GI 2 Flashcards

1
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3 Regulatory Substances

A
  1. Neurocrines
  2. Paracrines
  3. Hormones
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Neurocrine

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from the neurons of the GI tract, released following an AP, and can travel up to the length of the axon and across a synapse to act on target cells

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Hormones

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release from endocrine cells and secreted into the blood to travel to target (long distance)

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Paracrine

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secreted by endocrine cells and act locally within the same tissue that secretes them (short distance)

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Examples of Neurocrines

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acetylcholine, norepinephrine, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), gastrin releasing peptide (GRP)

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6
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Are neurocrines excitatory or inhibitory?

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BOTH, can promote secretion while also inhibiting contracting, or vice versa

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4 Criteria to be a GI Hormone

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  1. Secretion in sponse to physiological stimuli
  2. Independent of any neural activity
  3. Can be isolated and identified
  4. Can reproduce physiologic effect following injection into bloodstream
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“open” endocrine cells

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endocrine cells which contact the intestinal lumen

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9
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When are hormones released into the GI tract (in response to what?)

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in response to nervous activity, chmical, and mechanical signals conincidents with food digestion

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10
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Morphology of an Enteroendocrine cell

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Narrow apex with a broad base, full of vesicles with hormones and paracrines

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11
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What is the only hormone you will find in the stomach?

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gastrin

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12
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What part of the GI tract will you find the most hormones?

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duodenum and jejunum (major site of digestion and absorption)

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13
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What hormones might you find in the ileum?

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CCK and secretin, in small amounts

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14
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Will you find any hormones in the colon?

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No (if you do it could be a sign of disease)

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15
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How do GI hormones act on the digestive tract?

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they act distally from where they are released

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16
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What hormone can have a feedback reflex to the stomach to reduce movement?

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CCK

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17
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crosstalk

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hormones that bind to receptors in afferent nerves and amplify their action by simultaneous recruitment of neurocrines

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18
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4 Gastrointestinal Hormones

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  1. Gastrin
  2. Cholecystokinin (CCK)
  3. Secretin family
  4. Motilin family
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19
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What do gastrin and CCK have in common?

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identical C-terminal AAs, they are initially long peptides and then cleaved to active forms

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20
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Secretin family

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includes secretin, gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP), and vasoactive inhibitory polypeptide (VIP), share some AA sequence

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21
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Where does the secretin family of hormones bind?

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bind to G-protein recptors to increase intracellular levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP)

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22
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Where do gastrin and CCK bind?

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bind to G-protein coupled receptors they both increase cytoplasmic calcium level

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23
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In what state are motilin hormones relased?

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Fasting

24
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Migrating motor complex

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an interdigestive phase to clear ingesta residues

25
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Function of Motilin

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to stimulate gastrointestinal motility during the interdigestive phase

26
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Gastrin function

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to acidify the lumen of the stomach

27
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Where is gastrin synthesized?

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G cells of the antrum mucosa
forms G17, the short form of gastrin

28
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Gastrin target cells

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acid-secreting parietal cells and enterochromaffin-like cells

29
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Direct Effect of Gastrin

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binds to CCK2 on parietal cells to inc. acid secretion

30
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Indirect Effect of Gastrin

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binds to CCK2 on ECLs to stimulate histamine release which also inc. acid secretion from parietal cells

31
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cephalic phase

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no food in stomach or small intestine

32
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Gastrin stimuli

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cephalic phase, breakdown products, physical distension of the stomach

33
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Somatostatin

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paracrine which inhibits gastrin, secretin, and CCK release

34
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Cholecystokinin (CCK) functions

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  1. Promote pancreatic enzyme secretion
  2. Promote bile secretion
  3. Inhibit gastric emptying
  4. Generate satiety
35
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Where is CCK synthesized?

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I cells of the duodenum and jejunum

36
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What stimulates the release of CCK?

A

digestion of FAT (and protein)

37
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4 Organs that are the Target of CCK

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  1. Brain
  2. Gallbladder
  3. Pancreas
  4. Stomach
38
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CCK effect on gallbladder

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release of bile (relaxation of sphincter of Oddi and contraction of the gallbladder)

39
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CCK effect on brain

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tells you not to eat more (satiety - fullness)

40
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CCK effect on stomach

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inhibits gastric emptying to provide time for digestion and absorption

41
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CCK effect on pancreas

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targets to acinar cells to secrete pancreatic enzymes, and secondarily bicarbonate secretion

42
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What is the master regulator of the duodenal cluster unit?

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CCK

43
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Secretin function

A

neutralize acid in the lumen of the small intestine

44
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Where is secretin synthesized?

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S cells of the duodenum

45
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Main stimulation of secretin release?

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Duodenal pH of less than 4.5
(also fatty acids)

46
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What is substance P an inhibtor of?

A

secretin

47
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“Nature’s Antacid”

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secretin

48
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Targets of Secretin

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  1. Stimulate Duoednum, Pancreas, and Liver to secrete bicarbonates
  2. Inhibit gastrin release in the Stomach
49
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Two Paracrines

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  1. Somatostatin
  2. Histamine
50
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Is somatostatin inhibitory or excitatory?

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Inhibitory

51
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Where is somatostatin synthesized?

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D cells in the gastric and duodenal mucosa

52
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Is histamine a peptide?

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no

53
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What does somatostatin inhibit in the stomach?

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inhibits release of gastrin, histamine, and acid from parietal cells

54
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What does somatostatin inhibit in the intestine, pancreas, and liver?

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inhibits release of GI hormones (secretin, CCK)

55
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Histamine Target Cells

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ECLs and mucosal mast cells

56
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Main Function of Histamine in the GI

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stimulate acid secretion