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Endocrine pancreas

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Three types of cells clustered into the “islets of Langerhans”

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Endocrine pancreas

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Three types of cells clustered into the “islets of Langerhans”

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Histology of the endocrine pancreas

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“cord” network surrounded by reticular fibers

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How many islets of Langerhans are there in a typical human?

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About 1 million

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Beta cells: product and percentage

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73-75%; secrete insulin

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Alpha cells: product and percentage

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18-20%: secrete glucagon

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Delta cells: product and percentage

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4-6%: secrete somatostatin

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PP cells: product and percentage

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Arrangement of alpha and beta cells

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Alpha cells in the mantle surround beta cells in the core

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Arrangement of alpha and beta cells

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Alpha cells in the mantle surround beta cells in the core

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Histology of the endocrine pancreas

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“cord” network surrounded by reticular fibers

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How many islets of Langerhans are there in a typical human?

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About 1 million

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Beta cells: product and percentage

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73-75%; secrete insulin

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Alpha cells: product and percentage

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18-20%: secrete glucagon

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Delta cells: product and percentage

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4-6%: secrete somatostatin

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What types of glucose receptors are present on beta cells?

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GLUT2 receptors: low affinity, only active in high concentrations of glucose

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Epsilon cells: product and percentage

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Arrangement of alpha and beta cells

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Alpha cells in the mantle surround beta cells in the core

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How does blood flow in the islet?

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From the center outward; venous blood rich in hormone

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Minor pancreatic hormones

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Ghrelin, somatostatin, amylin, pancreatic peptide

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Half life of insulin

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3-8 minutes

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Incretins

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Potentiate insulin release, but are still glucose dependent

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What is C-peptide used for?

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Can be measured as a good indicator of pancreatic function due to half life of 35 minutes

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What is the C-chain necessary for?

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Proper folding and disulfide linking of the alpha and beta chains

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Insulin release in response to a meal
Amplitude and frequency of insulin release will continue to rise until glucose levels are normalized
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Once inside the beta cell, what happens to glucose?
Phosphorylated by glucokinase
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Describe what happens when insulin binds its receptor.
Insulin binds the alpha subunit and causes autophosphorylation of intracellular beta subunit, which phosphorylates IRSs and activates intracellular signaling cascades
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Once G6P is created, what happens?
The G6P is metabolized and the increased ATP causes closing of potassium channels, which leads to depolarization of the cell
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Main mediators of insulin's effects
PI3K - metabolic effects | MAPK - mitogenic effects
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Sulfonylurea drugs
There is a SUR binding unit on the potassium channels of beta cells, causing more cell depolarization and increased insulin release
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Incretins
Potentiate insulin release, but are still glucose dependent
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Catecholamines and insulin release
Inhibitory
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Biphasic glucose release
5% of insulin vesicles are docked at the membrane and are released immediately. The other 95% are moved from inside the cell and take longer
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What type of receptors are insulin receptors?
Tyrosine kinase receptors
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Describe what happens when insulin binds its receptor.
Insulin binds the alpha subunit and causes autophosphorylation of intracellular beta subunit
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What happens after downstream targets of IRSs are activated?
GLUT4 is inserted into the cell membrane and cell can take up glucose
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Main mediators of insulin's effects
PI3K - metabolic effects | MAPK - mitogenic effects
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Physiologic effects of insulin on the liver
Promotes glycogen and triglyceride production; reduces glucose production/output
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Physiologic effects of insulin on muscle
Promotes glycogen and triglyceride production, as well as protein synthesis
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Stimulators of somatostatin release
High fat, high carb meals
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Components of proglucagon
Glucagon-related peptide, glucagon, GLP-1 and GLP-2 (incretins)
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Processing of proglucagon in the alpha cell
GRPP is cleaved and left as inactive peptide; GLP-1 and 2 remain linked and are also inactive
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Processing of proglucagon in the intestine
GRPP stays linked to glucagon and they both remain inactive as glicentin. However, GLP-1 and 2 are cleaved and are active as potentiators of insulin release
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What stimulates GLP release in the intestines?
Carbohydrates
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Stimulators of glucagon release
Low blood glucose levels, protein ingestion, and catecholamines
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Insulin's effect on the bifunctional enzyme
Insulin dephosphorylates the portion of the enzyme conferring kinase activity, promoting glycolysis
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Glucagon's effect on the bifunctional enzyme
Glucagon phosphorylates the portion of the enzyme conferring phosphatase activity, promoting gluconeogenesis
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Somatostatin and insulin
Inhibit each other; somatostatin treatment is used in the case of insulin-releasing tumors
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What does amylin do?
It is released with insulin to synergize in the regulation of blood glucose
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Pathology of amylin
Increased in obesity and hypertension, which could aid in destruction of beta cells by forming amyloid
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Stimulatory functions of ghrelin
Stimulates food intake at level of hypothalamus | Stimulates GH release
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Ghrelin and obesity
Inverse relationship between the two
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Paracrine actions of ghrelin
Inhibits insulin release via activation of potassium channels Decreases intracellular calcium
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Where is ghrelin produced and released?
In the stomach and newly described epsilon cells of the islets of Langerhans
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Four counterregulatory hormones of insulin
Glucagon, GH, cortisol, and catecholamines
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GH without insulin
Has the glucose mobilization effects, but no IGF-1 is released and no cell proliferation effects take place. GH is elevated due to lack of negative feedback
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Growth hormone and cortisol as counterregulators of insulin
Stimulate lipolysis and gluconeogenesis; delayed release (6 hours) to protect against prolonged starvation

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