W14 Diabetes Flashcards
Symptoms of diabetes mellitus
Thirst
Hunger
Urination
Weight loss
Cause of Type 1 diabetes
Autoimmune destruction of B cells
Evidence that type E1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease
T lymphocyte infiltration of islet
Islet cell antibodies
Strong genetic association with certain HLA loci
Associated with other autoimmune diseases
What are some possible environmental triggers associated with type 1 diabetes?
Coxsackie B4, mumps, rubella
What treatments are Avaliable for prevention of and new onset diabetes?
Immunosuppression Peptide therapy Lifestyle intervention Abatacept Ustekinemab Teplizumab Golimumab
What defects is type 2 diabetes associated with?
Insulin action (increased insulin resistance) Insulin secretion
What is IGT ?
Increased glucose tolerance
- abnormal OGTT but normal fasting glucose
- treated with diet and exercise
Early progression of T2D
What is seen with overt but mild type 2 diabetes?
Moderate fasting hyperglycaemia (~7mM)
Insulin resistance present
Hyperinsulemia
How is overt but mild T2D treated?
Diet and exercise Oral hypoglycaemic agents Insulin sensitizing agent DPP-IV inhibitors GLP-1 analogues
What is seen with advanced T2D?
Severe fasting hyperglycaemia (>9mM)
Insulin secretion greatly impaired or absent
Often require insulin
What is insulin resistance in T2D commonly associated with?
Obesity
Inflammation in adipose tissue
What are the characteristics of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes?
Impaired glucose induced insulin secretion
Impaired pro insulin processing —> hyperproinsulinemia
Inability to adapt to increasing insulin resistance
Progressive decline in insulin secretion as the disease progresses
Causes of loss of insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes
- Glucose toxicity and lipotoxicity
- Pro inflammatory cytokines
- increased # of islet macrophages —> proinflammatory cytokines - Islet amyloid deposits
What are the monogenic forms of diabetes ?
MODY
Neonatal diabetes mellitus
What is Mature onset diabetes of the young (MODY)?
- associated with genes that regulate beta cell mass or function
What is neonatal diabetes mellitus ?
Born with diabetes
Caused by mutations
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes that appears during pregnancy and disappears following birth
Insulin resistance —> increased insulin secretion
>50% with GDM go on to develop T2D and
What is the function of insulin and glucagon?
Insulin: promotes glucose uptake from the blood and storage in tissues
Glucagon: promotes glucose mobilization from tissues, increased blood glucose levels
Early manifestations of hypoglycaemia
Palpitations, tachycardia
Diaphoresis, anxiety
Weakness, hunger, nausea
What are the manifestations of prolonged/severe hypoglycaemia?
Hypothermia
Confusion, hallucinations, seizures
Coma
What are the early manifestations of hyperglycaemia?
Polydipsia, polyuria
Altered vision
Weight loss
Mild dehydration
What are the manifestations of severe/prolonged hyperglycaemia?
Cardiac arrhythmias
Coma
What is islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, amylin) and what is its function?
37 AA peptide
Co-secreted with insulin
Decreases gastric emptying, suppresses glucagon secretion, stimulates satiety centre in brain —> control glucose in insulin sparing fashion
What is the function of somatostatin ?
Inhibits the secretion of several other hormones such as insulin, glucagon and growth hormone
What do PP cells secrete and what is the function of the secretion?
Pancreatic polypeptide
Delays gastric emptying —> reduce food intake
What is the approximate composition of islets in terms of the 4 cell types?
65-80% B cells
15-20% a-cells
3-10% d cells
3-5% PP cells
What is the parasympathetic innervation of islets ?
Vagus nerve
Neurotransmitter is acetylcholine
What is sympathetic innervation of islets
Post ganglionic fibres originate in the celiac ganglion
Primary neurotransmitter is norepinephrine
Neural hormonal action of epinephrine from adrenal gland
What stimulates pro insulin synthesis ?
Glucose
What enzymes are involved in the cleavage of pro insulin
PC1/3, PC2, carboxypeptidase E,
What is insulin secretion always dependent on?
Glucose
What 3 ways is glucose regulated?
Neurally
Hormonally
Nutrient
How do the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system regulate insulin secretion?
Parasympathetic activation —> stimulation
Sympathetic activation —> inhibition
What hormones are involved in the regulation of insulin?
Incretins —> enhanced glucose stimulated insulin secretion
-GIP (gastric/GI inhibitory polypeptide)
- GLP1 —> suppress glucagon release
Somatostatin —> inhibition
Other than glucose what other nutrients help regulate the release of insulin?
Amino acids; arginine, lysine
How do B cells act as glucose sensors?
Glucose enters cell through GLUT2 —> G-6-P by glucokinase —> glycolysis producing ATP, ATP sensitive potassium channel closes —> B-cell depolarizes —> open voltage gated Ca2+ channels —> Ca2+ influx —> exocytosis of insulin secretory granules
Glucokinase phosphorylation is rate limiting step —> glucose sensor
What are the major target tissues of insulin?
Liver
Fat
Muscle
What is the fate of glucose in muscle cells?
Used for energy or stored as glycogen
What is the fate of glucose in adipocytes?
Stored as fat via glycerol 3-phosphate —> triglycerides
What enzymes can stimulate glycolysis in the liver?
Glucokinase
Phosphofructokinase
Pyruvate kinase
What inhibits glycogenolysis in the liver?
Inactivation of liver glycogen phosphorylase
What inhibits gluconeogenesis in the liver?
Inhibition of pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase and fructose 1,6 diphosphatase
What causes increased fatty acid and triglyceride synthesis?
Stimulation of lipoprotein lipase
Stimulation of fatty acid synthesis from glucose via glycolysis
Inhibition of Lipolysis in adipocytes via inhibition of hormone sensitive lipase
How glucose intake cause increased protein synthesis?
Muscle: stimulation of AA uptake
Liver & muscle: increased rate of protein synthesis and inhibition of protein catabolism
Inhibition of gluconeogenesis
What is the significance of tyrosine kinase
It is the insulin receptor enzyme
What are the principle actions of glucagon?
Stimulate hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
How do parasympathetic and sympathetic activation impact glucagon release?
Both stimulate glucagon release
What hormones stimulate the release of glucagon?
GIP
CCK
What hormone inhibits the release of glucagon?
GLP-1
Somatostatin
Insulin
What is the effect of AAs on glucagon?
Stimulate secretion
What induces somatostatin release?
Glucose Sulfonylureas AAs CCK Cyclic AMP
What inhibits somatostatin release?
Cholinergic stimulation
What is the function of IAPP?
Retard gastric emptying and glucagon secretion
What is the function of pancreatic polypeptide?
Delay gastric emptying
Reduce food intake
What is the function of Ghrelin?
Stimulates release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland and has an important role in appetite regulation
What is the overall action of glucocorticoids?
Counter regulatory to the action of insulin
- increased hepatic gluconeogenesis via stimulation of PEPCK
- inhibit glucose uptake in muscle and adipose tissue
what are the 5 main classifications of diabetes mellitus?
- T1DM
- T2DM
- GDM
- MODY
- Secondary diabetes
What is the etiology of T1DM?
Autoimmune or non-autoimmune mediated destruction of B cells
What is the etiology of T2DM?
Insulin resistance due to obesity, abnormal insulin receptors, adipokines, inflammation, B cell defects and metabolic syndrome
What is the definition of GDM?
Glucose intolerance that develops or is first recognized during pregnancy.