physiological role of insulin
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Physiological role of insulin. Release of insulin by beta cells Response to elevated blood glucose level Effects of insulin Somewhat global Major effects on muscle, adipose tissues, and liver Increased glucose uptake Glucose Energy source Glycogen synthesis. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Physiological role of insulin
• Release of insulin by beta cells– Response to elevated blood glucose level– Effects of insulin
• Somewhat global• Major effects on muscle, adipose tissues, and
liver– Increased glucose uptake
• Glucose– Energy source
– Glycogen synthesis
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• Increased hepatic glycogen synthesis– Increased glycogen synthase activity– Increased synthesis of glucose-6-P
• Prevention of glucose release
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• Effects on adipocytes– Glycerol synthesis
• Increased glucose metabolism
– Increased lipoprotein metabolism• Lipoprotein lipase
– Increased free fatty acids release
– net results• Increased triglyceride synthesis
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• Effects on adipocytes– Enzymes activated by insulin
• Citrate lipase• Acetyl-CoA carboxylase• Fatty acid synthase• Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
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• Effects on muscle– Increased transport of glucose and amino
acids• Increased synthesis of proteins
– Energy from glucose
• Maintenance of potassium homeostasis– Increased K uptake
• Extreme concentrations of insulin– Extracellular hypokalemia
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Mechanism of insulin action• Insulin receptor
– Similar to type I IGF receptor• Two sets of subunits (alpha and beta)• Insulin binding
– Alpha
• Receptor tyrosine kinase– Beta
– Phosphorylation of intracellular domain• Docking sites for intracellular proteins
– Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1)
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• Phosphorylation of IRS-1– Secondary messenger system
• Somewhat complicated– Ca ions– PKA– PKC
• Activation of glucose transport system
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• Effects on glucose transport system– Glucose transport
• Facilitated diffusion• Diverse
– Types of proteins– Tissue-dependent distribution pattern– Evolved to accommodate specific energy needs
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Physiological role of glycogen• Decreased blood glucose level
– Insulin-induced– Subsequent elevation of glucose
• Glycogen break-down• Gluconeogenesis
• Glycogen– Antagonistic to insulin
• Gluconeogenesis• Glycogen break-down
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• Glycogen break-down– Short-term maintenance of glucose level
• Gluconeogenesis– Long-term
• Exercise• Fasting• Neonates
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• Effects on amino acid and lipid metabolism– Used as precursor for gluconeogenesis
• Amino acids• Glycerol
– Lipolysis• Release of free fatty acids and glycerol
– Substrate for glucose synthesis
• Occurs when insulin concentrations are low– Potent inhibitor of lipolysis
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• Undernutrition/fasting– Prevention of hypoglycemia
• Reduced insulin level• Elevated glucagon• Adrenal catecholamines
– Critical if glucagon is low
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Mechanism of glucagon action
• Target organs– Liver– Adipose tissues
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• Interaction of glucagon with its receptor– Increased cAMP production
• Activation of PKA system– Glycogen break-down– Gluconeogenesis– Lipolysis
• Inhibition of ketone formation from free fatty acid metabolism by liver
– Glucose sparing effects (use of fatty acids as energy source)
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Control of pancreatic islet function
• Several factors– Hormones– Nervous system– Metabolic signals – Blood glucose level
• Most important• Hyperglycemia
– Stimulation of insulin secretion– Inhibition of glucagon synthesis
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• Adrenal and neural catercholamines– Adrenal epinephrine
• Inhibition of insulin secretion– Alpha receptor-mediated– Glucose availability during stress
• Stimulation of glucagon secretion– Epinephrine and norepinephrine– Activation of beta receptors
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• Amino acids and other metabolites (acetoacetic acid)– Increased insulin secretion
• Protein synthesis
• Fatty acid synthesis
– Increased glucagon secretion• Prevention of hypoglycemia
– Counteracts effects of insulin
• Abolished when CHO and proteins are ingested together
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• Stimulation by GI tract (entero-insular axis)– Secretion of gastrointestinal inhibitory peptide
(GIP) and glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1)• Response to orally ingested glucose• Stimulates secretion of insulin• GLP-1 stimulates cAMP production• Secretion of insulin above the level secreted in
response to glucose alone– Beta cells must be “competent” to respond to increased
glucose level
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• Stimulation by GI tract (entero-insular axis)– Secretion of gastrointestinal inhibitory
peptide (GIP) and glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1)
• Inhibition of glucagon secretion– Elevated glucose level– Elevated insulin level
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• Neural control– Vagus nerves
• Stimulate insulin secretion
• Endocrine factors– Glucose homeostasis
• GH– Diabetogenic (stimulates insulin secretion but
reduces peripheral insulin sensitivity)
• Glucocorticoids
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Glucose counterregulation
• Glucose– Primary energy source for brain
• No gluconeogenesis• No glycogen• No regulatory mechanisms for level of uptake
– Prevention of hypoglycemia• Decreased insulin secretion• Increased glucagon secretion• Release of epinephrine