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Chemistry 2100
Chapter 24
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Chemical Communication
Terms and definitions:Neuron: A nerve cell.Neurotransmitter: A chemical messenger between a neuron and another target cell; a neuron, muscle cell or cell of a gland. Hormone: A chemical messenger released by an endocrine gland into the bloodstream and transported therein to reach its target cell.The distinction between a neurotransmitter and a hormone is physiological, not chemical. It depends on whether the molecule acts over a short distance (across a synapse) or over a long distance (from the secretory organ, through the blood, to its site of action). 2
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Chemical Communications
There are three principal types of molecules for communications.
• Receptors: Protein molecules that bind ligands and effect some type of change.
• Chemical messengers: also called ligands, interact with receptors. They fit into receptor sites in a manner reminiscent of the lock-and-key model of enzyme action.
• Secondary messengers: In many cases, carry a message from a receptor to the inside of a cell and amplify the message. 3
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Zooming In
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Neurons• The cells in the nervous
system that relay and respond to signals
• 3 Main types: – Sensory– Motor– Interneuron
• 100 billion neurons in an adult brain– With 1,000,000 billion
connections– Up to 90% of connections
established after birth– Grow at a max rate of
200,000 neurons/minute in developing brain
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Neuron Structure
• Cell Body / Soma– Normal cellular
functions– Not involved in
signaling• Dendrites
– Receive input– Thousands per
neuron• Axon
– Give output– One per neuron, but
many branched endings
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Glial Cells• Glial cells support and cushion neurons – Myelin
Sheath• Recently discovered to also contribute to neuron
communication• Majroity of myelination occurs after birth
http://myroadtomedicalschool.blogspot.com/2010/09/glial-cells.html
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Neuron Communication
• Relies on changes in salt concentration inside and outside of the neuron
• A difference in positive charges causes polarization
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The Action Potential
• http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/neurons_intro/action_potential_1.0.swf
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The Action Potential
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The Action Potential
• Resting Phase:– Membrane
polarized at -70 mV
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The Action Potential
• Depolarization:– Incoming signals
cause ion transfer (Sodium enters the neuron)
– If sufficient change happens…
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The Action Potential
• Action Potential Fires:– Voltage-gated
channels open– Rapid and massive
change in ion concentration
– +100 mV
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The Action Potential
• Repolarization:– Potassium (K+)
moves outside cell, restoring normal concentrations
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The Action Potential• Hyperpolarizatio
n:– Too many ions
flow, so neuron is positively charged inside
– Requires “refractory period” to reset
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The Action Potential
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Review Action Potential at Home
• Fun animation: http://tinyurl.com/ActionPotential
• A good overview, with multiple animations: http://tinyurl.com/NeuronOverview
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Synapses
• Interface between axon and dendrite
• Don’t quite touch – and the gap between is called a Synapse or Synptic Junction
• Allow neuron to neuron communication
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Synapses
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Synapses
• Translate action potential into a chemical message – release of a neurotransmitter
• This neurotransmitter can cause or block a new action potential in the next neuron– Excitatory– Inhibitory
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Neurotransmitters
• Neurotranmitters work by binding to membrane receptors, “gates” that allow salt ions in our out
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Neurotransmitters
• Common neurotransmitters:– Acetylcholine– Dopamine– Serotonin– Norepinephrine– GABA– Leptin– Endorphins
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Synapses
• http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/neurons_intro/LTP_2.0.swf
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Diseases and Drugs
• Neurotransmitter disfunction can lead to severe disease (e.g., Parkinson’s Disease)
• Psychoactive drugs modify neurotransmitter function
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Diseases and Drugs• Drugs can be:• Agonists (bind
receptor and activate)– Nicotine
• Or Antagonists (block receptor and disrupt)– Caffeine– Beta blockers– Prozac (SSRIs)
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The Nervous Systems