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Pancreas: Histo and Phys (Nutting) Flashcards

1
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What islet cells secrete insulin?

A

beta

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What islet cells secrete glucagon?

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alpha

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3
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What islet cells secrete somatostatin?

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delta

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4
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What islet cells secrete peptide polypeptide?

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F cells

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5
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inhibits both glucagon and insulin

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somatostatin

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describe the cellular organization in an islet

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roughly~ alpha cells on outside with beta cells in middle and delta cells in-between beta cells

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proinsulin → insulin + _____

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C-peptide

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Islets are separated from the ______ by a fine fibrous capsule that extends into the islet together with blood vessels

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exocrine cells

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9
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round oval islets vs trabecular, irregular in shape islets

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beta cell rich are rounder

pancreatic peptide rich are irregular

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What part of the pancreas are the trabecular, irregular islets that secrete PP found?

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posterior part of the pancreatic head

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11
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contains secretory acini

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exocrine cells of pancreas

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12
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picks up exocrine secretions, to the islet secretions bc they go to capillaries

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duct of the exocrine pancreas

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____ cells occupy 65-70% of the islet volume!

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beta

**take away is that beta&raquo_space; alpha volume

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14
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function of pancreatic polypeptide

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self regulates the pancreas secretory activities (endocrine and exocrine)
affects hepatic glycogen levels and GI secretions
**DJ talked about it as being *anorexigenic and ↑ conc after a meal

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15
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What decreases PP secretion?

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somatostatin and IV glc

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16
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What increases PP secretion?

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eating protein meal
fasting
exercise
acute hypoglygemia

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17
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describe the structure of proinsulin moleucle

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a chain and B chain attached via 2 disulfide bonds with C peptide between them

at 2 locations, there are a pair of basic aa that are cleaved to release C-peptide and insulin

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18
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Pro insulin is converted into the mature hormone by the combined action of …
Where in the cell does this occur?

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two endoproteases and a carboxypeptidase E

Secretory vesicles

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19
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Why is C-peptide used to measure islet function in pts treated with exogenous insulin?

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cannot measure insulin bc you do not know how much the pt has made and how much is exogenous. Tells you how many islet cells may be left/have residual function

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20
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Describe the process of insulin synthesis

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  1. signal peptide translocates translated protein into the ER
  2. folding and oxidation (and signal seq cleavege) in ER
  3. ER → golgi → vesicle
  4. in vesicle, proteases cleave/liberate C peptide
  5. carboxypeptidase E produces mature insulin
21
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Stimuli for increased and decreased insulin secretion:

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Inc secretion:
↑ plasma glc
↑ plasma aa
↑ FA, ketones
↑ inc GI hormones, mainly GIP, GLPs)
↑ GH
↑ Cortisol 
↑ Ach (parasympathetics)
↑ glucagon 
*GGGG AAFC

Decreased secration:
↑ Epi, NE (sympathetics)
↑ somatostatin

22
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Stimuli for increased and decreased glucagon secretion:

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Increased secretion:
↑ plasma aa
↑ Ach
↑ epi, NE (sympathetics)
↑ VIP
↑ CCK
*VAACS 
Decreased section:
↑ plasma glc
↑ insulin 
↑ somatastatin
↑ FFA, ketones
*FIGS
23
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Why does an ↑ in plasma aa signal glucagon to be released?

A

to prevent sudden hypoglycemia if you eat a high protein meal without carbs

24
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where is insulin degraded?

A

liver and kidneys by insulinases

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Where is glucagon degraded?
liver
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Where in the body does insulin exert the majority of its action?
liver, that is where it goes first muscle adipose
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Where in the body does glucagon exert the majority of its action?
liver, that is where it goes first and it is then degraded there ∴ periphery has very low [glucagon]
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what additional action will glucagon have at high conc?
lipolytic | → takes high conc to get to periph to have this effect, usually it is localized to the liver bc it is degraded there
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how do PERIPHERAL glucagon levels change in response to a meal?
peripherally it does NOT change (and is LOW) | levels fluctuate in pancreas in response to food
30
What does insulin stimulate in many tissues?
glc uptake and utilization
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How is glc "utilized" in cells?
- make ATP - make glycogen - make TAG
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in what cells/tissue will insulin NOT stimulate glc uptake
brain (*except part of hypothalamus) intestinal mucosa RBCs Kidney tubules
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What is the only part of the brain that insulin will stimulate glc uptake?
hypothalamus
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speed and duration of action of glucagon vs insulin
both act fast and decrease in conc quickly after action
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glucagon complements the effects of what substances? WHY?
Epi and NE bc is is best to not be hypoglycemic, we need energy! ∴ they can substitute for each other = redundancy!!
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how does glucagon maintain normal glc conc
promotes glc release from the liver
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what effects does glucagon have on the liver?
↑ glycogenolysis ↑ aa uptake → gluconeogenesis ↑ ketoneogenesis (TAG → KB for energy)
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What is needed for glucagon to be synthesized in the liver
corstiol
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What enzymes does glucagon effect?
``` ↑cAMP and PKA to.. ↑ phosphorylase → glycogenolysis ↓ glycogen synthase ↓ F-2,6,6-BP = ↑gluconeogenesis and ↓glycolysis ↓ PK activity to ↓pyruvate/AcCosA→TAG ```
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____ is the most potent hormone
insulin
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insulin is anabolic or catabolic hormone?
anabolic (and anti-catabolic) *promotes synthesis of storage forms and inhibits breakdown from these stores = Stimulates building up while inhibiting breakdown!
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What effects does insulin have in muscle?
↑ glc uptake ↑ aa uptake ↑ LPL synthesis (extracts FA from VLDL and CMs for energy) ↓ protein breakdown and aa release (↑ protein synthesis, may or may not)
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What effects does insulin have in adipose?
↑ glc uptake ↑↑↑ TAG synthesis ↑ FA synthesis (glc → pyruvate→ AcCoA → malonylCoA →LCFA) ↑ LPL activity ↓↓↓ lipolysis
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What effects does insulin have in liver?
↑ TAG synthesis ↑ protein synthesis ↓ VLDL and apoB synthesis ↓ glc release ↓ ketogenesis
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insuilin ↑ or ↓ activity of hormone sensitive lipase
↓
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What effect will high levels of GH and cortisol have on muscle and fat cells (in terms of insulin activity)
they become insulin resistant
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what increases the sensitivity of the body to hyperglyemia
GH, cortisol, and T3 → insulin more readily released
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In terms of biochem mechs, how does insulin increase glc uptake by muscle and adipose?
insulin binds receptor and stimulates translocation of glc transporter proteins from vesicles to surface of PM

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