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Liver Biochemistry Flashcards

1
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What supplies most blood flow to liver?

A

portal vein

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2
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Bile canniculus

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duct like structure that runs parallel to sinusoids

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3
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What are the 5 liver cell types

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hepatocytes, endothelial cells, kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells, pit cells

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4
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Kupffer cells

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macrophages of liver

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5
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Hepatic stellate cells

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specific to liver

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6
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Pit cells

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NK cells that protect the liver against virus and tumor cells

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7
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Major function of the liver

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central receiving, distribution, and recycling center

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8
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Major role of receiving, distribution and recycling center

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monitoring, synthesizing, recycling, distributing, and modifying metabolites

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9
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How does liver convert harmful products

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Converts into safe product and is excreted

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10
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2 vessels that provide blood to liver

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portal vein and hepatic artery

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11
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Structure of liver cells

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lack basement membrane, fenestrations in endothelial cells, low portal blood pressure

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12
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Functional reason for structure of liver

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greater access and increased contact between liver and blood

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13
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What forms isopentenyl pyrophosphate?

A

3 acetyl CoAs

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14
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3 potential products from isopentenyl pyrophosphate

A
  1. Steroids (cholesterol, bile, steroid hormones)
  2. Lipid soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
  3. Other (ubiquinone, heme tails)
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15
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Sources of acetyl CoA

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oxidative decarboxylation, beta oxidation of fatty acids, breakdown of amino acids

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16
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What part of the cell is Acetyl CoA generated in

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mitochondria

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17
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How does Acetyl CoA get into cytolasm

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citrate shuttle

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18
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Example of some steroids derived from IPP

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cholesterol, estradiol, cholic acid

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19
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Structure of cholesterol

A

allicyclic compound made of 4 fused rings

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20
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Cholesterol is the precursor of what active compounds

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bile acids and salts, vitamin D, steroid hormones

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21
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What is the daily production of cholesterol

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1g

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22
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T/F biosynthesis is proportional to dietary intake of cholesterol

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F- biosynthesis is inversely proportional to dietary intake. The less you intake the more you make

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23
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What enzyme is used to make HMG CoA from acetoacetyl CoA?

A

HMG CoA synthase

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24
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What is the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis

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HMG CoA reductase

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25
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What are the rate limiting intermediates for cholesterol synthesis

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HMG CoA to mevalonate

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26
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What does positive feedback for rate limiting step

A

insulin and thyroxine

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27
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What does negative feedback for rate limiting step

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sterols and statins

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28
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Statins and ubiquinone formation?

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Statins inhibit ubiquinone formation and will mess up TCA cycle and muscle formation so need to make sure patients are supplemented

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29
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Fate of cholesterol in all tissues

A

cholesterol incorporated into cellular membranes

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30
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Fate of cholesterol in liver

A

synthesize bile acids

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31
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Fate of cholesterol in adrenal glands, ovaries and testes

A

synthesize steroid hormones

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32
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Fate of cholesterol in skin

A

synthesize vitamin D

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33
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Main/Major fate of cholesterol

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packaged into VLDL and released into circulation

34
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Lipid rafts

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microdomains enriched in cholesterol, sphingolipids, and gangliosides

35
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What happens at lipids rafts

A

center for signal transduction processes and abnormal processing of proteins

36
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Which way is the catalytic domain facing in choesterol

A

cytosol site where ubiquitination occurs

37
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Which domain is facing the luminal side?

A

membrane domain

38
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Direct inhibition of HMG CoA reductase

A

free fatty acids, bile acids, and oxysterols

39
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T/F Statins are noncompetitive inhibitors of HMG CoA Reductase

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F- statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG CoA Reductase

40
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Where does the stain bind to compete for HMG CoA reductase

A

the active site, and statins have similar structures

41
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Covalent modifications of HMG CoA Reductase

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Active when dephosphorylated, inactive when phosphorylated

42
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Low energy - high AMP levels on AMP

A

phosphorylates it through AMP activated kinase and inactivates it

43
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Glucagon impact on HMGR

A

inhibits enzyme by preventing dephosphoylattion

44
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Insulin impact on HMGR

A

activates HMGR phosphatase and promotes dephosphoylation

45
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AMP kinase

A

puts phosphate on HMGR to inactivate it

46
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HMGR phosphatase

A

takes phosphate off HMGR to activate it

47
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Promoter for transcriptional Control of HMG

A

sterol regulatory element SRE

48
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sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)

A

sequence that binds trascription factors

49
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What does SREBP interact with

A

SREBP cleave activating protein

50
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What does SREBP-SCAP complex bind to?

A

INSIG

51
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When does SREBP-SCAP complex bind to INSIG

A

in the presence of cholesterol

52
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Is transcription slow or fast when cholesterol is present and binding to the SREBP-SCAP complex

A

slow

53
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What promotes release of SREBP-SCAP complex from ER

A

low sterol

54
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What binds to SRE to promote transcription of HMG CoA reductase

A

mature form of SREBP

55
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What reduces translastion of HMG

A

vitamin E family (gamma-tocotrienol) and oxylanosterols

56
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What happens to HMG when there is more cholesterol?

A

degrade HMG CoA reductase

57
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Role of liver and cholesterol

A

cholesterol metabolism and homeostasis

58
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Where does cholesterol biosynthesis occur?

A

liver

59
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What does liver do to cholesterol

A

package it into VLDL, release it into blood, metabolize to LDL by peripherial tissues

60
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How is dietary cholesterol delivered to the liver

A

chylomicron remnants

61
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Inhibitors of HMG CoA Reductase

A

statins because they are competitive inhibitors

  • citrus juices
  • grapefruit juice
62
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Function of cytochrome P450

A

convert linear isoprenoid squalene into cholesterol

63
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What happens if you inhibit cytochrome P450

A

increase in statin levels leaving to toxic effects

64
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Function of agents that induce cytochrome P450

A

decrease levels of statin in plasma

65
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What is the precursor of bile acids and bile salts

A

hepatic cholesterol

66
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Characteristics of strong detergents

A

amphipathic with polar and nonpolar regions

67
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Where is bile made

A

hepatocytes

68
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Where is bile stored and concentrated

A

gallbladder

69
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What is bile made of

A

bile acids, cholesterol, phosphoipids, fatty acids, proteins, bile pigments, inorganic salts

70
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Lipid emulsification

A

aids in lipid digestion, forming micelles to increase surface area of lipids

71
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How is cholesterol is converted to bile salt

A

Cholesterol + Cytrochrome P450 –> 7a- hydroxycholesterol

72
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2 fates of 7a-hydroxycholesterol

A

chenocholic acid and cholic acid

73
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Difference between chenocholic acid and cholic acid

A

cholic acid the 2nd hydroxyl group is added at 12th position and bile acids can be conjugated

74
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Taurocholic acid

A

taurine is added to replace CoA, lower pKa makes them efficient in surfactant ability

75
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Glycocholic acid

A

glycine added to replace CoA

76
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Difference between cholesterol and bile salt

A

to make a bile salt, remove H from carboxylic acid of cholesterol

77
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Micelle

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surrounded by bile salt and has hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas so we can digest certain things

78
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Gallstones

A

bile supersaturated with cholesterol

79
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Cholelithiasis

A

insufficient secretion of bile salts or phospholipds or excess cholesterol secretion

80
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Chronic disturbance in bile salt metabolism

A

steatorrhea and deficiency in fat soluble vitamins

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