5.1a – Salvia and Gastric Secretions I Flashcards
Where are secretory cells found?
-lower parts of crypts and submucosal glands along the GI
-salivary glands
-pancreas
-airways
-most mucus membranes
What does secretory diarrhea do to the secretory cells?
-over-activates them
>get excessive ion secretion=pulls water into GIT=diarrhea
What drives the secretory cell process?
-3Na/2K ATPase
>creates charge separation and concentration differences
*energy is required because you are moving Na/K against their concentration gradients
What happens when secretory cell is activated?
-increase either Ca2+ and/or cAMP
What does the increase in Ca2+ and/or cAMP activate?
-Cl- channels and/or
>Ca2+ activated Cl- channel
>cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR)
*via NTs from the ENS (ex. VIP, ACh)
K+ channel activation via Ca+ and/or cAMP leads to:
-further hyperpolarization of the membrane
>increases force for driving Cl- out of the cell
What is done to maintain electroneutrality with the increase in Ca+ and/or cAMP?
-Cl- and/or bicarbonate move out of the cell into the lumen
>pulls Na paracellularly through the incomplete tight junctions
What helps to replenish the Cl- in the cell?
-NKCC
What helps replenish bicarbonate?
-carbonic anhydrase
-proton exit the basolateral side of the cell through a cation exchanger
What creates the osmotic drive for water to move?
-the movement of ion (Na and Cl) either paracellularly (via aquaporins) OR through gap junctions
What are the 3 glands that produce saliva?
-parotid
-mandibular (submaxillary)
-sublingual
What are the cells that produce saliva?
-acinar cells
>water secretion to more mucous (species and GIT site differences)
*innervated by PS pathways
What happens to saliva when secretin is secreted by the duodenum in response to low ph?
-alkalinity is increased
What are the functions of saliva?
-facilitate mastication and swallowing
-dilution and cleaning of oral cavity
-buffering
-protection of tooth enamel
-absorption of Vit B12
-antibacterial
-cooling (ex. cat and dog)
Saliva and the absorption of Vit B12:
-produces a glycoprotein that binds B12
>protects it from the stomach acidity
>released in duodenum so B12 can be absorbed
Cooling via saliva in a dog:
-can produce 10x more saliva than a human when hot
Cat grooming:
-use hollow papillae to wick salvia into fur
-tongue separates the fur exposing the skin=evaporation causes a temperature drop
Salivary gland ‘pathway’:
-secretions from acinar cells are connected by a series of ducts
-converge into an intercalated duct
-drains into excretory ducts
-converges into a main duct
*2 stage model