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Acetylcholine function, drugs decreasing

Q6 Cholinesterase inhibitors block the action of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (which normally hydrolyses acetylcholine) and so terminate its activity. These drugs increase the life of released acetylcholine at the synapse, leading to an enhancement of acetylcholine activity. Drug treatment for Alzheimer s disease is supervised in specialist clinics where the patient s cognitive function can be assessed at approximately three-monthly intervals. About half the patients treated show a decreased rate of cognitive decline while receiving this type of drug. [Pg.124]

Atropine blocks the muscarinic receptors at effector organs, resulting in a decrease in acetylcholine mediated decreases in cardiac output, miosis, and GI function, in addition, the drug crosses into the CNS, and is therefore effective against organophosphate-mediated CNS effects as well. [Pg.91]

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