Kategorier: Alle - schizophrenia - depression - mechanism

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28.01.22 ailbhe Mind Map Assignment

Serotonin, a neurotransmitter derived from tryptophan, significantly impacts mood regulation, sleep, cognition, and memory. Drugs targeting serotonin, such as SSRIs and SNRIs, are commonly used to treat conditions like depression by increasing serotonin levels in the synapse.

28.01.22 ailbhe Mind Map Assignment

Serotonin

STRUCTURE:


FUNCTION:

-         play a role in regulation of mood, sleep and cognition and memory



Serotonin signalling

Schizophrenia

PATHYPHYSIOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: the serotonin hypothesis

-         The DOPAMINE hypothesis

-          The SEROTONIN hypothesis

-         The GLUTAMATE hypothesis

-         The CANNABINOID hypothesis


The Serotonin hypothesis in schizophrenia attributes the negative symptoms of the disease to an overload of serotonin. These increased levels of serotonin reduce dopamine transmission in the forebrain, which is thought to cause negative symptoms.


Atypical neuroleptics target these negative symptoms by blocking this extra serotonin.

Treated with DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS

The Enteric Nervous System

Release of Serotonin in response to Cholera toxin

Drugs which target serotonin

MAOI
MECHANISM: increase serotonin, but also increase DOPAMINE at the synapse

Parkinson's disease

SSRIs
Mechanism: SSRIs block SERT Transporters to increase serotonin in the synapse
examples of SSRIs
Chemistry: The delayed therapeutic effect
SSNRI

dual selectivity for serotonin/norepinephrine

Depression

Pathophysiology of Depression- The role of serotonin

The patient's experience: Counselling points - Starting SSRIs = two week lead time for a notable improvement