ENI - Gastrointestinal hormones Flashcards
What is GIT function regulated by?
- Enteric nervous system
- Enteric endorine system, which controls secretions, motility and appetite
- Some CNS control via the nervous and endocrine system
Compare the endo and exocrine function of the GIT
- Mainly based on location of secretory granules within the cell
- Exocrine: on apical side
- Endocrine: on basolateral side
List the GI hormones
- Insulin
- Glucagon
- Gastrin
- Secretin
- Cholecystokinin
- Incretins (Gastric Inhibiting Peptide and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1)
- Motilin
- Ghrelin
Where is gastrin produced?
G cells in stomach (fundus and corpus)
What are the stimuli for gastrin release?
- Presence of peptides and AAs in gastric lumen
- Stomach distension
- Vagal stimulation i.e. sight, smell, taste, chewing of food
- Hypercalcaemia
What are the major effects fo gastrin?
- Stimulates release of gastric acid from parietal cells
- Stimulates release of pepsinogen from chief cells
Describe the inhibition of gastrin
- Once pH ~3 secretion inhibited
- Negative feedback to prevent dropping pH too far as would damage tissues
Describe gastrinomas
- TUmour of gastrin secreting cells
- Dogs and cats
- Excessive gastrin and thus excessive HCl and pepsinogen
- Can lead to ulcers, vomiting (may contain blood), poor appetite, dark blood in faeces
Describe secretin (production site, stimulus and major effect)
- Produced in duodenum
- Stimulus for release if H+ in small intestine
- Stimulates release of bicarb rich pancreatic and biliary fluid i.e. reverse action of gastrin
Describe cholecystokinin (production site, stimulus and effects)
- Produced in duodenum
- Stimulated by fatty acids, monoglycoerides and AAs in small intestine (products of digestion)
- Stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes and contraction and emptying of gall bladder
Describe Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide (production site, stimulus, effects)
- Producedi in proximal small intestine
- Stimulus for release is fat, glycose and AAs in small intestine (products of digestion)
- Stops digestion, signals “overload” of digestive products
- Inhibits gastric secretion of motility
- Potentiates release of insulin in reponse to elevated blood glucose
- Stimulates lipoprotin lipase activity in adipocytes
Describe motilin (production site, stimulus, effects)
- Produced by Mo cells of small intestine
- Release stimuli unclear, secretion associated with fasting
- Maintains motility in stomach and small intestine
- Stimulates production of pepsin
List the factors involved in appetite regulation
- Incretins
- Hypothalamic inputs
- 4 theories: lipostat, gut peptides, glucostat and thermostat
Describe the role of GLP-1 in appetite regulation
- Promotes insulin secretion
- Suppresses glucagon drive of gluconeogenesis
- Slowed gastric emptying (fuller for longer)
- Promotes satiety (hypothalamus by decreasing pleasure of food, motivation to eat and quantity and frequency of food consumption)
What are the hypothalamic inputs into appetite regulation?
- Neurons in arcuate nucleus
- Satiety centre
- Appetite
centre - Biological clock
- Processes from other cerebral loci
What is the effect of hormones at the level of the hypothalamus in appetite regulation?
- Leptin causes satiety (anorexigenic)
- Ghrelin stimulates appetite (orexigenic)
Outline the satiety centre within the hypothalamus
- Responds to high glucose levels
- Inhibits eating
Outline the appetite centre within the hypothalamus
- Responds to low glucose levels
- Stimulates eating
Outline the effect of other cerebral loci in appetite regulation
- Processses from other loci project into hypothalamus and modify appete
- e.g. limbic system (linked to emotions)
What are the 4 theories of appetite?
- Lipostat (fat deposits and leptin)
- Gut peptides (CCK, PYY, Ghrelin)
- Glucostat (glucose, VFAs, AAs)
- Thermostat