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56.1 Metabolic Homeostasis Flashcards

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Which cellular processes occur during growth?

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Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy

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What hormones regulate prenatal growth?

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Growth hormone (GH)
Insulin like growth factors (IGF-1 and 2)
Foetal insulin
Placental growth hormones

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What determines growth?

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Environment: nutrition and emotional deprivation
Genetics

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When is the lifetime of a human is the most rapid period of growth?

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Prenatal growth within the uterus
(CONCEPTION TO BIRTH: Weight increases x 4.4x108 Length increases x 3850)

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What is foetal programming?

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A concept that suggests certain events occurring during critical points of pregnancy may cause permanent effects on the foetus and the infant long after birth

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What are the consequences of nutrient restriction during the fetuses time in the womb later in life?

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-Increased risk of insulin resistance
-Increased risk of obesity
-Increased risk of cardiovascular disease

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What are the effects of a diabetic mother on infants? Why does this occur?

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INCREASED BODY WEIGHT
Materal hyperglycaemia –> fetal hyperinsulinaemia –> increased fat deposits, length and body mass

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What are the consequences on the new-born of nutritional restriction in utero?

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= reduction in endocrine and paracrine IGF
= resetting of foetal development to accommodate nutritionally deprived environment
= insulin, IGF and GH resistance = slower growth rate = smaller baby with reduced nutritional demands

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Name two conditions which come about as a result of congenitally affected foetal growth

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Leprechaunism
Pancreatic agenesis

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What causes leprechaunism?

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Mutation in the insulin receptor gene = severe dwarfism as a result of not being able to take up glucose (hyperglycaemia)

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What is pancreatic agenesis? What are the consequences?

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Anatomical variation in the pancreas characterised by a partial or total loss of the body and tail
Results in a 50% reduction in body weight

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Name two foetal conditions which occur as a result of malnutrition

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Marasmus (loss of adipose tissue, low blood glucose)
Kwashiorkor (oedema and altered pigmentation)

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What is the result of excessive GH secretion?

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Giantism

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What is the result of insufficient GH secretion?

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pituitary dwarfism

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Which cell type makes GH?

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Somatotrophs in the anterior pituitary

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Which hormone triggers the release of GH from the anterior pituitary?

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GH releasing hormone which acts on somatotrophs

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Which hormone exerts negative feedback on GH release?

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IGF-1 (as GH triggers IGF-1 secretion which mediates the actions of GH)
Somatostatin

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What are the effects of GH?

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Lipolysis of adipose tissue
Stimulation of gluconeogenesis
Stops glucose uptake by muscle

Opposite to insulin

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When is the majority of GH released?

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At night during sleep

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What is acromegaly? What are the symptoms?

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An excess of GH AFTER puberty
Epiphyseal plates closed up = no longitudinal growth
Thickening of bones and soft tissues of the head, hands and feet

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What are the hormones involved in control of energy metabolism that are mentioned in the spec?

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  • IGF1 (insulin-like growth factor 1)
  • IGF2 (insulin-like growth factor 2)
  • Insulin
  • Growth hormone
  • Human placental lactogen (hPL)
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Where is endocrine IGF-1 synthesised?

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Liver

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Where is autocrine/paracrine IGF-1 synthesised?

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Muscle
Cartilage
Bone

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What are the effects of IGF-1? (5)

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Binds to receptor tyrosine kinase:
-Promotes uptake of amino acids
-Stimulates protein synthesis
-Stimulates glucose uptake to muscle tissue
-Inhibits apoptosis
-Promotes tissue expansion

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What stimulates IGF-1 production?
Insulin (Promotes a shift to greater rates of glucose breakdown, storage and uptake to provide nutrients for cellular growth.) Growth hormone
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What is the result of pituitary dwarfism secondary to GH deficiency on IGF-1 and IGF-2 concentrations and why?
Less GH: Decreased circulating IGF-1 which relies on GH to stimulate its synthesis and release None/little effect on IGF-2
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Where is IGF-2 produced?
Thecal and granulosa cells during folliculogenesis
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How does the timing of peak concentrations of IGF-1 and 2 differ?
IGF-1 = peaks during puberty when growth is increasing (greatest growth rates observed when IGF-1 is peaking) IGF-2 = mediates interuterine growth (peaks just before birth)
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What is the function of IGF-2?
Binds to IGF1 and IGF2 receptors -Promotes granulosa cell differentiation during follicular phase -Promotes progestrone secretion during luteal phase (works with LH) -Promote growth in utero
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What effect does insulin, IGF1 and IGF2 all have on the body?
Hypoglycaemia
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What is the result of IGF-2 knockouts?
Impaired foetal growth reduced placenta size
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What does excessive IGF-2 secretion result in?
Somatic overgrowth
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How does foetal insulin regulate IGF-1?
Placental glucose transfer causes release of foetal insulin Foetal insulin acts on maternal liver to trigger IGF-1 release Fetus grows
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What is the role of insulin?
Promotes a shift to greater rates of glucose breakdown, storage and uptake to provide nutrients for cellular growth. Induces the secretion of hepatic IGF1 for its pro-growth effects
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What is the function of human placental lactogen?
Similar structure and function to growth hormone (1% as potent but present at 50X higher) Modifies energy state of the mother to facilitate energy supply to foetus Anti-insulin properties -reduces maternal insulin sensitivity = increase in maternal blood glucose -increases lipolysis of free fatty acids -reduces maternal glucose utilisation
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Which cells make hPL?
Secreted by syncytiotrophoblasts during pregnancy
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What are the hormonal changes which occur during starvation?
Decreased insulin and increased glucagon secretion
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What are the short term adaptations of the body to starvation?
Driven by glucagon: -Gluconeogenesis in the liver -Glycogenolysis -Lipolysis and beta oxidation in adipocytes
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What are the long term adaptations of the body to starvation?
Preservation of glucose for tissues which require it: red blood cells, brain and adrenal medulla -Gluconeogenesis (muscle tissue metabolised to generate amino acids for glucose production) -Ketogenesis (for heart and brain and renal cortex)
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What are the symptoms of chronic malnutrition? (6)
Elevated ketogenesis Hypoglycaemia Weight loss Stunted growth during childhood Fatigue Immune suppression
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What are the metabolic changes that occur during chronic malnutrition?
Growth slows or stops so that protein and energy can be used for maintenance of existing tissues Increased lipolysis (raised plasma free fatty acids) Ketogenesis Gluconeogenesis Reduction in thermogenesis
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What score is used to assess patients with malnutrition?
Malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS)
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How does the malnutrition inflammation score assess?
Assesses 7 components in patients with chonric kidney disease: -changes in the dry weight of dialysis products -dietary intake (appetite) -appearance of GI symptoms -tiredness and functional capacity -occurrence of comorbidities -examined (observable) decreases in subcutaneous fat or signs of muscle wasting, accompanied with BMI decreases -lowered serum albumin/total iron binding capacity
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What do the hormones involved in energy metabolism all rely on?
NUTRITIONAL INTAKE -amino acids and glucose trigger insulin secretion -amino acids trigger GH secretion -iodine required for thyroxine hormone
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What will cause body mass to increase?
Energy intake exceeding energy expenditure
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Which hormones are involved in the control of body weight?
LEPTIN Hormones which regulate appetite (CCK, PYY and GLP-1) Sex steroids (influence fat distribution to promote fat storage around the lower body = better resistance to excessive weight gain)
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Where is leptin produced?
Adipose tissue at a rate which is proportional to fat content and overall mass
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How does leptin regulate body weight?
Sensed by the POMC/CART neurons of the arcuate directly and via connections to the ventromedial ‘satiety’ centres of the hypothalamus
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Why may adipose tissue be thought of as an endocrine organ?
It secretes a hormone leptin in proportion to fat stores (BMI)
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Where are the two main places fat can be deposited?
Subcutaneously Visceral
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What is the difference in the significance of subcutaneous and visceral fat deposition?
Visceral fat is more dangerous and associated with increased metabolic diseases (insulin resistance) Subcutaneous fat = beige tissue instead of white and incorporates brown adipocytes for thermogenesis (protection against CVD and T2DM)
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Why do wild type mice paired to ob/ob mice cause ob/ob to lose weight?
High leptin secretions by wild type mouse are shared to wild type circulation resulting in a decreased feeding drive for ob/ob mouse causing it to lose weight
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Why does leptin have little effect on obese individuals?
Hyperleptinemia causes leptin resistance
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Which individual is more likely to have insulin resistance?
A = more visceral fat deposits than cutaneous fat Correlates with T2DM same BMI
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What BMI does someone have to have to be qualified as obese?
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What is the role of adipose tissue in inflammation in the development of diabetes?
Fat tissue contains 50% macrophages When fat cells die - release inflammatory mediators which activate macrophages to engulf them Attracts other immune cells and mount an immune response on the adipocytes cause the fat tissue to become insulin resistant TNF-alpha blocks insulin signalling (produced in obese patients with adipose tissue macrophages)
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What are the consequences of obesity?
Decline in health: -Increased in T2DM -Increased atherosclerosis (increased LDLs) and CVD -Hypertension -Thrombosis
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What is malnutrition?
Deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients.

Sophie - Applied Physiology & Pharmacology Year 2 (32 decks)

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