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Alzheimer's Pharmacology (Hoyt)

5 Questions | By Teatimebarbie | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 536

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1. Rivastigmine (Exelon), an cholinesterase inhibitor used in AD, has a greater potency for one of the two isoforms of AChE in the brain because with AD progression, there is preferential loss of one of the isoforms and thus the drug targets the one that IS remaining. Which isoform does rivastigmine (Exelon) target?

G1 (monomer)

G4 (tetramer)

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2. Memantine (Namenda) is a ______ antagonist at the NMDA receptor which is a channel of ____ and ____ ions.

Uncompetitive; sodium; potassium

Uncompetitive; sodium; calcium

Competitive; potassium; magnesium

Competitive; magnesium; calcium

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3. Which of the following enzymes are important in choline signaling that is considerably reduced in the development of AD? (Check TWO that apply)

Acetylcholinesterase

Butrylcholinesterase

Choline acetyltransferase

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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4. Which of the cholinesterase inhibitors used in AD is also a positive allosteric modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to synergistically increase the [acetylcholine] in the synapse?

Tacrine (Cognex)

Donepezil (Aricept)

Galantamine (Razadyne)

Memantine (Namenda)

Rivastigmine (Exelon)

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5. The pathogenesis of AD is associated with loss of brain tissue and neurons in which areas of the brain? (Check all that apply)

Amygdala

Basal forebrain

Frontal cortex

Hippocampus

Temporal cortex

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Rivastigmine (Exelon), an cholinesterase inhibitor used in AD, has a...

Memantine (Namenda) is a ______ antagonist at the NMDA receptor which...

Which of the following enzymes are important in choline signaling that...

Which of the cholinesterase inhibitors used in AD is also a positive...

The pathogenesis of AD is associated with loss of brain tissue and...

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