Lecture 9: Diabetes Flashcards

1
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agents that reduce glucose absorption or increase glucose excretion

___ inhibitors - acarbose, miglitol
___ inhibitors - canagliflozin, empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, ertugliflozin

A
  • alpha-glucosidase
  • SGLT2
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alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

MOA: decrease absorption of ___ from intestine via alpha glucosidase inhibition
- enzymes inhibited: sucrase, maltase, glucoamylase
- looks like ___ molecules
- taken po with ___

Examples:
- acarbose: ___ absorbed, high levels = risk of ___ damage
- miglitol: ___ absorbed

AE: GI upset (diarrhea, nausea, ___). Carbs go to colon, bacteria get a snack

not a first line drug

A

carbohydrate
- sugar
- meals

  • minimally, liver
  • completely

tooty

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Inhibition of Sodium Glucose coTransporter 2 (SGLT2)

strategy:
- increase glucose excretion in ___.
- ___blood glucose levels

SGLT2s can be ___
- in addition to glucose ___ is also extreted

End in ___

A
  • urine
  • reduce

saturated
- Na

-flozin

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SGLT 2 inhibitors

  • ___ active
  • indicated for type ___ diabetes adjunct to diet and exercise
  • decrease A1c
  • can be used as monotherapy and with metformin and ___
  • significant weight loss observed with ___
  • increased risk of ___
  • increased urine ___
  • volume depletion / ___
  • increased risk of diabetic ___
  • contraindicated in pts with ___ impairment (eGFR < ___ )
  • inceased risk of lower limb ___
A
  • orally
  • II
  • sulfonylureas
  • monotherapy
  • UTIs
  • volume
  • hypotension
  • ketoacidosis
  • renal, 30
  • amputation
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5
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agents that reduce insulin resistance/lipotoxicity

___ - metformin
___ - pioglitazone, rosiglitazone

A
  • biguanides
  • thiazoladinediones
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Insluin Resistnace

decreased ___ to insulin
- OGGT with prolonged elevation of plasma glucose with ___ or ___ insulin levels

causes:
- ___ in insulin signalining pathway proteins (rare)
- obesity
- inactivity

A

responsiveness
- normal, elevated
- polymorphisms

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Insulin Resistance

  • skeletal muscle - impaired ___ uptake
  • adipose tissue - impaired ___ uptake, impaired inhibition of ___ , mobilization of ___ to other tissues
  • liver - impared inhibition of ___ output via ___ or ___
A
  • glucose
  • glucose, lipolysis, fatty acids
  • glucose, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis
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Obesity induced insulin resistance - role of fatty acids

___ fatty acid levels are increased in obese people
- ___ raising FFA levels causes insulin resistance
- acute lowering of plasma FFA levels reduces ___ insulin resistance
- preodominant effect is on insulin stimulated ___ transport

A

free
- acutely
- chronic
- glucose

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insulin resistance - molecular level

polymorphisms in insulin receptor
- phosphorylization of ___ (instead of Tyr) of IR and ___ proteins = inhibits ___
- promoted by ___ uptake, ___ by-products, and ___ mediators

A
  • Ser, IRS, signaling
  • fatty acid, lipid, inflammatory
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insulin resistance - polymorphism MOA

  1. excess nutrients like ___ activate ___
  2. ___ then marks ___ for degradation
  3. rest of pathway cannot be complete, and ___ transport is reduced

increased ___ and ___ also do step two in addition to the insulin ___

A
  • FFA, mTOR
  • mTOR, IRS
  • glucose

cytokines, TNFa, receptor

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Obesity-induced inflammatio and insulin resistance

  1. ___ of adipose tissue due to lack of exercise and ___ decreases insulin ___
  2. ___ is decreased
  3. adipose cells secrete ___ which attracts monocytes
  4. these monocytes turn into infiltrated ___ macrophages which in adition to low ___ secrete hella ___ cytokines such as ___ , ___ , and ___
  5. leads to big time ___ and ___ resistance
A
  • hypertrophy, hyperphagia, sensitivity
  • adiponectin
  • MCP-1
  • M1, adiponectin, inflammatory, IL-6, TNFa, and MCP-1
  • inflammation, insulin
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Oral antidiabetic drugs - non hypoglycemic agents

___ (Glucophage)
- classified as a ___ agent
- decreases blood glucose concentrations in ___ without the concentration falling below ___
- lower risk of ___ acidosis than the older ____

A

Metformin
- antihyperglycemic
- NIDDM, normal
- lactic, biguanides

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Metformin (Glucophage)

advantages of ____ over sulfonylureas
- rarely causes ___
- rarely causes ___ gain
- indication: ___ (type II)
- MOA: activator of ___ activated kinase ( ___ )
- increases efficiency or ___ to insulin in liver, fat, and muscle cells
- Liver: decreased ___
- muscle and fat: increased ___ and ___uptake

A

biguanides
- hypoglycemia
- weight
- NIDDM
- AMP activated kinase (AMPK)
- sensitivity
- gluconeogenesis
- glycolysis, glucose

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Metformin action in liver

1) metformin blocks mitochondrial ___ by inhibiting ___
2) more ___ is produced, which inhibits FBPase (an enzyme in ___ )
3) this decreases ___ production
4) AMP also increases the action of ___ which lowers ___ synthesis

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  • respiration, complex-1
  • AMP, gluconeogenesis
  • glucose
  • AMPK, lipid/cholesterol
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Metformin action in skeletal muscle

1) ___ accumulates during exercise and activates ___
2) ___ then phsophorylates TBC1D1 and 4 which promotes GTPase activity of ___
3) ___ dissociates from ___, allowing ___ of transporter

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  • AMP, AMPK
  • AMPK, Rab
  • Rab, GLUT4, translocation
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Metformin SE

contraindicated in disords that increase ___ acidosis
- decreased ___ absorption
- SE: N, V, D
- may be used in combo with ___

Effects on blood-lipid profile
- decreases serum ___ and ___
- reduces risk of adverse ___ events

A

lactic
- B-12
- sulfonylurease

triglycerides, LDL
cardiovascular

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Thiazolidinediones

decrease insulin resistance or improve target cell response to insulin
- MOA: activate ___ (PPARgamma) a transcription factor

main target: ___
- enhances differentiation
- enhances ___ uptake into ___ fat
- reduces serum ___
- shifts lipids into fat cells from non-fat cells

other targets:
- liver: enhances ___ uptake, reduces ___ glucose production
- Sk. muscle: enhances ___ uptake

A
  • peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

adipocytes
* FFA, Sub-Q
* FFA

  • glucose, hepatic
  • glucose
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Thiazolidinediones examples

___ (Avandia) and ___ (Actos)
- restricted prescribing due to ___ toxicities
- some ___toxicity (check liver function)
- do not cause ___
- FDA warning: both are contraindicated in NYHA class III or IV ___ due to ___ retention

Actos is associated with increased risk of ___ cancer

A

rosiglitazone, pioglitazone
- cardiovascular
- hepatotoxicity
- hypoglycemia
- heart failure, fluid

bladder

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Thiazolidinediones - what is PPAR-gamma

PPAR-gamma is a transcription factor that makes target cells more sensitive to insulin
- upregulates ___
- downregulates ___ and ___

A
  • adiponectin
  • resisten, TNFa
20
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T or F: TdZs reduce FFAs and stimulate adiponectin

A

T

a

21
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T or F: there is an increased risk of fracture, peripheral edema, and weight gain with TdZs

A

T; TdZs decrease differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts

22
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Gestational Diabetes

Normal changes in insulin sensitivity and metabolism
- early pregnancy - increased insulin response, ___ in T1D. Due to growth of placenta and increased maternal ___ storage
- late pregnancy - reduced insulin ___ due to ___ of fetus. Normally compensated by increased ___ secretion

A
  • hypoglycemia, fat
  • sensitivity, growth, insulin

decreased sensitivity allows baby to soak up some nutrients

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Gestational Diabetes

defined as ___ during pregnancy in otherwise non-diabetic women
- diagnosed with ___ - ___ week OGTT
- usually appears in rapid ___ stage
- can lead to “___ ___” because baby has excessive access to ___. Baby’s level of ___ increases and stores excess glucose as fat
- 2-10% of pregnancies

A
  • hyperglycemia
  • 24-28
  • growth
  • Fat Baby, glucose, insulin
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Complications of Gestational Diabetes

  • damaging to baby’s ___
  • neonatal ___
  • breathing problems - high glucose/insulin levels delay maturation of ___
  • increased risk of developing type ___ diabetes (fetal programming)
A
  • shoulders
  • hypoglycemia
  • lungs
  • II
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Gestational Diabetes

maternal insulin resistance
- inability of target tissues to respond to insulin
- ___ doesnt cross the placenta, but ___ does
- factors secreted by placenta into ___ circulation

A
  • insulin, glucose
  • maternal
26
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Placental Hormones suspected in gestational insulin resistance

  • CRH-Cortisol: both increase as pregnancy progresses ( ___ oppose insulin action)
  • progesterone: increases as pregnancy progresses
  • placental GH: released during ___ half of gestation (may contribute to resistance)
  • placental lactogens (PL) - increases as pregnancy progresses (85% identical to ___ and contributes to insulin resistance)
A
  • glucocorticoids
  • last
  • GH
27
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T or F: placental lactogen causes maternal peripheral insulin resistance

A

T

28
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Hormones that increase beta cell mass during pregnancy

prolactin: increases as pregnancy progresses, stimulates B-cell ___
- mutations in ___ receptor are associated with gestational diabetes

placental lactogen: activates ___ (high affinity) and ___ receptors (low affinity)

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  • proliferation
  • PRL
  • PRL, GH
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Gestational Diabetes treatment

diet: small meals, complex carbs, avoid sugary food
- gold standard: ___ (doesnt cross placenta)
- glyburide (works, but may harm fetus)
- metformin (works, crosses placenta but doesnt harm fetus)
- TzDs - NOT USED (teratogenic due to regulating ___ )

A
  • insulin
  • transcription factors