WEEK 13 Flashcards
what is the main function of the small intestine
digestion and absorption of nutrients
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Reduced expression or mistargeting of NHE3 protein
results in _______ in patients with a rare genetic
disorder
diarrhea
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___________ ________ can inhibit NHE3 mediated Na-H+ exchange, that operates in parallel with Cl-HCO3- exchange, mediated by PAT1
Intestinal inflammation
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NHE mechanisms mediate ________ _____ ______ in the small intestine
electroneutral NaCl absorption
true or false.
NHE expressed in the small intestine are also expressed in the colon.
True
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Electrogenic Na+ absorption is mediated by apical epithelial sodium channels called ______ _____ .
ENaC channels
ENaC channels are primarily found in the ______, and ______ but also observed in the ileum.
colon ; rectum
ENaC channels are expressed in the ______ _____ .
brush border
ENaC channels are strongly _______ by a ________, amiloride
inhibited; diuretic
ENaC channels are _________ by the mineralocorticoid hormone, ___________.
stimulated; aldosterone
What are three mechanisms utilized by chloride absorption?
1-2. electroneutral pathways: Na-H and Cl-HCO3- exchange. this is the main mechanism for chloride absorption
- paracellular absorption: passive ; absorbed between cells; This pathway predominates in the small
intestine
depends on the transmural potential difference
and the chloride gradient.
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a. The products of lipid digestion- __________ and ______ _____ are dissolved in bile _______.
b. Lipid digestion in the _______ and duodenum yields monoglycerides and long chain fatty acids.
Other lipid products in the alimentary canal like phospholipids, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins, along with the lipolysis products, form micelles with bile ______ .
c. Lipids are absorbed in the small intestine via _______
d. Fatty acids, monoglycerides leave micelles →
enter ________ cells → _________ formation → __________ formation → chylomicron enter ______ → ________
a. monoglycerides; fatty acids ; micelles
b. stomach ; salts
c. diffusion
d. epithelial ; triglyceride ; chylomicron ; lacteals ; lymphatics (enter blood vessel)
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The three products of carbohydrate digestion are glucose, ________, and ________. The absorption of these sugars is a _____ – stage process
galactose; fructose; two
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A. On the ______ membrane SGLT1 is a Na- dependent glucose and ______ transporter.
B. The transporter is expressed at the brush border of _________ in the small intestine. It transports sodium and glucose at a _:1 ratio. This transporter relies upon the Na-K ATPase to maintain the Na-gradient
C. Inhibition of the Na-K ATPase reduces glucose and
galactose absorption. Each cycle of the SGLT-1 transporter brings _____ _____ molecules with every molecule of glucose accounting for roughly ____ L of water absorption per day
D. This is the molecular basis of oral rehydration therapy used to treat ______ and other diarrheal diseases
E. GLUT5 is responsible for the apical absorption of ________ via _______ diffusion
F. Excess glucose, Fructose and galactose is transported out of the basolateral membrane using _______
A. Apical ; galactose ;
B. enterocytes; 2
C. 260 water ; 5
d. cholera
E. fructose ; facilitated
F. GLUT2
True of false.
The movement of glucose through this transporter will depend only on the relative concentrations of the sugar inside and outside the cell.
True.
True or false.
GLUT2, is a ________ sugar transporter.
facilitated
True of false.
The intestine is only capable of transporting single amino acids
False.
The intestine is capable of transporting not only
single amino acids, but also short oligomers,
encompassing di-, tri-, and perhaps even
tetrapeptides.
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Amino acid transport utilizes Na+, ___ , ___, and ___ as it’s transport partners
K+, H+, Cl-
How do amino acid-Na+ coupled transporters differ
- in their transport partners (Na+, K+, H+, Cl-)
- whether they are electroneutral or electrogenic
- In specificity for different classes of amino acids
- Multiple brush border transport systems for amino acids depend on Na+ either directly or indirectly
true or false.
Dipeptides and tripeptides are inefficiently absorbed in the small intestine.
False. they are efficiently absorbed.
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The transport of di- and tripeptides is ________ dependent on Na+ because:
1. Na+ is needed to drive the Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE3)
2. NHE3 generates a _______ gradient.
3. A proton gradient is needed for H+/peptide transport
4. In this way the absorption of Na+ is coupled to the absorption of another H+ important nutrient amino acids and ______.
PEPT1 ( peptide transporter-1) mediates proton-coupled uptake of a broad variety of peptides.
Its activity is coupled to the activity of the ______. It has an extremely ______ substrate specificity. It can transport peptides of various sizes (di-, tri-, tetra-peptides) and charges.
indirectly ; proton ; peptides ; NHE3 ; broad
True or false.
Cystolic digestion occurs during the transport of peptides
true.
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Basolateral amino acid transport systems are organized into _______ transport systems based on amino acid characteristics.
six ;
The basolateral membrane can operate in both directions depending on what?
- the luminal amino acid concentration
- cellular demand
- electrogenic driving forces
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Water soluble vitamins use a ___________ mechanism for absorption in the ______. This includes B vitamins, Vitamin ___, Folic acid , _______ acid, and ______ acid
Na-cotransport ; ileum; C ; Nicotinic ; Pantothenic
True or false.
B12 is found in animal products
true.
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B12 is bound to _______ protein.
______ and the acidic pH liberate B12 from food
proteins.
In the stomach, B12 binds to a carrier protein
_________ , which protects B12 from _______.
In the small intestine, _______ degrades haptocorrin,
releasing B12. Free B12 binds to ______ intrinsic factor protects B12 from degradation.
Absorption into intestinal enterocytes is a ________
mediated process.
B12-IF complex is internalized and sent to _________
where intrinsic factor is degraded.
The released B12 is exported from the basolateral membrane by the _______ ________ _______ protein-1 (MRP1).
B12 deficiency results in ________ anemia.
dietary; Pepsin ; haptocorrin ; degradation ; trypsin ; gastric ; receptor; lysosomes ; multi-drug resistant associated ; megaloblastic
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The small intestine extends from the _____ ______ to the ileocecal valve
pyloric sphincter
From proximal to distal, the small intestine is divided into which three regions?
- duodenum, jejunum and ileum
Small intestine is made of what kind of cells?
- Simple columnar epithelial cells, absorptive cells called enterocytes, and a small amount of goblet cells
What are the mucosa adaptations that expand the surface area of the small intestine?
- Plicae circulares are microscopic folds of the mucosa and submucosa, and they circle the intestine. They are more organized than Rugae
- Villi are microscopic, fingerlike projections of the mucosa. They are covered in simple, columnar, epithelium, and extend up from the mucosa.
- Micro villi are tiny cytoplasmic extensions on the apical surface of epithelial cells.
What are the invaginations surrounding and between villi in the small intestine?
- Crypts of lieberkuhn
Where do the stem cells that give rise to both crypt and villus epithelial cells reside?
- Toward the base of the Crypts
Defined the brush border.
- Found on the membrane of microvilli (small intestine)
- Made of a dense glycocalyx
- Protect the cells from digestive enzymes
What do brush border hydrolases do?
- Perform the final steps of digestion for specific nutrients
What type of cells do the crypts contain?
- Enterocytes which are simple columnar epithelial cells with microvilli that are specialized for absorption.
- Goblet cells that secrete mucus
- Enteroendocrine cells. They are different from stem cells and are specialized for secretion of hormones.
This includes:
- Enterochromaffin cells that secrete serotonin,
- D cells found in the duodenum that secretes somatostatin,
- I cells found in the duodenum, and jejunum that secrete cholecystokinin,
- S- cells in the duodenum and jejunum that secrete secretin. - Paneth cells found at the base of the intestinal glands and have a highly granular appearance. These granules contain several anti-microbial compounds like defensins and lysozyme.
Where are Brunners glands typically found?
- In the submucosa of the proximal duodenum. This is where the duodenum is exposed to acid.
Brunners glands are unique to what type of animals?
- Placental mammals
Describe Breuners glands.
- The glands are made of mucin-secreting cuboidal to columnar cells, arranged on lobules
- Secretion from Brunners glands contributes to a layer of mucus
- The mucous layer protects delicate epithelial surface that first encounter gastric chyme and pancreatic juice.
- Brunners Glands raise the ph luminal contents and provide an immunological defense.
What stimulates Brunner’s gland secretion?
- Tactile irritating stimuli of the duodenal mucosa
- Vagal stimulation
- Secretin
What decreases secretion from brunner’s glands?
- Sympathetic activity
- Prolonged, sympathetic activity, makes mucosa vulnerable to acid chyme
In the small intestine, how is fluid absorbed?
- Fluid absorption is driven by coupled transport of nutrients
- Between meals, for the reuptake is driven exclusively by the movement of electrolytes
In the small intestine, how was fluid secretion accomplished?
- Fluid secretion is driven by the active transport of chloride ions into the lumen through the CFTR channel
Describe the CFTR channel.
- Stands for cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
- CFTR is a cAMP- regulated anion channel highly expressed in the small intestine mucosa
- CFTR mediates secretion of chloride, bicarbonate and fluid
- Chloride secretion establishes an electrical driving force that makes the lumen negative. This driving force is for trans-epithelial sodium secretion via the paracellular pathways.
- The movement of sodium and chloride into Luminal compartment generates the osmotic driving force for water flow producing an isotonic secretory product.
What are the three molecular requirements for chloride secretion into the lumen of the small intestine? Where must they be located?
- Sodium potassium ATPase
- Basolateral potassium channels
- NKCC1 transporter
- on the basolateral membrane of epithelial cells
What does a Basolateral potassium channel in the small intestine do?
- Set the membrane potential
- Recycle the potassium brought in by the sodium potassium ATPase
- Activate the same cAMP/Pk-A pathway that activate CFTR
What does the NKCC1 transporter do?
- Mediates the Basolateral influx of chloride
- Import one sodium and potassium and 2 chlorides per cycle
- The rate of chloride entry, through this transporter determines the overall rate of chloride secretion
True or false.
the small intestine enterocytes produces digestive enzymes found at the brush border .
- True
What does isoMaltase do?
- It is an enzyme that breaks isomaltase down
What is the most important mechanism for regulating the secretions of the small intestine?
- Local enteric reflexes
What does intestinal lipase do?
- Breaks neutral fats into glycerol and fatty acids
The chemical digestion in the small intestine relies on what three accessory digestive organs?
- Liver
- Gall bladder
- Pancreas
What is the exocrine portion of the pancreas made of? what is the endocrine portion of the pancreas made of?
- exocrine pancreas: acinar and duct tissue
- Endocrine pancreas: islets of langerhans
what does the liver do? What does the gallbladder do? What does the pancreas do?
- liver: produces bile
- Gallbladder: stores, concentrates, and releases bile
- Pancreas: produces pancreatic juice, which contains digestive enzymes, and bicarbonate ions
What do acinar cells do?
- Synthesize store and secrete digestive enzymes
- They have a very high protein synthesis rate. Due to the highly developed ER combined with the mechanisms to modify and transport, newly synthesize proteins through the secretory pathway