bile aicds and cholesterol Flashcards
primary bile acids
cholic acid
chenodeoxycholicacid
secondary bile acids and how do we form them
Deoxycholic acid
lithocholic acid
formed from primary after dehydroxylation by intestinal bacteria
how are bile acids made
cholesterol goes to the liver and gets degraded to the bile acids. Need 17 enzymes to make bile acids. l key enzyme 7 a hydroxylase which needs o2 NADPH, cytp450 vitamin c it makes 7 a hydroxycholesterol which is where bile acid synthesis starts
what route can primary acids take
- converted to 2 acids
- be conjugated in peroxisomes with glycine or taurine/glycoconjucgates and tauroconjugates
cholic acid- glycocolic acid + taurocholic acid
chenodeoxycholic- glycocheonodeoxycholic acid and tarochenodeoxycholic acid
why do we conjugate bile acids
because more amphipathic (better emuslifier) and more easily secretable and less cytotoxic
propterties of bile and contents
emuslification
neutralization of acid
excretion
phospholipids
bile acids
cholesterol
bilirubin
hepatic bile and gall bladder bill
gall bladder bile is more concentrated, more dense
7 a hydroxylase
7 a dehydroxylase
- the common precursor for bile acids
2. intestinal bacteria to form secondary bile
regulation of bile acid synthesis
7 a hydroxylase , regulated by covalent modification, enzyme is active in its phosphorylated form unlike HMG - CO reductase which makes cholesterol and this makes sense! also the product which is bile acids negatively inhibits the enzyme and cholesterol which is the precursor for bile acid synthesis stimulates the enzyme!
functions of bile acids
- represent the only significant mechanism feces represent the only significant mechanism for the elimination of excess cholesterol
They facilitate the digestion of dietary hey facilitate the digestion of dietary
triacylglycerols by acting as triacylglycerols by acting as emulsifying agents emulsifying agents that
make fats accessible to fats accessible to pancreatic lipases pancreatic lipases.
allow for the absorption of fat soluble vitamins
what is a bile salt
it is the k and Na salts of the conjugated bile acids
enterohepatic circulation
the majority of the bile gets reabsorbed back int he terminal ileum via the enetrehepatic circulation from there it will go back to the liver. only a small fraction scape and is eliminated with he faeces
clinical symptoms -
cholelithiasis - gall stones. where there is too much cholesterol in bile, bile becomes supersaturated with cholsetrol so cholesterol precipitates out of the bile.
cholesterol is a precursor for
bile salts
vitamin D
steroid hormones - gluccocroticoids,mineralcorticoids,androgens,estrogens
what do esterases do
break down cholesterol esters
regulatory enzyme for cholesterol synthesis
HMG CO A R. active in its dephosphorolated form (opposite to 7 a hydroxylase which makes sense because they are reciprocal processes)
:) insulin + thyroid homrones
:(cholesterol - product
:(bile acids
:(statins- as statins want to reduce cholesterol
:( glucagon + gluccocorticoids -camp pathway
how do we eliminate cholesterol from the body
as free cholesterol or as bile acids 1g a day 0.5 g each
main places of cholesterol synthesis
gonads-testes n ovaries
adrenal glands
liver
CM
LDL
HDL
CM: transports chol to the liver
takes TAG from diet to tissues via lacteals starts of as nascent before it has it apo proteins then HDL gives it C2 and E making it mature.now CM can deposit Tag to cells by lipoprotein lipase (found in the walls of blood v). LPL needs C2 to become active
LDL: B cholesterol made by liver and sent to the cell (same with VLDL). The cells have an LDL receptor of which the ldl gets internalised by recepotor mediated enedocytosis and then lysosomes hydrolyse- inside relaeasing choleterol
HDL: A cholesterl
ACAT
acylcoA cholesterol acyl transferase makes cholesterol esters (FFAS) so that can form lipoprotein
values of choleterol
normal range 3.7-5.7 mmol
framingham study
found that 70% men with CHD had less than 1 mmol of HDL choletserol shows that the highter the HDL the lesser the risk
effects of increased choletserol
diabetes obesity arthersocelerosis hypofucntion of thyroid gland hyperfunction of adrenal gland (crushings disease) early stage of liver damage
decreased choletserol
stravation hyperfucntion of thryoid gland hypofunction of adrenal gland final stages of liver damage colitis
Role of LCAT
Associated with HDL, responible for the transport and elimination of choletserol from the body. HDL removes cholesterol from extrahepatici tissued and esterfies it using LCAT, then taken up by the liver after binding with HDL receptor. The cholesterol can be used to make bile salts or new lipoproteins
HDL receptor
apo A1
LDL receptor
B100
What happens if LDL is in excess
then scavenger cells (macrophages) oxidise LDL (oxiLDL) and become foam cells which contribute to development of arteriosclerosis
Which part of the cell do we make choletserol
cytoplasm then continues in the EPR
What effect does increased concentrations of choletserol have
- inhibits the endogenic synthesis fo cholesterol (HMG -COA R)
- decreased denovo synthesis of LDL receptors
- stimulation of enzyme that makes cholesterol esters (ACAT)
Wat is the substate for cholesterol syntehesis and where does it come from
acetyl coa comes from degradation of carbohydrates (krebs)
what do we need to make cholesterol
because its an anabolic process, reuires a lot of ATP and NADPH
what do statins do
structural anaologs of HMG COA decrease B cholesterol and TAG and increase a cholesterol. side effects myopathy
what drugs affect cholesterol levels
statins- tructural anaologs of HMG COA decrease B cholesterol and TAG and increase a cholesterol. side effects myopathy
bile acid sequestrants _ they bind to intestinal bile acids preventing their reabsorption thus eliminating cholesterol
side effects: they can increase TAG levels
GI distress
constipation
pharmocological doses of niacin b3
-decrease LDL
-increase HDL
side effects : GI distress, hyperglycemia, hepatotoxicity
Fibric acids
-decrease LDL increase HDL
mechanismof action: increase LPL activity
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