Lecture 34 - Coordinating Metabolism: Starvation Flashcards

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What are key concepts of energy homeostasis under starvation?

A
  • Maintenance of blood glucose for brain function
  • Less glucose use in multiple tissues
  • Alternative fuels
  • Provision of special fuel needs of each tissue
  • Sparing of structural body proteins
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How much glycogen is stored in the liver?

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~100 g

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3
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How much glucose does the brain need per day?

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~120 g

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4
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How much energy is stored in 15 kg’s of TAG?

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590000kJ

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5
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How many days could you survive for using only energy from TAG assuming 10000kJ per day?

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59 days

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What happened to the subjects in the Minnesota starvation experiment (1944)?

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The men lost fat and muscle, were tired and became very irritable but recovered on refeeding.

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What was the Minnesota starvation experiment (1944)?

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Study conducted by Dr Ancel Keys on 36 men to study the physiological effect of starvation i.e.calorie intake halved for 6 months

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What happens to fuel levels in blood during starvation?

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  • Ketone production ramped up
  • Glucose levels maintained
  • Increase in FFAs
  • Protein utilised initially then conserved
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9
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What can the brain utilise as an alternative to glucose?

A

Ketone bodies

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10
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Origin of blood glucose stage I of fed to starving?

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Exogenous

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Origin of blood glucose stage II of fed to starving?

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Glycogen, Hepatic gluco-neogenesis

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Origin of blood glucose stage III of fed to starving?

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Hepatic gluconeogenesis, Glycogen

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Origin of blood glucose stage IV of fed to starving?

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Gluconeogenesis hepatic and renal

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14
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Origin of blood glucose stage V of fed to starving?

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Gluconeogenesis hepatic and renal

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15
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In which stages of from fed to starving is glucose the major fuel of the brain?

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Stage I - Stage III

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What are the major fuels of the brain in stage IV and V?

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Ketone bodies + Glucose

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What tissues are using glucose in stage I of fed to starving?

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All

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18
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What tissues are using glucose in stage II of fed to starving?

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All except - liver, muscle and adipose at diminished rates

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What tissues are using glucose in stage III of fed to starving?

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All except liver, muscle and adipose tissue at rates intermediate between II and IV

20
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What tissues are using glucose in stage IV of fed to starving?

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Brain, RBCs, renal medulla, small amount by muscle

21
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What tissues are using glucose in stage V of fed to starving?

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Brain at diminished rate, RBCs, Renal medulla

22
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What can new glucose be made from in the liver?

A

Gluconeogenic precursors

23
Q

What does mobilisation of fat from adipose do?

A

Creates an influx of FFAs into the liver

24
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What does an influx of FFAs into the liver cause?

A

B-oxidation which increases
acetyl CoA which
drives ketogenesis.

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What do ketone bodies provide?
Acetyl CoA for TCA cycle and ATP generation in brain and muscle.
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What drives the intertissue relationships during starvation?
Glucagon in response to low glucose and potentiated by cortisol and adrenaline
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What happens in the starvation metabolism?
- Gluconeogenesis in liver prominent. - Fat becomes a prominent fuel for many tissues. - Ketones made in liver from catabolism of fat becomes alternative and efficient fuel for brain (also serves to spare glucose). - Mobilisation of muscle protein is spared.
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What hormone activates gluconeogenesis?
Glucagon
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What is FoxO1?
A transcription factor that activates gluconeogenic genes.
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Are are some enzymatic reactions in metabolism reversible?
Yes many
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Are reversible enzymatic reactions catalysed by the same enzyme?
Sometimes, however some enzymes require different enzymes to go in one direction or the other
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Where does gluconeogenesis mainly occur?
The liver, some in kidney
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What can glucose be synthesised from in gluconeogenesis?
– lactate from Rbcs and muscle – alanine from muscle protein – glycerol from adipose tissue
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What provides the energy + reducing power for gluconeogenesis?
Fatty acid oxidation
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What uses most of the glucose from gluconeogenesis?
The brain
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What does alcohol inhibit?
Gluconeogenesis
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How many molecules of NADH are produced for every molecule of alcohol metabolized?
Two molecules of NADH.
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What effect does alcohol have on the NADH/NAD+ ratio?
It increases the NADH to NAD+ ratio.
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Which gluconeogenic precursors are driven away from gluconeogenesis due to high NADH levels?
- Pyruvate is converted to lactate. - Oxaloacetate is converted to malate.
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What are the consequences of alcohol inhibiting gluconeogenesis?
It lowers blood glucose, lowers pH, and can lead to coma.
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Why should you avoid drinking alcohol, especially in starvation mode?
Drinking alcohol in starvation mode can inhibit gluconeogenesis, leading to low blood glucose and impaired brain function.
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How are ketone bodies synthesised?
In the liver from fatty acids
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What does a starving brain use as an energy source?
Ketone bodies
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Ketone body concentrations in the fed state?
< 0.1 mmol/L
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Ketone body concentration in fasted state?
0.3 mmol/L
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Ketone body concentration in starved state?
10 mmol/L
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Type 1 diabetes ketoacidosis ketone body concentration?
> 30 mmol/L