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Regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism Flashcards

1
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What is the active form of Ca2+ in the body? Where is most calcium stored?

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Free ionized Ca2+. Most is stored in bones and teeth

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Why is extracellular calcium concentration important?

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It affects the excitability of neurons

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3
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What is the effect of aging on Ca2+?

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Decrease in dietary intake of calcium and how much calcium is absorbed from diet (osteopenia or osteoporosis)

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What symptoms does hypocalcemia usually present as?

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Low Ca2+ > lower threshold of neurons for AP > lots of random AP so hyperreflexia, twitching, cramping, tingling and numbness, aka excite the nervous system

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What are Chovstek sign and trousseau signs? What do these indicate?

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Chovstek: facial twitching triggered by tapping on CN VII
Trousseau: carpopedal spasm upon inflation of blood pressure cuff
-Indicative of hypocalcemia

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What symptoms does hypercalcemia usually present with?

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High Ca2+ > higher threshold of neurons for AP > less Aps > muscle weakness, hyporefelxia, lethargy, no appetite aka depress the nervous system

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7
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How can you alter Ca2+ concentration in blood?

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  • plasma protein concentration (directly proportional)
  • Anion concentration (inversely proportional)
  • change the fraction of Ca2+ bound to albumin (acid/base)
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Acidemia does what to Ca2+ concentration? How?

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If there’s lots of H+, they occupy most of the binding sites in albumin, leaving Ca2+ in the blood

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Alkalemia does what to Ca2+ concentration? How?

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If there’s less H+, Ca2+ can bind to albumin > less Ca2+ floating around in the blood

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10
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What are the roles of these molecules in Ca2+ homeostasis?
Vitamin D
PTH
Calcitonin

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  • absorb the Ca2+ from the intestines, bone resorption
  • increase Ca2+ in the blood (resorption of bone)
  • decrease Ca2+ in the blood (reabsorption by bone and excretion by kidney)
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What is the relationship of extracellular phosphate concentration to Ca2+ concentration? What regulates phosphate and where is it found?

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Inversely proportional, regulated by the same hormones that regulate Ca2+ and found mostly in bone

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12
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What produces PTH?

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Chief cells of the parathyroid gland

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13
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Describe the synthesis of PTH

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preproPTH > pro PTH > cleaved by Golgi to PTH > packaged to granules

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14
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Draw the pathway of regulation of PTH synthesis and secretion

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Ok

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15
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What happens to PTH synthesis if you have chronic hypercalcemia? How about chronic hypocalcemia?

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  • decreases (since lots of Ca2+ feedback)

- increases (since no Ca2+ feedbacks)

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16
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How does magnesium affect PTH secretion?

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Same as Ca2+. But severe hypomangesemia (alcoholics) can inhibit PTH altogether

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17
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Draw the mechanism of action of PTH

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Ok

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18
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What is active Vitamin D? What is its main function in relation to Ca2+ and Pi?

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1-25, dihydroxycholecalciferol. Increase Ca2+ and Pi blood concentration

19
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What is the mechanism of action of Vitamin D?

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It’s a steroid so it travels in the blood via binding protein > attaches to RXR nucleus receptor and ups/downs gene expression with end goal to increase ca

20
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Draw the synthesis of Vitamin D

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Ok

21
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How is 1a hydroxylase regulated?

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Comes from CYP1a gene. Activated by PTH binding to receptor in proximal tubule cell and deactivated by Ca binding to receptor in proximal tubule cell.

22
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How exactly does PTH increase Ca2+ in blood?

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Binds to osteoblasts first (short term - bone formation) > osteoblast releases cytokines > binds on osteoclasts which takes the Ca2+ out of the osteoblast

23
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Draw the mechanism of bone resorption and formation

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Ok

24
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Roles of M-CSF, RANK L, RANK and OPG in bone formation and resorption

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M-CSF: induces maturation of osteoclasts
RANK L: binds to RANK receptor on osteoclasts > allows them to osteoclast
RANK: RANK L receptor
OPG: decoy receptor for RANK L to prevent it from enabling osteoclasts

25
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What are the actions of PTH and Vitamin D on RANKL and OPG?

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PTH increases RANKL and decreases OPG

Vitamin D increases RANKL eceptor for RANK

26
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What is the action of the PTH on the kidney cell?

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PTH wants to keep Ca2+ and get rid of Phosphate. Inhibits the NPT2a phosphate receptor so it can’t travel to the bloodstream and stays in the urine filtrate

27
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Draw how Vitamin D regulates the absorption of Ca2+ from the intestine into the bloodstream

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OK

28
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How does Vitamin D facilitate absorption of phosphate into bloodstream?

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Activates NPT2a to let the phosphate in

29
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What does calcitonin do?

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Bone formation and lower Ca2+ and Pi levels by binding to receptors on osteoclasts and inhibiting them

30
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What happens to calcitonin levels after a thyroidectomy? How about thyroid tumor?

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Decreased calcitonin

Increased calcitonin

31
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How does estradiol affect Ca2+ and Pi metabolism?

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promote GI bsorption and kidney reabsorption. of Ca2+. Osteoblast survival and osteoclast apoptosis

32
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How do glucocorticoids affect Ca2+ and Pi metabolism?

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Promote resorption

33
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Primary hyperparathyroidism
Cause
Clinical
Treatment

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-Parathyroid problem (too much PTH, could be caused by adenoma)
-Groans: stones and constipation, plus lots of Ca, Pi and cAMP excretion
Bones: resorption
-Parathyroidectomy

34
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism:

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-Low blood Ca2+ (due to renal failure or vitamin D deficiency) causes increased PTH.

35
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What happens to phosphate in 2ndary hyperparathyroidism?

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Kidney failure: defective kidney, phosphate isn’t excreted and Ca2+ isn’t reabsorbed
Vitamin D deficiency: kidney is fine and getting rid of phosphate, but intestine doesn’t absorb the Ca2+

36
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Hypoparathyroidism:
Cause
Clinical
Treatment

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  • Insufficient PTH due to problem with parathyroid causing low Ca2+. —-
  • Hypocalcemia symptoms and hyperphophatemia
  • Ca2+ and Vitamin D supplement
37
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Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a)
Cause
clinical

A
  • Lots of PTH but cannot activate adenylate cyclase. No response to PTH
  • hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, lots of urinary cAMP. Short everything, obese, calcified skin
38
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Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy

Cause:

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Tumor produces PTHrP which mimics PTH and binds the type 1 PTH receptor. Low PTH but lots of PTH effects cause of the impostor

39
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Humoral Hypercalcemia of malignancy:

Clinical

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Lots of PTHrP, blood Ca, urinary Ca, Pi and cAMP but low PTH

40
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Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH)

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CaSR not working (mutated). Can’t respond to Ca2+ so chief cell keeps making PTH
-High blood Ca2+ and low urinary Ca2+. Normal to high PTH

41
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Vitamin D deficiency results in …

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Rickets in kids and osteomalacia in adults

42
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Rickets:

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Weak bones in kids.
Type 1: lack of 1a hydroxylase
Type 2: lack of vitamin D receptor

43
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Osteomalacia:
Cause
Clinical

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  • GI problems that it can’t absorb Vitamin D, no sun exposure
  • bone pain, fractures, muscle cramps, positive Chvostek’s sign
44
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Osteoporosis:
Cause
Treatment

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  • Loss of bone mass overtime. Lots of resorption with disproportionate formation
  • anything that increases osteoblast formation or inhibits osteoclasts

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