Insulin secretion and intermediary metabolism and diabetes Mellitus Flashcards

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What 4 factors increase blood Glucose levels?

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Glucagon Catecholamines Somatotrophin Cortisol

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What do delta cells produce?

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somatostatin

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What proportion of the pancreas is associated with exocrine and endocrine function?

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98% exocrine 2% endocrine

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Briefly describe how insulin produced

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  1. Synthesised from prohormone 2. Signal sequence cleaved off 3. 3 Disulfide bridges formed 4. C chain is cleaved off
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Where is GLUT 4 mainly found?

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muscle and adipose tissue

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Draw a diagram to show how insulin is produced from beta cells

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What’s the role of somatostatin?

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reduces secretion of insulin and glucagon

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What does insulin reduce?

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  • glycogenolysis in muscle + liver
  • gluconeogenesis in liver
  • breakdown of amino acids in liver
  • lipolysis
  • production of ketone bodies from NEFA
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What does insulin increase?

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  • glycogenesis in muscle + liver
  • glycolysis in liver + adipose tissue
  • Amino acid uptake + protein synthesis in muscle, liver + adipose tissue
  • Lipogenesis and esterification of FA in liver + adipose tissue
  • Glucose uptake via GLUT 4, causes 7 fold increase in muscle + adipose tissue
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What happens during the fasted state?

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What happens during the fed state?

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What happens during increased blood glucose?

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What happens during decreased blood glucose?

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14
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How do sulphonylureas work?

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Close ATP sensitive K + channel hence initiate insulin secretion

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15
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How is insulin secretion regulated?

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16
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What is the incretin effect?

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  • Different insulin response to oral vs IV glucose
  • GLP-1 is a gut hormone
  • Secreted in response to nutrients in the gut
  • Transcription product of proglucagon gene, mostly from L cell
  • Stimulates insulin, suppress glucagon
  • Increases satiety
  • Short half life due to rapid degradation from enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPPG-4)
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What are the three main ketone bodies?

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Acetone
Acetoacetate
3-hydroxybutyrate

18
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What is T1DM?

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ABSOLUTE insulin deficiency

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What causes T1DM?

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Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells

20
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What does GLP-1 stand for?

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Glucagon like peptide -1

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What are the symptoms of T1DM ?

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  • Proteolysis with weight loss
  • Hyperglycaemia
  • osmotic symptoms
  • Ketonuria
  • Polyuria
  • Polydipsia
  • Glycosuria
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What is hypoglycaemia?

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plasma glucose <3.6 mmol/l, consciousness is impaired at <2 mmol/l

23
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Where does insulin resistance lie?

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liver, muscle and adipose tissue

24
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What does omental fat/waist circumference indicate?

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an individual’s risk of ischaemic heart disease

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Define ketone bodies
3 water-soluble molecules that are produced by the liver from fatty acids during periods of low food intake or carbohydrate restriction.
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What are the symptoms of T2DM?
* 60-80% obese * Dyslipidaemia * Later insulin deficiency ( exhaustion of beta cells ) * hyperglycaemia * fewer osmotic symptoms * T2DM presents often with complications
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What two pathways does insulin have an effect on?
``` Metabolic Pathway (PI3K-Akt) Mitogenic Pathway (MAPK) - increased affect on this pathway ``` compensatory hyperinsulinaemia
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How can you differentiate between T1DM and T2DM?
REMEMBER: insulin inhibits the conversion of fatty acids to ketone bodies HIGH glucose + HIGH ketone bodies = T1DM Usually, people with T2DM still produce enough insulin to suppress ketone body production though their blood glucose will be high.
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What diet changes are recommended to someone with T2DM?
Reduce: * fat * refined carbohydrates * sodium Increase: * complex carbohydrates * soluble fibres
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Why is First Phase Insulin Release (FPIR) important?
Switches off hepatic gluconeogenesis