine, Ach, and GABA release:

Serotonin

Ondansetron is what for what?

inhibitor

Serotonin-gated cation channels


cation channel

What ligand-gated ion channel is made of 4 subunits?

NMDA

cation

Curare is what for what?

antagonist

Nicotinic receptors


cation channel

In addition to depolarization, these ligand-gated cation channels also activate signaling molecules:

Glutamatergic receptors

Which ligand-gated ion channel form postsynaptic membrane clusters?

Glutamatergic receptors

cation

Ligands of glucocorticoid receptors:



2

Ligands for thyroid receptors:

4

Wnt Receptor pathway



Type II nuclear receptors

type

Type I nuclear receptors

type

Wnt pathway

GPCR pathway

Hedge hog pathway



GABAb pathway: GABAb is an example of what other than a ligand-gated anion channel?

metabotropic

metabotropic

ligand binding domain is described as what for what type of receptor?

ligand binding domain is described as what for what type of receptor?

venusfly trap


metabotropic

g-protein coupled

BARK is associated with which pathway?

beta-adrenergic pathway

beta-adrenergic pathway

GPCR pathway

Noble prize winners and accomplisment

Rob Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka


Radioligand binding assays to show existence of GPCR

PKA: full name and action

cAMP dependent protein kinase


phosphorylation of GPCR intracellular domains

What is GPCR desensitization performed by?

phosphorylation of intracellular domains by PKA and GRK

2 kinases

GRK

GPCR Kinase

What are the potential outcomes of GPCR densensitizing phosphorylation?

Endocytosis/translocation


Arrestin binding


GTP hydrolysis


Oligomerization

4

What does arrestin binding accomplish for the regulation of which receptor family?

prevents G-protein binding


GPCR

Which desensitization endpoints lead to alternate pathways in GCPRs?

Oligomerization


Arrestin binding

2

Which desensitization endpoints lead to alternate pathways in GPCRs?

Oligomerization


Arrestin binding

2

What are two ion channel variants of rhodopsin GPCR?

channelrhodopsin


Halorhodopsin

betaAdrenergic receptors are part of which family?

GPCR

BARK is what kind of kinase?

GRK

cAMP removes regulatory subunits from this kinase which in turn phosphorylates which type of kinase?

PKA


GRK

2 Beta-blockers

atenolol


propanolol

olol

What activates adenylyl cyclase?

Galpha subunits

what does adenylyl cyclase produce?

cAMP

what produces cAMP and what does it in turn activate?

adenylyl cyclase


PKA

what nonkinase target does PKA phosphorylate?

CREB

Which receptor family are biased and balanced agonism variants involved with? How are these variants made possible?

GPCR

Plasticity of 7TMRS

7

Where is GPCR phosphorylated by GRK and what does this accomplish?

C'terminus


converts GPCR conformation to have bias for beta-arrestin pathways

What type of molecule acts as the agonist to SHH? what does this complex do?

cholesterol


inhibits PTCH

What is a smooth receptor?

GPCR involved with SSH

What allows SSH-cholesterol to be secreted?

Dsp

What does PTCH inhibit?

smooth GPCR

smooth GPCR is inhibited by what?

PTCH

What type of GPCR does the Wnt pathway involve?

Frizzled

What pathway is frizzled GPCR involved in?

Wnt pathway

What does Wnt pathway prevent?

beta Catenin degradation

beta catenin is involved in which pathway?

Wnt

GPCR

what kind of molecule acts as secretin GPCR agonists from where?

polypeptide hormones from intestine, pancreas

2 locations


polypeptide hormones from the intestine and pancreas are agonists for which GPCRs?

Secretin receptors

large extracellular N-terminal regions are a unique feature to this GPCR:

Adhesion GPCR

Unique feature of Adhesion GPCRS

large extracellular N-terminal regions

what molecules can associate with functional domains of adhesion GPCRs?

TKs


integrins


cadherins

3

TKs, integrins, and cadherins can associate with the functional domain of these GPCRs:

Adhesion GPCRs

Estrogen Receptors are an example of what?

Type I nuclear receptor

What nuclear receptor family complexes w\HS proteins when inactive?

Type I

What does ligand binding of Type I receptors cause?

dissociation of HS proteins and dimerization

2 steps of activation

What does an active Type I receptor do?

binds to nuclear receptors


which initiate transcription of HRE

What is the ultimate subcellular endpoint of Type I receptor activation?

Transcription of HRE

Transcription of HRE is the ultimate subcellular endpoint of which receptor family?

Type I

Tamoxifen

Estrogen Receptor-targeting drug

tamoxifen acts as an antagonist in which tissue variant?

mammory

tamoxifen acts as what in bone tissue?

agonist

tamoxifen acts as what in mammory tissue?

antagonist

tamoxifen acts as what in uterine endothelial tissue?

agonist

Thyroid receptors are an example of which receptor family?

Type II

RXR

retinoid x receptor

Inactive type II receptors dimerize with what? what does this dimer complex with?

RXR


corepressor proteins

specific type II receptor

What does inactive RXR bind to?

DNA

What receptor family does RXR belong to?

Type II

Thyroid receptor ligands are collectively known as:

thyroamines

What does activated thyroid receptor increase and regulate?

basal metabolic rate


heart rate




cell differentiation

2 and one

What processes do thyroid hormones regulate?

hibernation


body temperature


neuronal activity

What receptor family is targeted by T3? what does this regulate?

Type II


body temp


metabolism

What is necessary for thyroid hormone to bind it's respective receptor?

Heterodimerized w\RXR

Heterodimerization w\RxR allows what for what receptor family?

ligand binding of Type II receptor

When binding to DNA, which nuclear receptor family(ies) form homodimers?


Heterodimers?

Type I and III


Type II

2 and 1

Retinoic Acid Receptor agonist

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is the agonist to which receptor?

Retinoic Acid Receptor

What receptor family does Retinoic Acid Receptor belong to?

Type III

what does Vitamin A induce?

cell differentiation

What does Vitamin D receptor regulate?

intestinal absorption of Ca2+ and phosphate

Vitamin D prohormones

ergocalciferol


cholecalciferol

calciferol

Aldosterone receptor aka and functions:

Mineralocorticoids


K+ excretion


Na+ reabsorption


expression of ion pumps

3 functions

Dopamine Precursor

Tyrosine

Tyrosine is the precursor to which NT?

dopamine

Striatal Dopamine deficiency is associated with

Parkinson's

disease

Parkinson's disease is associated with deficiency of this compound in this location

Dopamine


Striatum

NT

Classic symptoms of PD

resting tremor


rigidity


bradykinesia

triad

PD Neuropathology

Extrapyramidal


Dopaminergic


Nigrostriatal

3 Pathway

Components of the Striatum

Basal Ganglia


Substantia Nigra

Components of the A10 neural pathway

Frontal cortex


Nuclear Accumbens


Ventral Tegmentum

3

Components of the A9 Neural pathway

Basal ganglia


substantia nigra

Extrapyramidal dopaminergic nigrostriatal system

Endogenous neurotoxicants

haloperidol

lipid peroxidation

MAO oxidation of catecholamine NTs

MAO oxidation of catecholamine NTs

MPTP formation

MPTP to MPP+

Normal vs Parkinson's

Paraquat

Pyridines and MPP+ neurodegeneration

Reduction of quinone