pancreatic & biliary (3) Flashcards
what is the function of proteases? list 4
digest proteins o Trpsinogen o Chyomtrysinogen o Procarboxypeptidase A o Procarboxypeptidase B
what is occurring during pancreatitis?
the pancreas becomes inflamed because the digestive enzymes are activated before they reach the intestine
what are the two pancreatic exocrine secretions?
- aqueous juice high in HCO3 from centro-acinar and duct cells
- enzyme juice from acinar cells
what is the function of the pancreatic endocrine secretions?
they come from the islets of langerhanns and regulate blood sugar & metabolism
what cells secrete glucagon?
alpha cells
what do the beta cells secrete?
insulin
what cell secretes somatostatin?
delta cells
what is the function of bicarbonate?
it neutralizes acid from stomach and allows pancreatic cells to function at their optimal neutral pH
where are digestive enzymes stored in the acinar cells?
in mature zymogen granules
what is the function of VIP
it a neurotransmitter in the gut that is not normally important in pancreatic secretion but becomes important in pancreatic tumors known as vipomas which result in watery diarrhea
what type of relationship does secretin and CCK have?
there are synergists
what is the effect of secretin and CCK on zymogens?
they cause zymogens to secrete their contents
what two neurotransmitters trigger Cl- release?
CCK and ACh
what is most likely the mechanism by which ACh and CCK stimulate NaCl secretion?
through phosphorylation of basloateral and apical ion channels
what is the role of secretin in the bicarb secretion from pancreatic duct cells?
it uses cAMP (as its 2nd messenger) activates the CFTR Cl- channel which then replenishes luminal Cl- needed for the Cl-/HCO3- exchange
what happens to the concentrations of HCO3- and Cl- when the pancreatic flow rates change
their concentrations change in a reciprocal manner
ex. if rate of secretion is high, the bicarb in the secretion will be high
what happens to the Na and K concentrations when the flow rate of secretions change?
they remain constant
in relation to the pancreas, what is happen in patients with CF
CFTR channel is defective, pancreatic secretions are thick & viscous with the secretions of enzymes and they clog the pancreatic ducts which leads to inference with digestion
-The aqueous secretion isn’t there to dilute the pancreatic enzymes and reduce the viscosity