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Digestion and Absorption in GI Tract Flashcards

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Where does digestion begin and end?

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begin in stomach and mouth

complete in SI

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Where does absorption take place?

Function?

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SI

movement of nutrients, H2O, electrolytes from lumen of the intestine into the blood

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Cellular pathway

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lumen-> apical membrane-> intestinal epithelial cell-> basolateral membrane -> blood

  • transporter in membrane
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Paracellular pathway

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across a epithelium

intestinal epithelial cell-> lateral intercellular space-> intestinal epithelial cell

-tight junctions

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Types of digestive activity

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  1. cavital (luminal)

2. membrane (contact)

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Cavital digestive activty

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digestion resulting from the action of enzymes secreted by the salivary glands, stomach, and pancreas

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Membrane digestive activity

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hydrolysis by enzymes synthesized by epithelial cells

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Folds of Kerckrin

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longitudinal folds in SI

villi and microvilli increase surface area of the SI

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Where are villis the longest and shortest?

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long: duodenum
short: terminal ileum

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Microvillar surface, Brush border

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site of activity for a # of digestive enzymes

barrier that must be traversed by nutrients, water, and electrolytes

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cell types in intestinal epithelium (3)

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  1. Enterocytes
  2. goblet cells
  3. paneth cells
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enterocytes

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epithelial cells

digestion, absorption, secretion

turnover rate: cells are replaced 3-6 days

suspectible to irradiation and chemotherapy

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Goblet cells

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mucus-secreting cells

physical, chemical and immunological protection

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paneth cells

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part of mucosal defenses against infection

secrete agents that destruct bacteria or produce inflammatory responses

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How does enterocyte membrane control flux of solute and fluid btw the blood and lumen?
-4

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  1. Pinocytosis
    - at base of microvilli
    - major mechanism in uptake of protein
  2. passive diffusion
    - particles move through pores in cell membrane or through intercellular spaces
  3. Facilitated diffusion
  4. Active diffusion
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What barriers does the solution have to move across the enterocytes - from lumen to blood? (7)

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  • unstirred layer of fluid
  • glycocalyx
  • apical membrane
  • cytoplasm of cell
  • basolateral membrane
  • basement membrane
  • wall of blood capillary or wall of capillary of lymphatic vessel
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Adaptations in digestion in absorption

  • key factors
  • exceptions
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alteration in fxn to maintain homeostasis

depends on capacity of intestine

exm. small bowel resection or bypass
- if ileum is resection, b12 and bile absorption is abolished

-genetic abnormalities can lead to loss of adaption

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End products of carbohydrate digestion

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  • glucose
  • galactose
  • fructose

**only MONOsaccharides are absorbeed by enterocytes

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Key transporters in absorption of carbohydrates

  • Lumen side (2)
  • basolateral side (2)
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Lumen

  1. SGLT1 (x2) - Na/glucose or galactose symporter (in)
  2. GLUT 5- frutose in

Basolateral
1. Na/K atpase (k in)
2. Glut 2 (x3)
glucose or galactose or fructose out

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Lactose intolerance

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failure to digest carbohydrates

brush border lactose is deficient or absent

undigested lactose remains in lumen and holds H2O and causes osmotic diarrhea
-> fermented into methane and H gas -> excess gas

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Protein absorption location

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stomach and SI

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Lactose

- enzyme breakdown

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lactase to breakdown into glucose and galactose

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Sucrose

- enzyme breakdown

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sucrase to breakdown into glucose and fructose

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Starch

-ezyme breakdown

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amylase, maltose (maltase), maltotriose (sucrase) breakdown into glucose

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Enzymes for protein digestion (3)
1. Endopeptidases - trypsin - chymotrypsin - elastase 2. Exopeptidases - carboxypeptidases A and B 3. Pancreatic protease * all in SI stomach is pepsinogen
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Trypsin
catalyzes hydrolysis of trypsinogen (autocatalysis)
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Pancreatic proteases
digest themselves and each other Proteins-> AA, oligopeptides, dipeptides, tripeptides
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Tranporters for protein digestions - lumen side (3) - basolateral side ( 2)
Lumen 1. Na/H+ antiporter (Na out of lumen) 2. Na+/ AA cotransporter (in cell) - 4 separate cotransporter for neutral, acidic, basic, and imino aa 3. H+/ di/tripeptide cotransporter (in cell) Basolateral 1. Na/K atpase (k in cell) 2. facilitated diffusion for AA - 4 separate diffusion for neutral, acidic, basic, and imino aa
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Main cause of disorder of protein assimilation
deficiency of pancreatic enzymes or defects in transporters of intestinal epithelial cells
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Chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis
deficiency of pancreatic enzymes
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Congenital Trypsin absence
no pancreatic enzymes
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Cystinuria
defect/absence in Na/AA cotransporter - transporter for dibasic AA absent in SI and kidney -genetic disorder - AA secreted in urine - cystine buildup in urine and form crystals and stones
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Hartnup Disease - describe - symptoms
- no neutral AA absorption - genetic disorder (SLC6A19 gene) - pellagra (defiency of niacin) ``` symptoms: diarrhea, mood change - red scaly skin rash -photosensitivy - short stature - uncoordinated movement -urine secretion of neutral AA ```
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Cystic fibrosis - describe - target organ
CFTR: Cl- channel in apical surface of duct cell -pancreas first organ to fail - loss of HCO3 secretion - lead to acute or chronic pancreatitis
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Lipid digestion location
stomach and SI
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Types of lipid digested
triglyceride, cholesterol ester, phospholipids | - will breakdown into monoglyceride, FA, cholesterol, or lysolecithin
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Complication of lipid digestion
insolubility of lipid - need MICELLES to transport to apical membrane of intestinal epithelial cell for absorption
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Enzymes for stomach and lipid digestion
1. Lingual and gastric lipases - lipid breakdown to glycerol and FA (small droplets) - > emulsify in stomach 2. CCK - secreted when dietary lipids appear in SI - slows rate of gastric emptying
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Enzymes for small intestine and lipid digestion
** most lipid digestion occurs in SI - Bile salts emulsify lipds 1. pancreatic lipase (colipase) - inactive bile salt 2. Colipase - inactive form (procolipase) - activated by trypsin - works w pancreatic lipase 3. cholesterol ester hydrolase - catalyze cholesterol production - hydrolyze triglyceride to produce glycerol 4. Phospholipase A2 - proenzyme activated by trypsin
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pancreatic lipase optimum ph
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Mechanism for lipid processing/assimilation (8)
1. pancreatic enzyme secretion 2. bile acid secretion 3. emulsification 4. solubilization by micelles 5 . diffusion of micellular content into intestinal epithelial cells 6.. reesterification 7. chylomicron formation 8. exocytosis of chylomicrons into lymphs
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What happens in for APoB in epithelial cells of SI
abetalipoproteinemia | - no absorption of dietary lipids
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Any abnormalities in lipid assimilation
STEATORRHEA
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Abnormalities of pancreatic enzyme secretion | -diseases(3)
damages regulation of acidity in duodenum (bc responsible for HCO3- secretion) 1. pancreatic insufficiency - failture to secrete enough pancreatic enzymes 2. Zollinger Ellison Syndrome - gastrin-secreting tumor of pancrease - increase H secretion by gastric parietal cells - overload of acid in duodenum 3. Pancreatitis - impaired HCO3 and enzyme secretion
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Defiency of bile salts | - causes (2)
-interferes with micelles formation Causes 1. ileal resection - interrupt enterohepatic circulation of bile salts - bile salt pool is reduced 2. small intestin bacterial overgrowth - bacteria deconjugate bile salts - impair micelle formation and fat malabsorption - damage intestinal mucosa - increase gastric acid secrtion and SI motility
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Tropical Sprue - causes - symptoms - treatment
decrease # of intestinal epithelial cells-> less microvillar surface area= impaired lipid absorption - due to infection Steatorrhea - B12 and folate deficiency diarrhea, cramps, nausea, weight loss, gas TX: tetracycline, folate
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Celiac sprue - describe - prevalence - symptoms - tx
autoimmune disorder antibodies against gluten (Gliadin) - lead to destruction of SI villi (atrophy) as well as hyperplasia of intestinal crypts malabsorption related to deficiencies in folate, iron, calcium, vitA/B/D mostly in causasian and europeans, women>men symptoms: abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, weight loss, vomit, nausea, steatorrhea, numbness, rash, fatigue, easy bruising tX: gluten free diet
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defects in digestion and absorption
- causes malabsorption 1. less acid secretion and churning in stomach 2. decrease enzyme secretion in duodenum 3. less SA and transport in SI - lymphatic obstruction
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Vitamins in GI tract
1. Fat-soluble vitamins (DEKA) - same mechanism of absorption as lipids 2. Water soluble vitamins(B1/2/3/12, C, biotin, folic acid, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid) - absorbed via Na dependent cotransport mechanism - Vit B 12 (cobalamin) form complexes with other proteins to be absorbed (R proteins, **IF, transcobalamin)
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Vitamin B12
Cobalamin - metabolic fxn with H acceptor coenzyme - reducing ribonucleotide to deoxy a step necessary in gene replication - important in DNA synthesis in RBC cells and folate disease - pernicious anemia caused by RBC maturation when B12 is defiency - > macrocytic and megablastic anemia
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Disruption in absorption of Vitamin B12
1. Gastrectomy: loss of parietal cells (source of IF) | 2. Gastric bypass: exclusion of the stomach, duodenum, and proximal jejenum after absorption of Vitamin B12
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Pernicious anemia
stomach does not produce enough IF - lowers vitamin B12 1. atrophic gastritis 2. Autoimmune metaplastic atropic gastritis
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Atrophic gastritis
chronic inflammation of the stomach mucosa that leads to loss of parietal cells
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Autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis
immune system attacks IF protein and gastric parietal cells
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Vitamin D/Calcium absorption
calcium absorption depends on the presence of Vitamin D - absorbed into enterocytes, but also reabsorbed - SI: binding protein calbindin calcitrol and PTH govern
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Vitamin D defiency | - disease
RIckets (child) Osteomalacia (adults - results from inadequate calcium reabsorption
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Iron Absorption
secrets apotranferrin into bile, enters duodenum Apotransferrin binds with free iron and hemoglobin => form transferrin -> transferin binds to membrane receptors of intestinal epithelial cells -> absorbed via pinocytosis and later release
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What is absorbed in duodenum?
``` fat sugar AA iron folate calcium water electrolytes ```
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What is absorbed in jejunum?
``` sugar aa calcium water sodium ```
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What is absorbed in ileum
b12 bile salt water electrolytes
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What is absorbed in colon
``` water electrolytes calcium AA medium triglycerides ```

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