Assessment 1 Flashcards
Parotid gland
Serous secretions
Salt, water, alpha amylase, lysozyme, lactoferrin
Submandibular gland
Mucins
More mucus, less water
Duodenum absorption
Water, iron, calcium
Jejunum absorption
Nutrients: sugars, AA, NaCl, Fe, Water
Ileum absorption
Bio salts
Bile salts
Colon absorption
NaCl, SCFA’s, Water
Mucins
Lubrication
Salivary alpha amylase
Digest starch/carbohydrates
Lingual lipase and salivary lipase
Digest fats
Lysozyme, secretory IgA, lactoferrin
Bacteria-static/cidal
Haptocorrin
Vit B12 chaperone
Exocrine pancreas
Alpha amylase
Trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase A/B and elastase
Lipase/Colipase
Nucleases
Splanchnic circulation
Portal vein from intestine directly to liver
Storage/metabolism/detoxification
Liver blood flow (2)
Portal vein: 80% input, nutrient rich, absorbed bile salts
Hepatic artery: 20% input, oxygen
GI smooth muscle
All smooht muscle except pharynx, 1st part of esophagus, external anal sphincter
3 layers of GI SM
- Outer longitudinal
- Inner circular
- Innermost oblique (stomach only)
SM contraction pathway
Ca binds calmodulin –> MLCK –> myosin phosphorylated –> contraction
Submucosal Plexus
Meissner’s
Between mucosa and circular muscle layers
Senses environment in lumen. Regulates GI blood flow, epithelial cell function
Myenteric plexus
Between circular and longitudinal layers
Larger and more cell bodies
Control motility
Peristalsis and interneurons
Distention sensed by mucosa
Interneurons contract proximal SM and relax distal SM
Interstitial Cells of Cajal
Pacemakers of GI tract, spontaneous electrical rhythmicity
3 stages of deglutition
Oral (voluntary): tongue movs bolus back and swallowing occurs
Pharyngeal (reflex): Pharynx momentarily becomes pathway for swallowing
Esophageal: Peristalsis
Esophageal phase
Bolus entering initiates primary peristalsis, LES/proximal stomach relaxes
Continued distention initiates secondary peristalsis
Lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (3)
- Swallowing
- Secondary peristalsis
- Transient LES relaxations
Ileal brake
Undigested food arrives in ileum –> gastric emptying/SI transit slowed
Duodenal phase
Endocrine: CCK
Paracrine: Serotonin via 5-HT4 receptor –> duodenal contraction
Migrating Motor Complex (MMC)
GI housekeeper
Sweep secretions and undigested food through SI
Large Bowel Contractions (2)
Non propagating/segmental: Mixes contents to absorb water - 95%
Propagating contractions (peristalsis): Propels contents forward, 5%, vary in speed/pressure
Slow propagating contractions
Less frequent, more powerful, ~6/day
Fast propagating contractions
More frequent, low amplitude
Gastro-colic reflex
Following meal, colonic motility increases
Defecation reflex
Distention of rectum
Rate of filling = urgency
Xerostomia
Lack of salivary secretions
Leads to cavities
Salivary secretion regulation
Autonomic nervous control
Para/Symp action on acinar cells, increase secretion
Alpha amylase (action and location of secretion)
Digest complex carbohydrates
Parotid: minor
Pancreas: Excess
Carbohydrate digestion in SI
Luminal enzymes in SI
Reduce variety of molecules (Fructose, Glucose, Galactose)
Lactase deficiency
Lactose cannot be absorbed, creates osmotic gradient in lumen and osmotic diarrhea
Sugar absorption channels
SGLT1 - Na dependent Glu transport
GLUT5 - Fructose
GLUT2 - basolateral Glu/Fru transport
Zymogens
Enzymes that need to be activated
Pepsinogen + HCL –> Pepsin
Pancreatic zymogen activation
Enteropeptidase (intestinal epithelium) + Trypsinogen –> Trypsin
Trypsin activates pancreatic zymogens
Peptide/AA absorption
Protein digested in lumen or surface peptidases
AA absorbed all the way through
Dipeptides absorbed all the way or digested to AA by cytoplasmic peptidases
Protein absorption channels
PEPT1 - H/dipeptide cotransport
Na/AA co transport
AA transport
100% absorbed by end of jejunum
2 phases of fat absorption
Luminal
Mucosal
Steps of Luminal phase
Fat emulsification
Lipolysis
Solubilization by bile salts
Diffusion to mucosa
Fat emulsification
Breakdown of large fat droplets to smaller ones via motility
Stabilized by amphipathic fatty acids, dietary protein
Need pH > 6
Lipolysis
Breakdown of triglycerides/fatty acids
Pancreas is major source of lipases
Pancreatic lipase and bie salts
Bile salts block pancreatic lipase
Need colipase to prevent bile salt inhibition
Bile salt secretion - CCK involvement
Dietary fats activate I cells which release CCK
CCK contracts gallbladder and relaxes sphincter of Oddi = Bile salt release into gut lumen
Micelle
Bile salts surround emulsified fats/vitamins/cholesterol etc
Micelle benefits
Slower diffusion time
Much higher concentration of fatty acid diffused via micelle
Mucosal phase steps
Uptake into intestinal epithelial cells
Transport to ER
Resynthesis of TG
Formation of Chylomicron
Uptake into intestinal epithelial cells
FABP bind to FA and MG
FABP lowers FA concentration
Transport to ER
FABP transports FA /MG to smooth ER if C chain > 12
Straight to blood if C chain short
Smooth ER step
Triglycerides and phospholipds reformed
Chylomicron formation
Occurs in Golgi
Formed by TG, phospholipids, cholesterol, protein
Apoproteins guide to basolateral side
Enter lacteal and lymphatic system –> blood
Achalasia
Failure to relax of smooth muscle in any region of GI
Loss of enteric inhibition = no relaxation
Inhibitory nitrergic neurons
Within myenteric plexus, mediate inhibition at LES
Esophageal Achalasia
Failure of LES relaxation - loss of nitrergic neuronal inhibition
Viral or inflammation–>autoimmune that results in myenteric plexus inflammation
Esophagogram: Birds beak appearance
Dysphagia, regurgitation (non bilious/acidic), weight loss, chest pain (rare)
Distal Esophageal spasm
DES
Uncommon disorder, impairment of neural function - corkscrew sign
DES vs Achalasia
Achalasia has no LES relaxation
DES has relaxation but timing is off
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Non bilious vomiting in infants
Gastric outlet obstruction, pyloric antrum abnormalities
Olive like mass, RUQ
Hirschsprung disease
Lack of innervation of large bowel portions, cannot move stool
Internal anal sphincter Achalasia
Similar to Hirschsprung but ganglion cells present
Gastroparesis
Stomach cannot empty
Can be associated with diabetes
No mechanical obstruction
Bloating, nausea, vomiting
Test gastric emptying with radioactive marker
Dumping syndrome
Rapid gastric emptying
Large food particles delivered to SI and hard to digest
Osmotic gradient into lumen and osmotic diarrhea
Early vs late dumping
Early: Soon after eating
GI symptoms and vasomotor symptoms: flushing, perspiration, tachycardia, hypotension
Late: Delayed onset. Hypoglycemia, sweating, hunger, weakness, confusion, syncope
Intestinal Pseudo obstruction
Rare disorder
Repetitive/continuous symptoms of bowel obstruction
Dilated bowel in absence of lumen occlusion
Abdominal distention, bilious vomiting, Const/Diar
Absence of ICC’s
Functional gastrointestinal disorders
Various disorders with combo of ab pain/discomfort and changes in bowel habits
Functional heartburn
IBS
Typical symptoms, normal PE, absence of alarm symptoms (GI bleed, fam history of colorectal cancer, weight loss)
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Recurrent Ab pain or discomfort at least 3 days a month with: improvement with defecation, change in stool frequency, change in stool appearance
IBS-C
IBS-D
IBS-M
Functional Dyspepsia
No structural abnormality
Epigastric pain, epigastric burning, early satiation, bothersome postprandial fullness
COnstipation
Infrequent bowel movements, passage of hard stools
Motility abnormality: Decrease in HPAC
Drug induced abnormality: Increase mixing contractions, decrease propagating contractions
Metoclopramide
Prokinetic agent
Antireflux, gastroparesis, anti emetic
UGI dopaminergic stimulation
Cisapride
UGI - prokinetic
Gastroparesis
5-HT4 agonist - enhance ACh release
Not used in US because of arrhythmias
Bethanechol
Prokinetic
Gastroparesis
Cholinergic agonist
Dumping syndrome treatment
Dietary manipulation
Medications (usually not necessary): PPI - slow digestion
Anti-cholinergic/octreotide - slow transit
Intestinal pseudo obstruction meds
Prokinetic:
Neostigmine
Physiological control of emesis (4)
Chemoreceptor zone: 5HT4, D2, NK1
Vestibular: H1, Muscarinic
Cerebral cortex
GI: 5HT3, D2, NK1
CNS anti emetics
Phenzothiazines
Ethanolamines
Piperazines
Cannabinoids