Block 3 Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AC
A
adenylate cyclase
2
Q
ACE
A
angiotension converting enzyme
3
Q
Ach
A
acetylcholine
4
Q
Ad
A
adiponectin
5
Q
AdipoR
A
adiponectin receptor
6
Q
AGE
A
advanced glycation end-product
7
Q
AMPK
A
AMP-dependent protein kinase
8
Q
ANG
A
angiotensin
9
Q
ANS
A
autonomic nervous system
10
Q
APPL
A
adaptor protein containing pleckstrin homology domain, phosphotyrosine-binding domain, and leucine zupper motif
11
Q
BF
A
body fat
12
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
13
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
14
Q
CHO
A
carbohydrate
15
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
16
Q
CRE
A
cAMP response element
17
Q
CREB
A
CRE-binding protein
18
Q
CRP
A
C-reactive protein
19
Q
CVD
A
cardiovascular disease
20
Q
DAG
A
diacylglycerol
21
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
22
Q
ENaC
A
epithelial sodium channel
23
Q
ER
A
endoplasmic reticulum
24
Q
eNOS
A
endothelial nitric oxide synthase
25
FFA
free fatty acid
26
FGP
fating plasma glucose
27
G6Pase
glucose-6-phosphate
28
GLUT
glucose transporter
29
GPCR
G protein-coupled receptor
30
GS
glycogen synthase
31
GSK-3
glycogen synthase kinase-3
32
GSV
GLUT-4 sequestering vesicle
33
H2O2
hydrogen peroxide
34
HDL-C
high density lipoprotein cholesterol
35
HGP
hepatic glucose production
36
IGT
impaired glucose tolerance
37
IKKβ
I kappa kinase beta
38
IL-6
interleukin-6
39
IP3
inositol trisphosphate
40
IR
insulin receptor
41
IRS
insulin receptor substrate
42
JG
juxtaglomerular
43
Katp
ATP-sensitive potassium channel
44
Jmax
maximal rate of transport
45
JNK
c-jun N-terminal kinase
46
LDL
low density lipoprotein
47
M
insulin-stimulated glucose disposal (measure of insulin sensitivity)
48
MAPK
mitogen-activated protein kinase
49
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
50
NE
norepinephrine
51
NGT
normal glucose tolerance
52
NHE
sodium-hydrogen exchanger
53
NO
nitric oxide
54
NR
nuclear receptor
55
O2°-
superoxide anion radical
56
OGTT
oral glucose tolerance test
57
PAI-1
plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
58
PDE
phosphodiesterase
59
PDK
phosphoinositide-dependent kinase
60
PEPCK
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
61
PI3K
phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
62
PIP2
phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate
63
PIP3
phosphatidylinositol trisphosphate
64
PKA
protein kinase A
65
PKB
protein kinase B
66
PKC
protein kinase C
67
PLC
phospholipase C
68
PNS
parasympathetic devision of the autonomic nervous system
69
PP
postprandial
70
PP 1
protein phosphatase 1
71
PP1G
protein phosphatase 1 for glycogen
72
RGS
regulators of G protein signaling
73
ROS
reactive oxygen species
74
PI3K
phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
75
Ser
serine
76
SH2
src homology-2
77
SMC
smooth muscle cell
78
SNS
sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
79
T2D
type 2 diabetes
80
TG
triglycerides
81
Thr
threonine
82
TNF-α
tumor necrosis factor alpha
83
Tyr
tyrosine
84
VSMC
vascular smooth muscle cell
