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Food Intake Regulation Flashcards

1
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Where are the neuronal control centers for feeding and satiety?

A

Hypothalamus

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2
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What are the main neuronal control center nuclei in the hypothalamus that control feeding and satiety behaviors?

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Arcuate nucleus

Paraventricular nucleus

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In general, neurons from ______ are sent to synapse to neurons in _______

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Arcuate nucleus neurons are sent to synapse to neurons in the paraventricular nucleus

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4
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What pathway tries to decrease food intake and increase energy expenditure?

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Anorexigenic pathway

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5
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What pathway tries to increase food intake and decrease energy expenditure?

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Orexigenic pathway

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For the anorexigenic pathway, what type of neurons are used in the arcuate nucleus?

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Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons

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7
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What do POMC neurons release at their synapse?

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Alpha-MSH

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8
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POMC neurons release Alpha-MSH to what receptor?

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MCR-4

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9
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For the orexigenic pathway, what type of neurons are used in the arcuate nucleus?

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AGRP/NPY neurons

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10
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What do AGRP/NPY neurons release at their synapse?

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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) OR
AGRP
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11
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) binds to what receptor?

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Y1R

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12
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AGRP binds to what receptor?

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It is an ANTAGONIST for MCR-4

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13
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The anorexigenic pathway and the orexigenic pathway try to antagonize each other. Explain the ways they do so.

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  1. POMC neurons can release Alpha-MSH to NPY/AGRP neurons
  2. NPY/AGRP neurons can release NPY to POMC neurons
  3. AGRP can try to bind the MCR-4 receptor at the paraventricular neurons so that POMC neurons cannot have Alpha-MSH bind them
  4. Stimuli that activate one pathway will also try and inhibit the other pathway
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14
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What kind of stimuli will activate the Anorexigenic pathway?

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Leptin
Insulin
CCK

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15
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What kind of stimuli will activate the Orexigenic pathway?

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Ghrelin

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16
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If the Anorexigenic pathway is activated, what is the end result?

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Decreased food intake

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17
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If the orexigenic pathway is activated, what is the end result?

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Increased food intake

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18
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Describe the Anorexigenic pathway

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  1. Leptin, Insulin, CCK activate POMC neuron in the arcuate nucleus
  2. POMC neuron travels to the paraventricular nucleus
  3. POMC releases Alpha-MSH
  4. Alpha-MSH binds to MCR-4 receptor
  5. Paraventricular neuron signals for decreased food intake
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Describe the Orexigenic pathway

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  1. Ghrelin activates NPY/AGRP neuron in the arcuate nucleus
  2. NPY/AGRP neuron travels to the paraventricular nucleus
  3. NPY/AGRP releases NPY (neuropeptide Y)
  4. NPY binds to Y1R receptor
  5. Paraventricular neuron signals for increased food intake
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20
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What are 4 GENETIC causes of obesity?

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  1. Prader-willi syndrome
  2. Leptin deficiency
  3. POMC neuron deficiency
  4. MCR-4 mutation
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21
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Prader-willi syndrome is caused from?

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Partial deletion of chromosome 15 OR

Loss of paternally expressed genes

22
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Mutations in ____ pathway may cause obesity

A

Anorexigenic

23
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What components of the Anorexigenic pathway can have mutations that lead to obesity?

A

POMC neuron and MCR-4 receptor

24
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The _____ nerve is also important in controlling feeding behavior and metabolism

A

Vagus nerve

25
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Where do the vagal afferents project?

A

Nucleus Tractus Solitarius

26
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Vagal signaling to the NTS is integrated with information received by the hypothalamus to?

A

Produce appropriate feeding behavior and metabolic responses

27
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_____ can also regulate food intake even in absence of higher center’s input

A

Hindbrain

28
Q

If vagal activity is BLOCKED, what happens?

A

Amount of material in the stomach NO longer influences meal size!

29
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What secretes Ghrelin and what does it bind to?

A

Stomach endocrine cells

GHSR

30
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Ghrelin stimulates release of _____

A

NPY

31
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What is the main hormone that initiates the feeding response?

A

Ghrelin

32
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Effects of Ghrelin

A

Increased appetite, GI motility and GI acid secretion

33
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What secretes Insulin and what does it bind to?

A

Beta cells in the pancreas

POMC AND NPY systems

34
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Insulin effects on the POMC and NPY systems

A

(+) POMC

(-) NPY

35
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Effects of insulin

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Increased metabolism and decreased appetite

36
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With what disease were the insulin effects seen to be true?

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Type 1 Diabetes

  • No insulin = increased appetite
  • normal insulin = decreased appetite
37
Q

What secretes CCK and what does it act on?

A

I cells in the duodenum

Acts on the Vagal-NTS-hypothalamic circuit

38
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Effects of CCK

A

Elicits satiety

Decreased Ghrelin and gastric emptying

39
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What secretes PYY and what does it bind to?

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L cells in the ileum and colon

Y2R receptor in hypothalamus

40
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Effects of PYY

A

(-) NPY neurons

41
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What secretes Leptin and what does it bind to?

A

Adipose tissue

POMC and NPY systems

42
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Effects of Leptin

A

Decreased appetite and ghrelin

Increased metabolism

43
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Normally, obesity in humans is associated with what type of leptin levels?

A

HIGH = leptin resistance!

44
Q

_____ signals long term regulation of energy balance

A

Adipose

45
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______ modulate food intake on a meal - by - meal basis

A

Gut peptides

46
Q

What are 5 other hormones that DECREASE food intake?

A 
GLP-1
Glucagon
Pancreatic Polypeptide
Amylin
Oxyntomodulin
47
Q

Anorexia Nervosa

A

Self-starvation and weight loss

- possibly due to polymorphisms in genes involved in eating attitudes and behaviors

48
Q

What may be a factor in diet restriction for anorexia nervosa?

A

Ghrelin resistance

49
Q

Levels of PYY are ______ with anorexia nervosa

A

Increased

50
Q

What other unrelated hormones can be decreased due to anorexia nervosa?

A

Leptin
TSH/T3
Testosteron/Estrogen

51
Q

What other hormones can be increased due to anorexia nervosa?

A

Ghrelin
PYY
Cortisol

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