5. A. Action of benzodiazepines
plus anticonvulsant effect,
sedation, muscle relaxation GABA-gated Cl--channel
Benzodiazepines
Unopposed excitation
Normal
GABA-ergic inhibition
Enhanced
GABA-ergic inhibition
GABA-ergicneuron
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. C. Concentration dependence of barbiturate and benzodiazepine effects
B. Effect of hypnotics on proportion of REM/NREM
Paralyzing
Anesthetizing
Hypnogenic
Hypnagogic
Calming, anxiolytic
Triazolam
Pentobarbital
Effect
Concentration in blood
Pentobarbital
Triazolam
Barbiturates:
Benzo-
diazepines:
17. Anxiolysis
plus anticonvulsant effect,
sedation, muscle relaxation
Diazepam
R1 = Cl
R2 = CH3
R3 = R4 = H
Benzo
diaz
epine
R4
N
N
R1
R3
O
R2
Inhibition of
excitation
Hyper-
polari-
zation
GABA
GABA-gated Cl--channel
Cl-
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepine
receptor
GABA-receptor
Chloride
ionophore
GABA=
γ-amino-
butryc acid
18.
19.
20.
21. Hypnotics 223
A. Succession of different sleep phases during night rest
REM
Waking
state
Sleep
stage
I
Sleep
stage
IV
Sleep
stage
III
Sleep
stage
II
REM-sleep= Rapid Eye Movement sleep NREM = No Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Ratio
22. B. Effect of hypnotics on proportion of REM/NREM
A. Succession of different sleep phases during night rest
IV
REM-sleep= Rapid Eye Movement sleep NREM = No Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Ratio
NREM
5 10 15 20 25 30
Nights
without
hypnotic
Nights
with
hypnotic
Nights after
withdrawal
of hypnotic
EffectBarbiturates:
REM
23. Hypnotics 225
Waking state NREM-sleep
Neurons with
transmitters:
Histamine
Acetylcholine
Glutamate
Norepinephrine
GABA
A. Transmitters: waking state and sleep
24. B. Wake-sleep pattern, stress, and hypnotic drug action
A. Transmitters: waking state and sleep
Hypnotic
1
2
3
Emotional stress
25. B. Wake-sleep pattern, stress, and hypnotic drug action
C. Changes of the arousal reaction in the elderly
Hypnotic
Hypnotic
3
1
2