Nutrition and Metabolism Flashcards
what are the factors that affect BMR?
- surface area 2. gender/muscle content 3. activity level - muscular activity provides greatest variation between people (sedentary or active job) 4. age 5. pregnancy and lactation 6. anxiety 7. body temp (fever) 8. environmental temp 9. eating 10. thyroid hormones 11. depression
what is the thermic effect of food
diet induced thermogenesis, metabolic rate increases after consumption of food bc digestion, absorption, distribution and storage of food needs energy
effects of growth hormone on muscle and adipose and bone
- induces lipolysis in the adipocytes, increasing FFA in blood 2. muscle preferentially uses FFA which indirectly suppresses glucose oxidation in muscle (decrease glucose uptake), therefore, muscle increases protein synthesis (more glucose to use) 3. directly stimulates bone growth 4. indirectly stimulates bone growth by stimulating IGF-1
effect of growth hormone on liver
because of increased FFA in blood, liver enhances fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis, increases gluconeogenesis and glycogen synthesis, secretes IGF-1
what is IGF-1
insulin-like growth factor, somatomedins, is secreted by the liver and binds to receptor on the liver and other tissues (bone)
what do IGF-1 do?
- stimulates MAPK and ERK pathways 2. stimulates mitogenic cellular proliferation 3. stimulates bone growth
direct anabolic effects of GH
- stimulates division of chondrocytes of cartilage 2. stimulates synthesis and secretion of IGFs (somatomedins)
indirect anabolic effects of GH
IGFs stimulate osteoblast and chondrocyte activity to promote bone growth
how does IGF stimulate bone growth?
binds to TK receptors
how does GH stimulate chondrocyte division?
binds to TK receptors and activates MAPK/ERK pathway
how does GH stimulate synthesis and secretion of IGFs
activates cytosine TK (JAK-STAT/Janus) signaling pathway
where is GH made
somatotroph cells in the anterior pituitary
how is GH regulated?
- hypothalamus releases GHRH or GHIH (inhibiting hormone) 2. depending on the ratio of GHRH/GHIH from hypothalamus, GH is released or not released
what affects the GHRH/GHIH ratio from the hypothalamus?
exercise, nutrition, sleep, FFA
another name for GH?
somatotropin
another name for GHIH
somatostatin
where is somatostatin released?
- hypothalamus 2. delta cells of pancreas
what else does somatostatin inhibit?
- GH 2. insulin 3. TSH 4. glucagon
what is the effect of somatostatin release?
- reduces nutrient absorption in the gut
how does somatostatin reduce nutrient absorption in the gut
- prolongs gastric emptying 2. diminishes pancreatic exocrine secretion
how do thyroid hormones affect metabolism?
indirectly by regulating other hormones like insulin, glucagon, epi/norepi
how do thyroid hormones act on our cells?
their action mediated by nuclear receptors, so they have long term effects due to increased or decreased transcription of genes directly related to metabolism
what is the most important effect of thyroid hormones?
catabolic and stimulation of energy expenditure
how does T3 affect the liver?
- increase glycolysis 2. increases cholesterol synthesis 3. increase cholesterol conversion to bile acid/salts 4. increase sensitivity of hepatocytes to gluconeogenic and glycogenolytic actions of epinephrine
how does T3 affect the adipocytes?
- sensitizes adipocyte to lipolytic action of epinephrine/norepi by increasing gene for beta adrenergic receptors 2. increases availability of glucose to fat cells
how does T3 affect the muscle cells?
- increase glucose uptake 2. stimulate protein synthesis
how does T3 affect the pancreas?
promotes insulin release from Beta cells to increase glycolysis and glucose uptake (protein sparing)
what does it mean that T3 has a bipolar effect?
- it increases Beta adrenergic receptors for epi/norepi action in adipose, increases lipolysis = catabolism 2. it increases insulin release in pancreas, increasing glucose uptake and glycolysis in muscles, sparing protein –> protein synthesis = anabolism
how does T3 increase heat production?
stimulates ATP utilization and effecting the sympathetic nervous system to increase norepi release
how does NE stimulate heat production?
it increases thermogenin in brown adipose tissue that uncouples oxidative phosphorylation, causing heat production