Hepatobiliary System Flashcards

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Describe the surface anatomy of the liver.

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Label this diagram.

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What is the inflow of the liver?

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hepatic artery (25%)
portal vein (75%)

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the outflow of the liver?

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BIle and 3x hepatic veins

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5
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Label these diagrams.

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What is the Micro-morphology & micro-function of liver?

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Morphological:
- Lobules
- Portal triads (tracts)

Functional:
- Acinus
- Blood flow
- Bile flow

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7
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What is the hepatic lobule?

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Hexagonal structural unit of liver tissue

Each corner consists of a portal triad
- Links with 3x adjacent lobules

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8
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What is at the centre of a liver lobule?

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Centre of liver lobule is a central vein
- Collects blood from hepatic sinusoids → hepatic veins → systemic venous system

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9
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What are the lobule rows made of?

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Within lobule rows of hepatocytes

Each has sinusoid-facing side & bile canaliculi-facing side

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Describe the parts of the portal triad.

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Branch of hepatic artery:
- Brings O2-rich blood into liver to support hepatocytes ↑ energy demands

Branch of portal vein:
- Mixed venous blood from GIT (nutrients, bacteria & toxins) and spleen (waste products)
- Hepatocytes process nutrients, detoxify blood & excrete waste

Bile duct:
- Bile produced by hepatocytes drains into bile canaliculi
- Coalesce with cholangiocyte-lined bile ducts around lobule perimeter

cholangiocyte= cells that line bile ducts

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Label this diagram.

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What is a hepatic acinus?

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= Functional unit of liver
- Hard to define anatomically cf hepatic lobule

Consists of two adjacent 1/6th hepatic lobules
- Share 2x portal triads
- Extend into hepatic lobules as far as central vein

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13
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What is the 3 zone model?

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Micro function of hepatic acinus
- splits the hepatic acinus into 3 zones each with differences

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14
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What happens at point A?

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blood into hepatic acinus (portal triad)

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15
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What happens at point B?

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Blood drains out of hepatic acinus (central vein)

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16
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What happens to hepatocytes near outer hepatic lobule (zone 1)?

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Hepatocytes receive early exposure to blood contents
good components= O2
bad= toxins

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17
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How is the acinus split?

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zone 1, 2, 3

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18
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What is the O2 and toxin risk in zone 1?

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O2 ↑,Toxin risk ↑

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What is the O2 and toxin risk in zone 2?

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O2 →,Toxin risk →

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What is the O2 and toxin risk in zone 3?

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O2 ↓,Toxin risk ↓

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21
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What are sinusoidal endothelial cells?

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No basement membrane

Fenestrated (discontinuous endothelium)
- Allow lipids & large molecule movement to and from hepatocytes

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What are Kupffer cells?

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Sinusoidal macrophage cells

Attached to endothelial cells
Phagocytosis
Eliminate & detoxify substances arriving in liver from portal circulation

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23
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What are hepatic stellate cells?

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Perisinusoidal (The plasma-filled extravascular space in the liver, between a hepatocyte and a liver sinusoid)

Exist in dormant state

Store vit A in liver cytosolic droplets

Activated (fibroblasts) in response to liver damage

Proliferate, chemotactic & deposit collagen in ECM

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24
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What are hepatocytes?

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Cubical

Synthesis e.g. albumin, clotting factors & bile salts

Drug metabolism

Receive nutrients & building blocks from sinusoids

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25
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ow much of liver mass is hepatocytes?

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80%

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26
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What are cholangiocytes?

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Secrete HCO3- and water into bile

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27
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What are hepatocyte functions?

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Metabolic & catabolic functions

Secretory & excretory functions

Detoxification & immunological functions

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What are the metabolic and catabolic functions of hepatocytes?

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synthesis & utilization of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins

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What are the secretory and excretory functions of hepatocytes?

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synthesis & secretion of proteins, bile and waste products

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30
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What are the detoxification and immunological functions of hepatocytes?

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breakdown of ingested pathogens & processing of drugs

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31
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What is glycolysis?

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anaerobic conversion of glucose → lactate
– (RBCs, renal medulla & skeletal muscle)
- Aerobic oxidation of glucose (CNS, heart, skeletal muscle, most organs)

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32
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What is glycogenesis?

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synthesis of glycogen from glucose - (liver & muscle)

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33
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What is glycogenolysis?

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breakdown of glycogen to glucose

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34
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What is gluconeogenesis?

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production of glucose from non-sugar molecules:
- amino acids (glutamine) in liver & renal cortex
- Lactate (from anaerobic glycolysis in RBCs & muscles)
- Glycerol (from lipolysis)

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35
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What is lipolysis?

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breakdown of triacylglycerols → glycerol & FFAs

36
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What is lipogenesis?

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synthesis of triacylglycerols (storage in fat depots)

37
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Describe carbohydrate metabolism in the liver.

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38
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Describe protein synthesis in the liver.

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39
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Describe the synthesis of “non-essential” AA.

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(ketogenic and glucogenic AA- I think)

40
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What is transamination (non-essential AA) and give examples?

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Different keto-acids can be converted into multiple amino acids depending on the transaminase enzyme (vital for production of non- essential amino acids)

a-keto glutarate → e.g. glutamate, proline, arginine
Pyruvate →e.g.alanine, valine, leucine
Oxaloacetate →e.g.aspartate, methionine, lysine

41
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What is the glucose-alanine cycle?

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Deamination for gluconeogenesis

42
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What is the purpose of the glucose-alanine cycle?

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Problem: Muscle can potentially utilise amino acids to produce glucose for energy;

BUT

  1. To convert pyruvate to glucose requires energy
  2. To remove nitrogen as urea requires energy

Solution: – transfer problem to the liver (glucose-alanine cycle)

43
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Describe the glucose-alanine cycle?

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44
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What happens to the glutamate from the glucose-alanine cycle?

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45
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Describe triglyceride metabolism in the liver.

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46
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What is fat?

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main energy store in body (100x glycogen).

Stored in adipose & liver.

When glycogen stores full, liver converts excess glucose & amino acids to fat for storage

47
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What happens to acetyl CoA in lipoprotein synthesis?

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48
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What happens to glycerol in lipoprotein synthesis?

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49
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What happens to the lipoproteins formed in the liver?

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50
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What does the liver store?

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  • vitamins B12, A, D, E, K
  • Iron
    -Copper

fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K)

51
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How long are the vitamins stored in the liver?

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6-12 months
(except vitamin K where store is small)

52
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Why is vitamin K essential?

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essential for blood clotting

53
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How is iron stored in the liver?

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As ferritin

54
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Why does iron need to be available?

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For erythropoiesis

55
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What are the 2 phases of liver detoxification?

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(xenobiotics= foreign to bodies)

P450 enzymes
- Phase 1 (modification)
– more hydrophilic

Phase 2 (conjugation)
– attach water soluble side chain to make less reactive

56
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What is the composition of bile?

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mostly water
some bile salts
some bile pigments like bilirubin
more drug metabolites than urine
has some trace metals e.g., Fe, Zn, Cu

Alkaline phosphatase varies

57
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What are the uses of bile?

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Cholesterol homeostasis

Absorption of lipids & lipid soluble vitamins (A, D, E, & K)

Excretion of:
- xenobiotics/drugs
- cholesterol metabolites
- adrenocortical & other steroid hormones
- Alkaline phosphatase

58
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How much bile is made each day?

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500ml

59
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What is the colour of bile?

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yellow/ green due to pigments such as bilirubin and biliverdin

60
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What secretes bile?

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Hepatocytes 60% of total bile

Cholangiocytes 40% of total bile

61
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at type of bile secretion do hepatocytes do and describe it?

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Primary secretion
- Bile secretions reflect serum concentrations
- Secretion of bile salts (acids), lipids & organic ions

62
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What type of bile secretion do cholangiocytes do?

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Secondary modification
- Alteration of pH (alkaline electrolyte solution)
- H2O drawn into bile by osmosis via paracellular junctions
- Luminal glucose & organic acids reabsorbed
- HCO3- & Cl- actively secreted into bile by CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator)
- IgA exocytosed

63
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What performs biliary excretion of bile salts and toxins?

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biliary transporters

64
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What are the 2 types of biliary transporters?

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Basolateral membrane (importing)
apical surface (exporting)

65
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What are the basolateral membrane biliary transporters? (2)

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Organic anion transporting peptide (OATPs) – bile salt uptake

Na+ taurocholate-cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) - bile salt uptake

66
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What are the apical surface biliary transporters? (3)

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Bile Salt Excretory Pump (BSEP) – active transport of BAs (bile acids) into bile

MDR related proteins (MRP2 & MRP3) – -vely charged metabolites
- multi drug resistant

Products of multidrug resistance genes
MDR1 → excretion of neutral & +ve xenobiotics & cytotoxins
* MDR3 → phosphatidylcholine.

67
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What are the key components of bile?

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acids= salts (bile salts)

68
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What synthesises bile acids?

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Bile acids synthesised from cholesterol

  • 2x primary bile acids synthesised in liver
  • 2x secondary bile acids produced from primary acids by gut bacteria
69
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What happens to bile acids in the liver?

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Na+ & K+ salts of bile acids conjugated in liver to glycine & taurine

70
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What are the secondary bile acids formed from primary acids by gut bacteria?

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71
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What is the role of bile salt?

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Reduce surface tension of fats
Emulsify fat prior to its digestion & absorption

Bile salts form Micelles…

  • Steroid nucleus planar- has 2x faces (Amphipathic)
  • 1x surface hydrophilic domains (hydroxyl & carboxyl) - faces OUT → dissolves in water
  • 2nd surface hydrophobic domains (nucleus & methyl) faces IN → dissolves in fat
  • FFAs & cholesterol INSIDE
72
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Diagram for bile salt function.

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73
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How is bile flow and secretion regulated?

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Between meals Sphincter of Oddi closed → bile diverted into gall bladder for storage

Eating → Sphincter of Oddi relaxes

Gastric contents (FFAs, AAs > CHOs) enter duodenum causing release of cholecystokinin (CCK)

CCK causes gallbladder to contract

74
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What are the functions of the gallbladder?

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  1. Stores bile (50 mls) - concentrates bile - acidifies bile
  2. GB contraction triggered by CCK
    - Binds to CCKA receptors & neuronal plexus of GB wall (innervated by preganglionic parasympathetic fibres of vagus nerve)
75
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Describe the enterohepatic circulation.

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95% bile salts reabsorbed from terminal ileum
- By Na+/bile salt co-transport Na+-K+ ATPase system

5% converted to 2ary bile acids in colon:
- Deoxycholic acid absorbed
- 99% Lithocolic acid excreted in stool

absorbed B.salts back to liver & re- excreted in bile

76
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Describe free BR?

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free bilirubin

Free BR (indirect/unconjugated)
= H2O-INSOLUBLE, yellow pigment

77
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What is the source of bilirubin?

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75% BR from Hb (erythrocytes) breakdown
22% from catabolism of other hemoproteins
3% from ineffective BM (bone marrow) erythropoiesis

78
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What is free BR bound to?

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Free BR bound to albumin in blood

79
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What happens to BR bound to albumin?

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Most dissociates in liver & enters hepatocytes

BR conjugated with 2x molecules of UDP-glucuronate → bilirubin diglucuronide (direct bilirubin)

Secreted ACROSS concentration gradient into biliary canaliculi → GIT

80
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How much bile is excreted a day?

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200-250mg BR excreted into bile/day

81
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How is bile excreted?

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85% excreted in faeces

BR → urobilinogen → stercobilinogen → stercobilin (brown compound)

82
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What happens to the rest of bilirubin that isn’t excreted?

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15% enters enterohepatic circulation
- BR → deconjugated → lipophilic form
- Urobilinogen
- Stercobilinogen

1% enters systemic circulation & excreted by kidneys

83
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What are the cause of jaundice?

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Post hepatic/ obstructive jaundice

84
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What is ERCP?

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

You may need ERCP to find the cause of unexplained abdominal pain or yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)

85
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What is PTC?

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Introduction Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)

is a procedure used to access the biliary tree for diagnostic purposes in obstructive jaundice, and to facilitate palliative stenting across biliary strictures