Lecture 26: Metabolic Integration: Physiology Flashcards
metabolic homeostasis
metabolite levles maintained by reg system
LIVER
Addipose tissue
endocrine organ: controlls fatty acid homeostasis
nrg storage
metabolic adaptations to starvation:
inc in gluconeogensis
switch to dependency of fatty acids as major nrg source
what’s so special about the liver?
it can preform all synth and degredation reactions
metabolic control of carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid metabolism, control of oxidative phosphorylation
other cells (not in liver)
mostly limited to catabolizing glucose and FA to make ATP throuh oxidative phosphorylation
What does the liver do?
processes fats, carbs, proteins (dietary)
synth and distribute lipids, ketone bodies, glucose
converts nitrogen to urea
glucose-6-phosphate
central metabolite!!! used in glycolytic pathway makes lipids, OAA, ketones makes glycogen used in PPP
can ALL HAPPEN IN THE LIVER
what biochemical mechanisms determine glucose-6P flux through these pathways?
enzyme activity
what can glucose-6P be converted to?
glucose 1P (glyc synth)
glucose (go to blood)
fructose 6P: (glycolysis)
6-phosphogluconate (PPP)
Metabolic functions of skeletal muscles: resting
uses fatty acid release from adipose tissue as nrg
b/c ATP needs to be used during contraction
Metabolic functions of skeletal muscles: contracting
use intracellular ATP pool
ATP hydrolysis for myosin/actin interactions
replinishing ATP pool for skeletal muscle
replinished by phosphoryl transfer: use creatine kinase to make
PHOSPHOCREATINE
PHOSPHOCREATINE
can replinish ATP pools for a few seconds of intense activity
directly converts ADP to ATP
pool of PHOSPHOCREATINE gets rebuilt during rest
Adipose tissue
endocrine organ secretes adipokines (peptide hormone) regulate fatty acid secretion and circulation
visceral fat
belly region
surrounds and cushions organs
very metabolically active: Releases lots of adipokines
high CVD risk
subcutaneous fat
less metabolically active
more distance from organs
stored beneath skin
BMI
weight/height^2
waist/hip ration (WHR)
may be better predictor of CVD than BMI
may not be
maybe we just can’t really tell well whose at risk for CVD
Metabolic functions of adipose tissue
regulates triacylglycerol cycle (circulates FAs between adipose and liver)
this is done by adipokines im pretty sure
triacylglycerol cycle
circulates fatty acids and glycerols between adipose tissue and liver
so that they can circulate through the blood (liver so they can be remade into triacylglycerols)
What is the metabolic logic of maintaining circulating fatty acids even though 75% of it is returned to adipose tissue and stored?
when you need it, its available!