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Biochemistry - Nutrition and Metabolism 2 Flashcards

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Hyperammonemia Treatment:

A

limit protein in the diet.
May be given to dec ammonia levels:

  • Lactulose to acidify GI tract and trap NH4 + for excretion.
  • Antibiotics (eg, rifaximin, neomycin) to kill ammoniagenic bacteria.
  • Benzoate, phenylacetate, or phenylbutyrate react with glycine or glutamine, forming products that are excreted renally.
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Hyperammonemia metabolic effects

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NH3+ depletes glutamate in the CNS

inhibits the TCA cycle ( dec. a-ketoglutarate).

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Arginine used to synthesize:

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Creatine
Urea
Nitric oxide
(creat ur No)

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Catecholamine synthesis/tyrosine catabolism

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Phenylalanine - tyrosine - DOPA -Dopamine - Norepinephrine - Epinephrine

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Catecholamine synthesis/tyrosine catabolism:

Phenylalanine and tyrosine both use…

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hydroxylase and BH4

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DOPA to Dopamine needs

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dopa decarboxylase and B6

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Dopamine to Norepinephrine needs…

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dopamine beta-hydroxylase and vit C

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Norepinephrine to Epinephrine needs…

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Phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase and SAM

Induced by cortisol

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Norepinephrine and Epinephrine metabolized to and by…

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Vaniltymandelic acid

COMT

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Dopamine metabolized to

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Homovanillic acid

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Homocystinuria Caused by:

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  1. Cystathionine synthase deficiency
  2. dec. affinity of cystathionine synthase for pyridoxal phosphate
  3. Methionine synthase (homocysteine methyltransferase) deficiency
  4. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency
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Cystathionine synthase deficiency tx

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dec. methionine, inc. cysteine, inc. B6, B12, and folate in diet)

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dec. affinity of cystathionine synthase for pyridoxal phosphate tx

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inc. substantially B6 and inc. cysteine in diet

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Methionine synthase (homocysteine methyltransferase) deficiency tx

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inc. methionine in diet

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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency tx

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folate in diet

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Homocystinuria presentation

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All forms result in excess homocysteine.
H - HOMOCYstinuria: homocysteine in urine
O - Osteoporosis
M - Marfanoid habitus,
O - Ocular changes (downward and inward lens subluxation)
C - Cardiovascular effects (thrombosis and atherosclerosis - stroke and Ml)
Y - kYphosis

I - intellectual disability
F - fair complexion.

In homocystinuria, lens subluxated “down and in” (vs Marfan, “up and fans out”).

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Propionic acidemia - Findings:

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Findings:

vomiting (vomit pathway)

S - seizures
H - hepatomegaly
A - acidosis (anion gap metabolic)
F - feeding (poor)
T -hypoTonia
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Von Gierke disease

(type I) sx

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Severe fasting hypoglycemia

inc. Glycogen in liver and kidneys - hepatomegaly, renomegaly

Inc. blood lactate
inc. triglycerides
Inc. uric acid (Gout),

The liver does not regulate blood glucose.

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Tay-Sachs disease findings

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R - hyperReflexia
A - hyperAcusis
N - Neurodegeneration (Progressive)
D - developmental delay
O - onion skin lysosomes
M - macula has  a "cherry-red" spot

No hepatosplenomegaly (vs Niemann-Pick).

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Tay-Sachs disease:
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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HeXosaminidase A

GM2 ganglioside

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Fabry disease findings

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XR!
Early: the triad of episodic peripheral neuropathy, angiokeratomas, hypohidrosis.
Late: progressive renal failure, cardiovascular disease.

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Fabry disease
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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alfa -galactosidase A

Ceramide trihexoside (globotriaosylceramide)

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Metachromatic
leukodystrophy
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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Arylsulfatase A

Cerebroside sulfate

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Krabbe disease
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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Galacto-cerebrosidase (galactosyl-ceramidase)

Galactocerebroside, psychosine

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Gaucher disease
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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Glucocerebrosidase (beta-glucosidase); treat with recombinant glucocerebrosidase.

Glucocerebroside

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Niemann-Pick disease
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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Sphingomyelinase

Sphingomyelin

27
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Hurler syndrome
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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a -L-iduronidase

Heparan sulfate,
dermatan sulfate

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Hunter syndrome
DEFICIENT ENZYME
ACCUMULATED SUBSTRATE

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Iduronate-2-sulfatase

Heparan sulfate,
dermatan sulfate

XR!

29
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy - FINDINGS

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Demyelination (central and peripheral)

Ataxia

Dementia.

30
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Krabbe disease FINDINGS

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N - Neuropathy (Peripheral)
O - oligodendrocytes destruction

D - developmental delay
O - optic atrophy
G - globoid cell

31
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Gaucher disease FINDINGS

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Most common: PHONe Booth with tissue paper

P - pancytopenia
H - Hepatosplenomegaly 
O - osteoporosis
N - necrosis (avascular,  of the femur)
e

Booth - bone crises

Gaucher cells (lipid-laden macrophages resembling crumpled tissue paper).

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Niemann-Pick disease FINDINGS

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Progressive neurodegeneration, hepatosplenomegaly, foam cells (lipid-laden macrophages) “cherry-red” spot on macula.

33
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Hurler syndrome FINDINGS

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C - corneal clouding
H - hepatosplenomegaly
AR- AiRway obstruction
G - gargoylism
e
D - Developmental delay
34
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Hunter syndrome FINDINGS

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Mild Hurler + aggressive behavior, no corneal clouding.

“aggressive hunter needs to see the X”

35
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Systemic 1° carnitine deficiency-

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inherited defect in the transport of LCFAs into the mitochondria - toxic accumulation.

It causes:
weakness
hypotonia
hypoketotic hypoglycemia.

36
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Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

deficiency- Pathophysiology

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Dec. ability to break down fatty acids into acetyl-CoA - accumulation of fatty acylcarnitines in the blood.

Treat by avoiding fasting.

37
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Familial dyslipidemias pathogenesis

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1LP (or C II), 2 LD (or apoB 100), 3 with no E , 4 gets more (VLDL)

38
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Familial dyslipidemias with even number are

39
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Familial dyslipidemias 1,4 cause

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pancreatitis

40
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Familial dyslipidemias 1,2,3 cause

41
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Familial dyslipidemias 2 causes

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corneal arcus + tendon xanthomas

42
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Familial dyslipidemias 2,3

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accelerated atherosclrosis

43
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Familial dyslipidemias 4 is related to

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insulin resistance

44
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Familial dyslipidemia 1 has inc. blood level of

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Chylomicrons, TG, cholesterol

45
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Familial dyslipidemia 2 has inc. blood level of

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Ila: LDL, cholesterol
lib: LDL, cholesterol,VLDL

46
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Familial dyslipidemia 3 has inc. blood level of

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Chylomicrons, VLDL

47
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Familial dyslipidemia 4 has inc. blood level of

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VLDL, TG

Hypertriglyceridemia (> 1000 mg/dL)

48
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Abetalipoproteinemia

A 
FREE SAM:
F - Fatty acid restriction (TX)
R - Retinitis pigmentosa
E - E Vit E (TX-oral)
E - Enterocytes are lipid Layden

S - Spinocerebellar degeneration (due to vit E def.)
A - Acantocytosis+ no Apo B48/100
M - MTP mutation (microsomal transfer protein) + Malabsorption.

49
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weird reason for inc. synthesis of HDL

50
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CARRIER MOLECULES for Acyl groups

A

CoA, lipoamide

51
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Arsenic inhibits

A

lipoic acid.

52
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Pyruvate
dehydrogenase
complex deficiency
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

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Causes a buildup of pyruvate that gets shunted to lactate (via LDH) and alanine (via ALT).
X-linked.

53
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Pyruvate
dehydrogenase
complex deficiency
FINDINGS

A

Neurologic defects

Lactic acidosis

Inc. serum alanine starting in infancy.

54
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Pyruvate
dehydrogenase
complex deficiency
TREATMENT

A

intake of ketogenic nutrients

55
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Lactic acid dehydrogenase needs which cofactor?

56
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Antimycin A:?

Azide:?

A

Antimycin A: complex 3 inhibitor

Azide: complex 4 inhibitor

57
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PEPCK needs?

58
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Cahill cycle

Cori cycle

A

Cahill cycle - Glucose & Alanin

Cori cycle - Glucose & Lactate

59
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orotic aciduria vs. ornithine transcarbamylase def.

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orotic aciduria - has megaloblastic aneamia
ornithine transcarbamylase def. - has NH3

both have orotic acid in the urine (and blood)

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Von Gierke disease tx:

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frequent oral glucose/cornstarch; avoidance of fructose and galactose

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Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

deficiency- findings

A 
Causes: vomiting + CALLS + hypoketotic hypoglycemia.
C - coma
A - hyperAmmonemia
L - lethargy
L - liver dysfunction
S - seizures

It can lead to sudden death in infants or children.

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