INSULIN RESISTANCE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES Flashcards
WHICH CELLS OF THE PANCREAS HAVE AN EXOCRINE FUNCTION AND SECRETE DIGESTIVE ENZYMES?
ACINAR CELLS
WHERE AND HOW ARE PANCREATIC DIGESTIVE ENZYMES TRANSPORTED?
INTO THE DUODENUM, BY THE PANCREATIC DUCT
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PANCREATIC CELLS ARE INSULIN RELEASING BETA CELLS?
60%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PANCREATIC CELLS ARE GLUCAGON RELEASING APLHA CELLS?
30%
WHERE ARE INSULIN, GLUCAGON AND SOMATOSTATIN RELEASED TO AND HOW?
PANCREATIC ISLETS ARE DRAINED BY THE CAPILLARIES, SO THEY ARE SECRETED DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOOD STREAM
WHAT IS THE MAIN GLUT IN THE PANCREAS?
GLUT 2
INSULIN WON’T BE SECRETED IF THE GLUCOSE LEVELS ARE BELOW?
3.5 mmol/L
K+ CONCENTRATION IS USUALLY HIGHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CELL?
INSIDE
STEPS IN GLUCOSE STIMULATED INSULIN SECRETION BY THE PANCREAS:
- PANCREAS USES GLUCOSE TO PRODUCE ATP VIA GLYCOLYSIS
- ATP WILL CLOSE THE POTASSIUM CHANNELS AT THE CELL MEMBRANE WHICH LEADS TO HYPERPOLARIZATION
- THIS STIMULATES CALCIUM CHANNELS AND THE CALCIUM INDUCES THE RELEASE OF INSULIN-CONTAINING VESICLES (EXOCYTOSIS)
- INSULIN IS THEN SECRETED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM
HOW DO FATTY ACIDS REGULATE INSULIN SECRETION AND WHAT CAN BE RESULTS OF EXCESSIVE FATTY ACID CONSUMPTION RELATED TO INSULIN FUNCTIONING?
- AFTER A MEAL, APART FROM GLUCOSE, WE ALSO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FATTY ACIDS IN OUR SYSTEM
- WHEN VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF FATTY ACIDS ARE EATEN, THE CLOSING OF K+ AND OPENING OF Ca2+ CHANNELS INDUCED BY THOSE FATTY ACIDS WILL INCREASE THE SECRETION OF INSULIN EVEN FURTHER
- THIS LEADS TO HYPERINSULINEMIA, WHICH WILL LEAD THE BODY TO STATRT DEVELOPING INSULIN RESISTANCE TO AVOID GLUCOSE DISAPPEARING TOO FAST
2 MAIN SUBSTRATES REGULATING INSULIN SECRETION?
GLUCOSE AND FATTY ACIDS
HOW DOES GLUCAGON INFLUENCE INSULIN AND WHY?
GLUCAGON STIMULATES INSULIN TO SOME EXTENT; IT IS LIKE A SAFETY BELT TO MAKE SURE THE BODY DOESN’T USE ALL ITS RESERVES TOO QUICKLY; IF INSULIN IS SECRETED WITH GLUCAGON IT WILL BALANCE ITS EFFECTS
WHAT IS THE MAIN ROLE OF SOMATOSTATIN?
MAKING SURE NEITHER INSULIN OR GLUCAGON ARE SECRETED IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS
WHAT DOES INSULIN DO TO GLUCAGON SECRETION?
SUPPRESSES IT
WHAT ARE INCRETINS + ONE EXAMPLE?
HORMONES SECRETED BY THE INTESTINE WHICH ACTIVATE INSULIN SECRETION (REDUCE BLOOD GLUCOSE) AND DECREASE FOOD INTAKE.
STRESS HORMONE (LIKE ADRENALINE AND CORTISOL) WILL ACTIVATE WHICH PANCREATIC ENZYME?
GLUCAGON; INDICATE THAT BODY NEEDS MORE GLUCOSE
HOW MANY PHASES IN INSULIN SECRETION ARE THERE AND WHAT ARE THEY?
2;
- ACUTE RESPONSE TO GLUCOSE WHERE THE INSULIN SPIKES
- SUSTAINED SECRETION INDEPENDENT OF GLUCOSE
HOW MUCH DO THE PHASES OF INSULIN SECRETION LAST AND WHAT ARE THE MAIN GOALS OF EACH PHASE?
1) 10 MINS, GOAL IS TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AFTER A MEAL
2) 3-4 HRS, SLOW RELEASE, GLUCOSE LEVELS SHOULD BE NORMAL BY THE END OF IT
WHEN DOES THE 2ND PHASE OF INSULIN SECRETION REACH PLATEAU?
AT AROUND 3 HRS
DURING WHICH PHASE OF INSULIN SECRETION DOES INSULIN TURN OFF ALL OTHER PATHWAYS THAT WERE PRODUCING GLUCOSE?
2ND PHASE
WHICH PHASE OF INSULIN SECRETION IS LOST IN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES?
1ST
NORMAL GLUCOSE LEVELS IN A FASTED STATE (E.G. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT SLEEP)?
3.9-5.5 mmol/L
WHAT ARE THE NORMAL BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS 2 HRS AFTER A MEAL?
<7.8 mmol/L