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33 - Integration of Metabolism Flashcards

1
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***Study the 3 main decisions (Slides 4-6)

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Study 5 minutes

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2
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What are the fuel reserves of the muscle?

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Glycogen

Protein

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3
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What are the energy pathways of the muscle?

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Beta-oxidation
Glycolysis
Proteolysis
Citric acid cycle

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4
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What are the fuel reserves of the liver?

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Triacylglycerols

Glycogen

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5
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What are the energy pathways of the liver?

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Glycolysis
Gluconeogenesis
Beta-oxidation
Fatty acid synthesis

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What are the fuel reserves the brain?

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None

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7
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What are the energy pathways of the brain?

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Glycolysis

Citric acid cycle

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What are the fuel reserves of the heart?

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None

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9
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What are the energy pathways of the heart?

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Beta-oxidation

Citric acid cycle

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What are the fuel reserves of the adipose tissue?

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Triacylglycerols

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What are the energy pathways of the adipose tissue?

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Beta-oxidation

Triacylglycerol synthesis

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12
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What is the preferred fuel of the brain? During starvation?

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Glucose

Ketone bodies

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13
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What is the preferred fuel of the skeletal muscle at rest?

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Fatty acids

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14
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What is the preferred fuel of the skeletal muscle during exertion?

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Glucose

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15
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What are the fuel producers?

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1) Liver (glucose)
2) Adipocytes (fatty acids)
3) Kidneys (glucose – during starvation only)

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What are the fuel consumers?

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1) Skeletal muscle (glycogen – creatine phosphate – lactate)
2) Brain (glucose – ketone bodies)
3) Heart (fatty acids – lactate/ketone bodies)

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17
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The liver can store a day’s worth of fuel as ________, and its primary fuel is _______ _______, not glucose.

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Glycogen

Fatty acids

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18
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In the liver during the fed state, there is an (INCREASE/DECREASE) in available glucose. This means there is an increased reaction rate of ________ and synthesis of fatty acids/TAG occurs.

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Increase

Glucokinase

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In the liver during the starving state, there is an (INCREASE/DECREASE) in available glucose. This means there is a decreased reaction rate of ________ and synthesis of ketone bodies occurs.

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Decrease

Glucokinase

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20
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Glucokinase has a higher Km than _________ (vmax and saturation).

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Hexokinase

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21
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Along with kidneys, the only organ to contain G6P (ability to “finish” gluconeogenesis) is the _______.

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Liver

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22
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What are the only 2 organs that are able to convert back to glucose (gluconeogenesis).

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Kidney

Liver

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23
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The liver lacks _________, meaning it can produce but not use ketone bodies.

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CoA Transferase

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24
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Along with kidneys, the liver is the only organ to contain ______ cycle enzymes.

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Urea

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25
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Alcohol consumption tips the balance. Metabolizing alcohol to acetate oxidizes 2 ______ to 2 ______.

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NAD+

NADH

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26
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In ________ metabolization, less NAD+ means lowered gluconeogenesis, glycolysis, TCA cycle, Beta-oxidation and increased lactate + ketone bodies (acidosis) and TAG (fatty liver disease).

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Alcohol

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27
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When we are _______, at the conclusion of the meal, influx of food stimulates energy production and storage.

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Fed

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28
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When we are ________, greater than 1 hour after meal, preferred metabolic fuel stores are released for use.

29
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When we are ________, 4-5 days without food, shift to using fat stores (TAG) and derivatives (ketone bodies). Trying to prevent protein degradation.

30
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With lipoproteins, the higher the density the more _______ there is than lipids.

31
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What is the good lipoprotein? The bad?

32
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If we have too much LDL in our body, _________ gets with ROS and oxidize LDLs. This makes them stick in vessels causing plaques.

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Cholesterol

33
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***Study slide 12

A

Study 5 minutes

34
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_______ mimics starvation conditions.

35
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In a normal response, insulin binding to insulin receptors activates downstream signaling pathways, leading to _______ uptake.

36
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In _______ diabetes, insulin is not produced by the pancreas, and blood glucose levels are high.

37
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In _______ diabetes, insulin receptors do not activate downstream signaling pathways, and blood glucose levels are high.

38
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Metabolism enzyme regulators are ______ and ______, which are Serine/Threonine kinases with opposite functions.

39
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This is a Serine/Threonine protein kinase that is off when the cell is in a fed state.

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AMPK (AMP-Activated Protein Kinase)

40
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AMPK is activated by increased ______, which signifies that energy charge of cell is low and ATP is low.

41
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AMPK is inhibited by increased ______, which signifies that energy charge of the cell is high.

42
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AMPK activates enzymes in energy-_______ (_______) pathways.

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Producing

Catabolic

43
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AMPK inactivates enzymes in energy-________ (_______) pathways.

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Requiring

Anabolic

44
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This is a Serine/Threonine protein kinase and is turned on when the cell is in a fed state.

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mTOR (mammalian target of Rapamycin)

45
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The activator of mTOR is…

46
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The inhibitor of mTOR is…

47
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mTOR activates enzymes in energy-_______ (_______) pathways.

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Requiring

Anabolic

48
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mTOR inactivates enzymes in energy-_______ (_______) pathways.

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Producing

Catabolic

49
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AMPK is heterotrimeric (3 peptide subunits). The ______ subunit has an N-terminus kinase domain and C-terminus is phosphorylated (by Threonine). The _______ subunit is the structural component. The _______ subunit binds 4 AMPs (allosteric site – if ATP binds then it’s inhibited).

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Alpha
Beta
Gamma

50
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AMPK activates PPARy Coactivator 1A, which is the same as _______.

51
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The function of _______ are to deacetylate lysine by using NAD+ as a redox sensor. It is activated when NAD+ is high and NADH is low, inactivated in the reverse.

52
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Sirtuins are important for PGC-1A because it deacetylates Lysine and leads to transcriptional activation. The end result is increased _________ in the liver and increased _______ _______ oxidation in skeletal muscle and heart.

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Gluconeogenesis

Fatty acid

53
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PPAR has ______ isozymes.

54
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This PPAR isozyme stimulates fatty acid oxidation in the liver and skeletal muscle.

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PPAR-alpha

55
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This PPAR isozyme stimulates lipid synthesis and improves insulin sensitivity in liver and adipose tissue.

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PPAR-gamma

56
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This PPAR isozyme increases rates of fatty acid oxidation and thermogenesis in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. It stimulates flux through the pentose phosphate pathway.

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PPAR-delta

57
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This hormone signals the fed state to decrease blood glucose level, increase fuel storage, and increase cell growth and differentiation.

58
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This hormone signals the fasting state to increase glucose release from the liver, increase blood glucose levels, and increase ketone bodies as alternative fuel for the brain.

59
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This hormone signals stress to increase glucose release from the liver, and increase blood glucose level.

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Epinephrine

60
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This hormone is released from the pancreas and is a blood glucose sensor. Its actions delineate the fed state.

61
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This hormone is released from adipocytes and is a TAG store sensor. Its actions delineate the full state.

62
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T/F. Leptin and insulin work in concert.

63
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_______ and ________ are peptide hormones that signal the full state, like leptin. But, these hormones action is brief and leptin action is longer.

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CCK (Cholecystokinins)

GLP1 (Glucagon-like Peptide 1)

64
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_________ neurons disseminate fed/full signals from Leptin and Insulin.

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Anorexigenic (reduces appetite)

65
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_________ neurons disseminate hungry signals from Ghrelin, Adiponectin, and PYY 3-36.

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Orexigenic (induces appetite)

66
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This hormone is slow-acting, for periods of prolonged stress. It has tissue-specific actions and is a cholesterol derivative.

67
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Cortisol induces adipocytes to release…

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Fatty acids

68
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Cortisol induces skeletal muscle to…

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Protein degradation and export amino acids

69
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Cortisol induces the liver to increase ________ _______ and thus increase _________.

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Pyruvate carboxylase

Gluconeogenesis

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