liver a p Flashcards
factors involved in liver regeneration
hepatocyte growth factor
epidermal growth factor
4 lobes of liver
left
right
caudate
quadrate
right and left liver lobes separated by this:
falciform ligament
A layer of connective tissue (_____) surrounds the liver and forms a sheath around hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile ducts within it
Glisson’s capsule
based on vascular supply, liver divides into how many lobes
8
Functional unit of liver
lobule
50k - 100k
liver blood flow per minute
1350 ml/min
liver % of cardiac output
25%
% of O2 extracted from each, hepatic artery and portal vein
50% from each
Receives blood from stomach, pancreas, spleen, large and small intestines via these major vein
Inferior and superior mesenteric veins Splenic vein Left and right gastric veins Cystic vein Paraumbilical vein
Blood from heart (hepatic)
aorta arteries arterioles capillaries in gut venules veins portal vein venules in liver capillaries in liver venules vena cava To heart
Main functions of zone 1 cells
detoxification and secretion
normal hepatic arteriole pressure
35 mmHg
normal portal vein pressure
8-10 mmHg
hepatic vein pressure
0 mmHg
intrinsic liver regulation of BP
hepatic arterial autoregulation
hepatic arterial buffer system (reciprocity)
metabolic control
extrinsic liver regulation of BP
neuronal
hormonal
no autoregulation here
hepatic portal blood flow (pressure dependent)
hepatic artery neuronal receptors
alpha 1
alpha 2
beta 2
portal vein neuronal receptors
ONLY alpha
relax hepatic smooth muscle (extrinsic fx)
blocks effects of vasocontriction in hep artery
glucagon
increased splanchnic artrerial resistance
decreased portal venous resistance (tx portal HTN)
vasopressin
fxs of liver
Blood reservoir Carbohydrate metabolism -Gluconeogenesis -Glycogenolysis -Glycogenesis Protein synthesis -Albumin -Thrombopoietin Amino acid synthesis Protein metabolism Bile production Lipid metabolism -Lipogenesis -Cholesterol synthesis Coagulation factor synthesis -Factors 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 Insulin clearance Drug metabolism and/or transformation Bilirubin metabolism
primary energy source for many of body’s cells and preferred source for the brain
glucose
Four main functions of liver in CHO metabolism
Glycogen storage
Conversion of galactose and fructose to glucose
Gluconeogenesis
Formation of compounds form products of CHO metabolism
order of nutrient preference for energy
- carbs (90% used for ATP)
- fats
- proteins
primary monosaccharide going back to tissue cells
glucose
renal gluconeogenesis happens here
proximal tubule
renal glucose uptake here
distal medullary segment (CO2 converted to lactate here)
Required ATP and NAD+ for energy
Required: 2 ATP & NAD+
Yield: 4 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 Pyruvate molecules
Net: 2 ATP
% of plasma proteins are liver derived
90%
amino acids: how much formed from liver vs obtained in diet
liver - 20
diet - 10
liver proteins examples
procoagulants hormones cytokines chemokines transport proteins
most abundant, 15% of total protein production
albumin
most cells can use fatty acids for energy except
RBC (no mitochondria)
brain can utilize these from fat metabolism during starvation
ketone bodies (but brain not happy)
most important function of cholesterol
form:
cell structure (specialized)
organelle membranes
80% of nonmembranous cholesterol
converted to BILE SALTS
cause high cholesterol
saturated fats (diet)
low insulin
low thyroid
bile composition
Bile acids (50%) Cholesterol (4%) Phospholipids, (40%) Bile pigments (bilirubin) (2%) Ions (electrolytes) Water
all coag factors produced by liver except
8
liver - endocrine synthesis (3)
angiotensinogen
thrombopoietin
insulin-like GF
liver-endocrine INACTIVATES these:
aldosterone
estrogen
androgens
ADH
iron stored in liver
ferritin (releases iron to circ when needed)
how is ferritin formed in liver
liver protein (apoprotein/transferrin) + iron
50% of current drugs metabolized by this CYP
3A4
3A5
meaning of 1st number, 2nd letter, last number (after CYP)
1 #: genetic family
2.L: genetic subfamily
3 #: specific gene or isozyme
other sites of metabolism (besides liver)
brain kidney skin heart lungs plasma GI