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Ch. 20: Perturbations Of Energy Metabolism: Obesity & DM Flashcards

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What is anabolism?

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Synthesis of new molecules (requires energy)

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What is catabolism?

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Breakdown of large molecules ➡️ smaller ones (yields energy)

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What is intermediary metabolism?

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All changes in a food substance from absorption ➡️ excretion

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How many kcal/g are there in: Carbs? Protein? Fat? Alcohol?

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Carb: 4 kcal/g
Protein: 4 kcal/g
Fat: 9 kcal/g
Alcohol: 7 kcal/g

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What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)?

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Vital energy needs of the body during physical, emotional, and digestive rests

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In what situations is BMR ⬆️?

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Hyperthyroidism, fever, Cushing’s syndrome, adrenal tumors, anemia, leukemia, polycythmia, cardiac insufficiency, injury

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In what situations is BMR ⬇️?

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Hypothyroidism, starvation, malnutrition, hypopituitarism, hypoadrenalism (Addison’s), anorexia nervosa

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What is the role of the hypothalamus in mediating feeding behavior?

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Integrates signals for energy storage & dissipation

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What is the structure of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)?

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Heterotrimeric protein complex:

1) Catalytic alpha-subunit
2) Regulatory beta & gamma subunits

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How is AMPK activated? Function?

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⬆️ [AMP]/ATP ➡️ ➕ AMPK ➡️ ATP synthesis

AMPK also ➕ by: Metformin, Troglitazone, LKB1, CaMKKbeta, other kinases

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What are the negative allosteric regulators of AMPK?

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Phosphocreatine

Glycogen

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What does AMPK activate?

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1) p53 ➡️ ⬆️ cell cycle arrest ⬇️ cancer risk
2) TSC2 ➡️ ➖ mTOR ➡️ ⬇️ protein synthesis/cell survival
3) EF2K ➡️ ⬇️ protein synthesis

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What does AMPK inhibit?

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1) ACC1/FAS ➡️ ⬇️ FA synthesis
2) ACC2 ➡️ ⬆️ FA oxidation
3) HMG-CoA reductase ➡️ ⬇️ sterol synthesis

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What is leptin? Function?

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Long term regulator of energy metabolism, hunger & satiety

Acts in afferent signal pathway of negative feedback loop ➡️ regulate size of adipose tissue & energy balance

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What cells synthesize leptin?

What ⬆️ leptin synthesis? ⬇️ leptin synthesis?

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Adipocytes

⬆️ leptin synthesis: insulin, glucocorticoids, estrogens
⬇️ leptin synthesis: beta-adrenergic agonists

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What does leptin inhibit? What is its function as a regulator?

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PPAR-gama2: regulates conversion of preadipocyte to adipocytes ➡️ ⬇️ blood glucose

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Why do obese individuals have ⬆️ leptin levels?

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Resistance/defect in leptin receptors

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During starvation, ⬇️ [leptin]

What does this cause?

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hypothalamus produces neuropeptide Y ➡️ transported to PVN (in brain) ➡️:

1) ⬆️ appetite
2) ⬇️ energy expenditure
3) ⬇️ temp
4) ⬇️ reproductive function
5) ⬆️ parasympathetic activity

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When ⬆️ [leptin], what does this cause?

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MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) binds to MC4-R ➡️:

1) ⬇️ appetite
2) ⬆️ energy expenditure
3) ⬆️ sympathetic activity

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What are the appetite decreasing (satiating) mediators?

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PYY
CCK
Oxyntomodulin
Insulin
Leptin
CNS mediators (serotonin, dopamine)
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What are the appetite stimulating (orexigenic) mediators?

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Ghrelin
⬇️ leptin
CNS mediators (galanin, opioids)
Glucocorticoids
Norepinephrine
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BMI range for overweight? Obese?

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Overweight: 25-29.9

Obese: greater than or equal to 30

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Obesity is a risk factor for development of what conditions?

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Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Heart disease

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What are short term regulators of hunger & satiety?

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Plasma levels of glucose & a.a.

CCK & other hormones

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What is ghrelin?

Where is secreted from?

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Only known appetite stimulating hormone

Stomach

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What condition can congenital human leptin deficiency cause?

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Early onset obesity (defective leptin receptor gene)

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What is Prader-Willi syndrome?

What causes it?

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Most prevalent form of dysmorphic genetic obesity

Absence of paternally derived PWS/AS region of chromosome 15

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Angelman syndrome (similar to Prader-Willi): what causes it?

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Inherited chromosome 15 deletions from mother

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What drugs can be used to treat obesity? (Appetite suppression)

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Sibutramine

Orlistat

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At rest, what energy sources does smooth muscle use to maintain cellular integrity?

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FA catabolism

BCAAs

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What is the energy source during exercise generating max power?

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ATP & Phosphocreatine ➡️ glycolysis from glycogen

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What is the energy source during high intensity endurance exercise?

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Phosphocreatine ➡️ glycogenolysis (muscle & liver) ➡️ ⬆️ aerobic oxidation, FA & plasma glucose utilization, BCAA oxidation

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What is the energy source during low level non-fatiguing exercise?

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Aerobic oxidation of FAs, glucose, BCAAs

No depletion of phosphocreatine & minimal muscle glycogen used

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What is metabolic homeostasis? What regulates it?

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Tendency for biological systems to maintain constant chemical conditions in their internal environments

Endocrine system

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How are major fuels (CHO, lipid, pro) used to maintain energy requirements?

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1) maintain blood glucose level w/in normal limits
2) maintain optimal glycogen supply
3) maintain optimal pro supply

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How is body weight regulated?

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1) food intake
2) heat loss
3) energy expenditure (e.g. exercise)

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General description of the heart & its energy use/requirements?

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Scavenger: uses anything for energy (FAs, glucose, KBs)

38
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General description of the brain & its energy use/requirements?

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Selfish: uses majority of glucose, also uses KBs in starvation

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General description of the liver & its energy use/requirements?

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Unselfish: provider of nutrients to other tissues, “mother figure”

Uses fat (not glucose) for energy

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Main metabolic roles of liver?

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1) 1st to receive nutrients from intestines (EXCEPT fats)
2) Deliver bile to intestines (cholesterol homeostasis)
3) Main site of glycogen deposition & blood glucose maintenance
4) important in lipid, protein, & nitrogen homeostasis
5) supplies energy via FA oxidation

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Difference between brown adipose & white adipose?

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Brown adipose: produce heat; contain lots of mitochondria

White adipose: export triacylglycerol as FAs

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Main metabolic roles of skeletal muscle?

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1) contains most of body’s nonlipid fuel
2) has 4x more glycogen than liver (but less concentrated)
3) lacks G6P ➡️ can’t be a source of blood glucose
4) starvation: provides a.a. (main carbon source for glucose homeostasis)
5) Part of Cori cycle

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Main metabolic roles of kidneys?

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1) a.a. homeostasis

2) gluconeogenesis (fasting)

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Main metabolic roles of blood/body fluids?

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1) contains simple CHOs, a.a. (⬆️ ala, gln), anions, TCA intermediates, toxic metabolites, macromolecules
2) has albumin: transports FAs, drugs, toxic metabolites, indicator of liver function, osmotic regulator
3) has lipoproteins

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What hormones does the endocrine pancreas secrete? What cell types secrete each hormone?

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Secretes:
insulin (beta cells)
glucagon (alpha cells) 
somatostatin (delta cells)
pancreatic polypeptide (F cells)
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Structure of insulin?

Steps of insulin biosynthesis?

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A & B chain + C peptide

preproinsulin ➡️ proinsulin ➡️ packaged into secretory granules ➡️ conversion to insulin + C peptide

47
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What is lispro insulin?

How is it structurally different from other insulin?

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Artificial, no dimer formation, insulin used to treat diabetes

28Pro29Lys on B chain are switched

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How can you measure how much insulin the body is making?

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Measure C peptide

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What things ➕ insulin secretion?

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Glucose, a.a., glucagon-like peptide, acetylcholine, beta-adrenergic agents, sulfonylurea

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What things ➖ insulin secretion?

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Somatostatin, alpha-adrenergic agents, diazoxides

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What are the biological actions of insulin?

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1) ➕ fuel storage & protein synthesis (➖ breakdown)

2) ➕ glucose uptake into muscle & adipose via GLUT4

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Describe the structure & function of the insulin receptor.

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Heterotetramer (2 alpha, 2 beta subunits)

tyrosine kinase (insulin binds to extracellular alpha subunits ➡️ intracellular domain of beta subunits self-phosphorylate)

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What conditions involve problems with the insulin receptor?

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Leprechaunism/Donohue syndrome: ⬇️ functionality of insulin receptor

Type A insulin resistance (autoimmune disease, mutation in insulin receptor genes)

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What are the short acting insulins?

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Lispro
Aspart
Glulisine

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What are the long-acting insulins?

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Glargine

Detemir

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Steps of insulin secretion?

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Glucose enters beta cells (via GLUT1 and 2) ➡️ convert to G6P (via glucokinase) ➡️ ATP production ➡️ ➖ ATP-sensitive K+ channel ➡️ ⬇️ K+ efflux ➡️ membrane depolarization ➡️ Ca2+ influx ➡️ insulin release from granules

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How do sulfonylurea and diazoxides affect insulin secretion?

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Sulfonylurea: inhibits K+ channel via sulfonylurea receptors (SUR) ➡️ ➕ insulin secretion

Diazoxides: keeps K+ channels open via SUR ➡️ ➖ insulin secretion

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How does somatostatin affect insulin secretion?

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➖ Ca2+ influx ➡️ ➖ insulin secretion

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How does acetylcholine affect insulin secretion?

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➕ Gq protein ➡️ ➕ phospholipase C-IP3-Ca2+ ➡️ ⬆️ insulin secretion

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How does epi & norepi affect insulin secretion?

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Bind to alpha-adrenergic receptor sites ➡️ ➕ Gi protein ➡️ ➖ adenylate cyclase ➡️ ⬇️ cAMP ➡️ ⬇️ protein kinase A activity ➡️ ⬇️ insulin secretion

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How does glucagon-like peptide 1 (incretin) affect insulin secretion?

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➕ Gs protein ➡️ ➕ adenylate cyclase ➡️ ⬆️ cAMP ➡️ ⬆️ protein kinase A activity ➡️ ➕ insulin secretion

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What does glucagon stimulate?

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⬆️ in blood glucose:

➕ glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, ketogenesis in liver
➕ lipolysis of TG in adipocytes

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What enzymes ➕ with ⬆️ insulin/glucagon ratio?

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Glucokinase, citrate cleavage enzyme, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, HMG-CoA reductase, pyruvate kinase, PFK1, PFK2, F-2,6-BPase ➡️ glycolysis

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What enzymes ➕ with ⬇️ insulin/glucagon ratio?

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G6Pase, PEP carboxylase, F-1,6-BPase ➡️ gluconeogenesis

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Under what circumstances is glucagon secreted?

Under what circumstance is glucagon secretion inhibited?

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Secreted: hypoglycemia, ⬇️ blood glucose, ⬆️ blood a.a., exercise

Inhibited: ⬆️ blood glucose

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What does somatostatin do in the pancreatic islets? Pituitary gland? Gut?

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Islets: ➖ insulin & glucagon secretion
Pituitary gland: ➖ GH & TSH release
Gut:➖ gastrin & motilin secretion

67
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When is pancreatic polypeptide secreted? What is its potential effect on pancreas?

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Secreted in response to fuel ingestion

May affect pancreatic exocrine secretion of HCO3- and proteolytic zymogens

68
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What are the 2 principal energy stores?

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Triacylglycerol & proteins

69
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CHO digestion & absorption: compare glucose, galactose, & fructose?

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Glucose & galactose ➡️ direct into blood via enterocytes (Na+ dependent co-transport)

Fructose: absorbed by specific system (GLUT V) ➡️ some metabolized in enterocytes, rest enters portal blood to be used by liver & kidneys

70
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Glucose tolerance (in fasting state): consume 75g glucose and monitor blood glucose over time

What are the values for normal & diabetes?

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Normal: < 110 mg/dL

Diabetes: > or equal to 200 mg/dL

71
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How do catecholamines trigger utilization of hepatic glycogen?

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Catecholamines released w/⬆️ stress & high intensity exercise ➡️ ➕ Ca2+ release from ER & ➕ phosphorylase kinase ➡️ ➕ glycogen phosphorylase ➡️ glycogenolysis

72
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What enzyme is the key step in regulation of glycolysis in skeletal muscle?

What inhibits this enzyme? What activates it?

A

PFK

➖: ATP
➕: Pi, 5’-AMP, ADP

73
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What allosterically regulates skeletal muscle phosphorylase?

74
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What are the 3 sources used as substrates for gluconeogenesis?

A

Glycerol
Lactate
Glucogenic a.a.

75
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What things regulate gluconeogenesis?

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➕, acute: Glucagon & epinephrine

➕, chronic: glucocorticoid (cortisol)

➖: absence of insulin

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