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Endocrine control of metabolism Flashcards

1
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What do cells need to generate to power reactions they need?

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→ ATP

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2
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What process is at the core of energy metabolism?

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→ TCA cycle

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3
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What do molecules have to be metabolized into to be fed into the TCA?

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→ acetyl CoA

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4
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What are 5 circulating nutrients?

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→ Glucose
→ Fatty acids
→ Amino acids
→ Ketone bodies
→ Lactate
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5
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What are 3 stored nutrients?

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→ Glycogen
→ Triglycerides
→ Body proteins

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6
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What is the level of plasma glucose?

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→ 5 mmol / L

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7
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What energy source does the brain use?

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→ glucose metabolism

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8
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What can the blood glucose level not drop below?

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→ < 2.5. mmol

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9
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What is the ultimate outcome of hypoglycemia?

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→ coma and death

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10
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What does chronic exposure to high glucose concentrations cause?

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→ Protein damage via non-enzymatic glycation

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11
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How much of body weight is water and how much of this is ECF and ICF?

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→ 60% total
→ 40% ICF
→ 20% ECF

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12
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How much glucose does the brain use up?

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→ 30 mmol per hour

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13
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What are the two sources of plasma glucose?

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→ Diet

→ Organs that can export glucose into the circulation

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14
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What prevents plasma glucose from surging or plummeting?

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→hormones regulate the integration of fat, carbs and protein metabolism
→ maintain constant blood plasma glucose

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15
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What are the 2 phases of metabolism?

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→ Absorptive and fasting

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16
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What does insulin promote?

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→ Storage

→ Decreases plasma glucose

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17
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What are the counter regulatory hormones to insulin?

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→ Glucagon
→ Adrenaline
→ Cortisol + growth hormone

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18
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What does insulin stimulate?

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→ Uptake of glucose by skeletal muscle, adipose and other tissues
→ Glycogen synthesis in liver and skeletal muscle
→ uptake of fatty acids and amino acids

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19
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What does glucose inhibit?

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→ release of glucose from the liver

→ fat and protein breakdown

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20
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What is the main effect of glucagon?

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→ stimulates hepatic glucose production

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21
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What are the main effects of adrenaline?

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→ Stimulates hepatic glucose production

→ Stimulates lipolysis - release of FA from adipose tissues

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22
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What are the main effects of cortisol?

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→ Stimulates hepatic glucose production

→ Stimulates proteolysis - release of amino acid from body proteins

23
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What is glycogenesis?

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→ synthesis of glycogen from glucose

24
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What are the main effects of growth hormone?

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→ Stimulates hepatic glucose production

→ lipolysis

25
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What is lipogenesis?

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→ synthesis of FA from acetyl CoA

26
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What is triglyceride synthesis?

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→ Esterification of FA for storage as TG

27
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What are the three metabolic pathways serving energy storage?

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→ Glycogenesis
→ Lipogenesis
→ Triglyceride synthesis

28
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What are the 5 metabolic pathways serving energy release?

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→ Glycogenolysis 
→ Gluconeogenesis 
→ Lipolysis 
→ Beta oxidation
→ Keto genesis
29
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What is ketogenesis?

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→ Production of ketone bodies from acetyl CoA

30
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Why are ketone bodies useful to the brain?

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→ They serve as a partial substitute for glucose

→ The brain can metabolize ketone bodies

31
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What happens in the pancreas if the plasma glucose concentration decreases?

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→ Drop is sensed by secretory cells in pancreas
→ decrease insulin secretion
→ Increase glucagon secretion

32
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Where is hypoglycaemia sensed and what is done?

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→ Sensed in brainstem
→ Sympathetic response
→ Stimulation of adrenal glands 
→ Release adrenaline
→ direct stimulation of pancreas 
→ Direct stimulation of the liver to produce glucose
33
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What are 3 short term defenses against hypoglycemia?

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→ Glucagon
→ Adrenaline
→ Sympathetic NS

34
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What is a medium term defense against hypoglycaemia and how ?

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→ Ketogenesis - fat reserves provide a partial substitute for glucose
→ Spares muscle tissue from destruction

35
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What is a long term defense against hypoglycaemia and how ?

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→ Cortisol stimulates proteolysis to supply amino acid substrates for gluconeogenesis

36
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What is a defence against hyperglycaemia and how ?

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→ Insulin stimulates glucose uptake by tissues

→ Inhibits hepatic glucose production

37
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What are the 2 types of diabetes?

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→ Type 1 - insulin deficiency

→ Type 2- insulin insufficiency combined with insulin resistance

38
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What are the major insulin sensitive tissues?

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→ Liver
→ Skeletal muscle
→ Adipose tissue

39
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Where does glucose go if it is in excess?

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→ Lipogenesis

40
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What do chylomicrons and VLDLs transport?

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→ Transport TGs in the blood

41
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What do fatty acids get packaged into when they are absorbed from food?

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→ FFA taken up and packaged into chylomicrons from food

42
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What is the main metabolic pathway in adipose tissue?

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1) chylomicrons get changed into FFA by LPL
2) FFA re esterified stimulated by insulin for storage
3) glucose in circulation taken up stimulated by insulin
by GLUT 4 (when there is excess)
4)lipogenesis occurs
5) Adrenaline makes triglycerides break down and exported to circulation for use in energy metabolism

43
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What are newly synthesized fatty acids packaged into from the liver?

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→ new fatty acids synthesized by the liver -lipogenesis

→ get packaged into VLDLs

44
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What is needed for uptake of fat into tissues for metabolism or storage?

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→LPL

→to get TG into the cell from chylomicrons you need LPL to turn it back into TG

45
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Describe the major metabolic pathway in muscle

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1) Insulin stimulates glucose uptake into muscle GLUT 4
2) used in TCA cycle
3) in excess it is stored as glycogen

46
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Describe the metabolic pathway of glucose and amino acid metabolism in the liver

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1) Gluconeogenesis is stimulated by glucagon and inhibited by insulin
2) in the presence of glucagon amino acids enter gluconeogenesis or ketogenesis

47
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In the presence of insulin what happens to acetyl CoA?

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→ lipogenesis

48
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In the presence of insulin what happens to the glucose in the liver?

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→ lipogenesis

→produces malonyl CoA which is an intermediate

49
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In the absence of insulin what happens to the glucose in the liver?

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→ beta oxidation stimulated by glucagon

50
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What can happen to the fatty acids entering the liver?

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→ Esterified for transport and storage as TG

→ enter mitochondria for beta oxidation

51
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What does beta oxidation of FA produce?

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→ Acetyl CoA

52
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What can acetyl CoA do?

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→ enter TCA cycle

→ Ketogenesis

53
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What does an excess of ketone bodies in the blood do?

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→ overwhelms the buffering capacity

→ Leads to metabolic acidosis

54
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What happens in diabetic ketoacidosis?

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→ Decreased serum bicarbonate

→ Deep sighing

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