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Block 3 Adipocytes & Insulin Resistance Flashcards

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What enzymes are used to convert Gly-3P to TG?

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Gly-3P AT, Acyl-3P AT, phosphatase & DGAT

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How is FFA release from TG stores regulated?

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In fasted state (low insulin, high glucagon), via signaling from GPCR, cAMP, PKA pathway. Key enzyme = hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL)

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How is FFA utilized in fed state?

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Released by LPL lipolysis of TG in CM, VLDL trapped in adipose to prevent flux to tissues that don’t currently need it; 90-100% LPL-released FFA stored by adipocytes

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How is FFA utilized in fasted state?

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HSL activated by high glucagon/low insulin, catecholamine-stimulated adipose tissue lipolysis unopposed; FFA -> liver for gluconeo & ketogenesis, also -> mm for fuel

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How are upper vs. lower body adipocytes different?

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Abdominal = higher ability to store TG and release FFA by lipolysis; higher synthetic/hydrolytic capacity at smaller size vs. lower body

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How do adipocyte hormones and growth factors act?

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Autocrine or paracrine

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What are the main adipokines?

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Leptin, adipsin, adiponectin, TNF-a, IL-6, PAI-1

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What is adiponectin?

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Anti-inflammatory pro-insulin-secreting hormone (decreased in excess visceral adiposity)

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What is the main regulator of adipocyte hormone and cytokine secretion?

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Adipose tissue macrophages, in paracrine fashion

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What is leptin? What inhibits its transcription?

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Potent anorexigenic peptide in hypothalamus & via efferent signals to inhibit food intake (energy sufficiency signal); PPARy ligands

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How do leptin levels and functions change in polygenic obesity?

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Circulating levels are increased, but fail to inhibit appetite (defect in JAK/STAT signaling) = “leptin resistance”

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What are the central and peripheral actions of leptin?

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Central: reduces TG content in both adipose and non-adipose tissue
Auto/paracrine on adipocytes: stimulates lipolysis of intracellular TG, reduces expression AcCoA carboxylase, inhibits lipogenesis (inh exp SREBP-1)

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What is adipsin/acylation-stimulating protein (ASP)?

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Autocrine regulator of FFA trapping by adipocyte by increasing glucose uptake, activity DGAT, re-esterification of FFA by HSL, reduces HSL-mediated lipolysis

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What is adiponectin?

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Adipocyte-derived hormone, anti-diabetic, -inflam, -atherogenic
In sk mm: increases FA ox via act AMP kinase
In liver: decreases influx FFA, hepatic glucose output, increases FFA ox
In plasma: inversely correlated with TG, corr with HDL chol; reduced in obese, insulin-resistant, diabetic, dyslipidemic

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How does TNF-a affect adipocytes and the liver? How do levels change in obesity?

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Ad: promotes lipolysis, makes TG accessible to HDL, reduces genes of adipo/lipogenesis (NFkB), inhibits LPL synthesis
Liver: increases genes of FA synthesis, decreases genes of FA ox, stim VLDL production
*Increased in obesity -> hyperTG

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How do hormones from visceral and subcutaneous fat affect the body differently?

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Visc: direct to liver via portal circulation -> greater effect on metabolic function; also higher IL-6 and PAI-1
Sub: into systemic circulation; higher leptin & adiponectin

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What are PPARs?

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Part of superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors, with Zn-finger TFs, heterodimerize with RXR, bind PPRE in promoter of target genes, isoforms a, b/d, g

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What ligands affect PPAR-a? Where are its receptors, and what action does it cause?

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Lig: fibrate, TZDs
Rec: adipocytes, intestine, kidney, liver, mm
Action: fat oxidation, lipoprotein expression

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What ligands, where are receptors, what are actions of PPAR-y?

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TZDs; adipocytes, macrophages, intestine, kidney, liver, mm; lipid synthesis, adipogenesis, carb metabolism

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What ligands, where are receptors, what are actions of PPAR-d?

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Fatty acids & TZDs; ubiquitous; lipid synthesis

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What are glitazones (TZD)?

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Potent artificial ligands for PPARy to increase fat uptake/storage by adipocytes, increase # adipocytes to correct abnormal partitioning of FFA in mm and liver in insulin resistance

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What are Pioglitazone (Actos) & Rosiglitazone (Avandia)?

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Major insulin sensitizers to manage DM2; potent activators of PPARy

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What TFs cause differentiation into white adipocyte?

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PPARy, C/EBPa

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What surface markers are present on white adipocyte precursor?

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CD24+, PPARy+

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What TFs cause differentiation into brown adipocyte?
PRDM16, PPARy
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What TFs cause differentiation into myocyte?
Myogenin, myo D
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What surface markers are present on brown adipocyte/muscle precursor?
Myf5+
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What TFs may cause switching between white and brown adipocytes?
PRDM16, PGC-1, CtBP, RIP140
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What TFs cause differentiation from osteoblast to osteocyte?
RunX2, Osx
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What are the surface markers on white/beige and brown adipocyte embryonic stem cells?
White/beige: Pax7/Myf5- | Brown: Pax7/Myf5+
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How do beige and brown adipocytes respond to energy surplus or requirement?
Beige can store excess energy; brown can dissipate energy in response to cold exposure, SNS, catecholamines, TZDs, irisin, FGF21, NPY, ANP/BNP, RALD
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What is lipodystrophy?
Inability to recruit and induce terminal differentiation of pre-adipocytes = little or absence of fat
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What happens when there is increased or decreased adipocyte differentiation?
Increased: increase in fat mass = obesity Decreased: lipodystrophy *Both show insulin resistance
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When adipocytes die, what happens? How does amount of macrophages change in lean vs. obese adipose tissue?
Macrophages invade and regulate secretion of hormones and cytokines in paracrine fashion Lean: 5-10% MFs, obese: up to 50%
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What adipocyte hormones/cytokines cause endothelial dysfunction?
Increased PAI-1, FFA, adipokines | Decreased adiponectin
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What adipocyte hormones/cytokines cause monocyte inflam gene exp and AD?
Adipokines
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What adipocyte hormones/cytokines cause nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, sk mm insulin resistance, cardiac insulin resistance, interstitial fibrosis, LVH, and diastolic dysfunction?
Increased adipokines and FFA
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What adipocyte hormones/cytokines cause beta cell apoptosis?
Adipokines, increased FFA and glucose
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What are lipodystrophies?
Selective loss of adipose tissue; congenital due to loss of fun AGPAT2 (ester lysophosphatidic acid to PA); acquired cause unknown
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What is the common phenotype of lipodystrophies?
Marked hypertriglyceridemia, mild hypercholesterolemia, reduced HDL, insulin resistance
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What causes increased insulin secretion by beta cells?
Increased circulating glucose, ATP/ADP ratio, and NADPH (TCA cycle)
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How does insulin affect liver, adipocytes, and sk mm?
Liver: increase glyc, lipo, protein synth Ad: increased FA storage in TG, inhibit lipolysis Sk mm: increase protein, glyc synth, glycolysis
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What enzymes are dephosphorylated to become active and inactive in response to insulin?
Now active: PFK-2, PK, glyc synthase, PDH, AcCoA DC | Now inactive: PK, glyc phosphorylase
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How are HSL and LPL affected by insulin?
HSL inhibited by inhibiting P, inhibiting lipolysis | LPL upregulated, increases hydrolysis of TG in CMs
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What is the result of insulin resistance? What is the compensatory effect and end result?
Postprandial lipemia, elevated plasma FFA levels Comp: partitioning dietary lipids to mm and liver when energy not needed End: exacerbation of insulin resistance, ectopic lipid deposition
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What is lipotoxicity?
Lipid-induced tissue dysfunction resulting from persistent elevations in the supply, storage, and metabolism of lipid fuels
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In an insulin sensitive cell, what is the normal signaling pathway?
IRS proteins -> PI3 kinase -> protein kinases like Akt, PKB -> increased translocation GLUT-4 to cell surface -> increased glucose uptake into adipocyte *Also stimulates SREBP-1c for adipocyte differentiation
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What causes impaired insulin signaling?
Production of inflam cytokines (TNF-a/FFA, IL-6, resistin) by adipocytes in autocrine or paracrine mech on liver, mm
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What stages of insulin signaling are reduced when insulin-resistant?
Receptor binding (TNFa), IRS proteins (TNFa, FFA), act PK (TNFa/FFA -> ceramide), GLUT4 (TNFa)
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What are the candidate mediators of lipid-induced insulin resistance?
LCFA-CoA (DAG, B-ox), DAG (serine kinases, TG), ceramides (inhibit Akt PK)
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What is the overall effect of insulin resistance in adipose tissue?
Increased levels plasma TG and FFA -> increased lipid deposition in liver and mm
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In an insulin-sensitive cell, what effects does PPARy have?
Stimulates txn of LPL (releases FFA from TAG), FATP (transports FFA to adipocytes), ACS (converts FFA to TAG in adipocytes)
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How does TNF-a cause insulin resistance in adipocytes?
Inhibits protein synthesis, inhibiting LPL, FATP, ACS actions *Paracrine from MF or autocrine
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What are clinical signs of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia?
Abdominal obesity, increased TG but decreased HDL, glucose intolerance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, ethnicity (SE Asia, Native American)
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What is the lipid profile of dyslipidemia in insulin resistance?
Elevated total TG, reduced HDL, small dense & cholesterol-poor LDL
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How does insulin resistance lead to atherosclerosis?
Glucotoxicity, lipotoxicity, and v adiponectin -> DM2, glycemic disorders, dyslipidemia, endothelial dysfxn/inflam (high sensitivity CRP), impaired thrombolysis (^PAI-1)
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How are small, dense, cholesterol-poor LDLs produced in insulin resistance?
Increased levels of CLDL and CETP -> transfer TG to LDL in exchange for CE. TG-rich LDL hydrolyzed by hepatic or LPL -> small, dense, cholesterol-poor

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