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Crystal Arthropathies Flashcards

1
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which base is N-containing single ring structure

A

pyrimindine

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2
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which base is N-containing double ring structure

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purine

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3
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which nucleotides are purines

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A and G

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4
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which nucleotides are pyrimidines

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C, T, and U

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5
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difference in DNA and RNA for nucleotides

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DNA has T and RNA has U

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6
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what are the two pathways to synthesize purines?

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de novo synthesis pathway and salvage pathway

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7
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explain the de novo pathway to synthesize purines

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Glutamine is used to transfer an N to PRPP, then a base is built on the N, the nucleotide product is inosine monophosphate (IMP)

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8
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what is used in the de novo synthesis pathway?

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glutamine

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9
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what is the nucleotide product of the de novo synthesis pathway

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inosine monophosphate (IMP)

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10
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IMP can then be used to make what?

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AMP or GMP
ATP to make GMP
GTP to make AMP

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11
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why is reciprocal control in the de novo synthesis useful?

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Helps ensure you are not making all of one type of purine and not enough of the other

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12
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what purine base is made from the de novo synthesis pathway?

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hypoxanthine

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13
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what does the salvage pathway use?

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Uses hypoxanthine, guanine, and adenine bases that already exist

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14
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what are the two enzymes used in the salvage pathway?

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  • hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase
  • adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
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15
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what does hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase do?

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catalyzes the addition of phosphoribose (sugar +P) from PRPP to:
- Hypoxanthine to make IMP
- guanine to make GMP

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16
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what does adenine phosphoribosyltransferase do?

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catalyzes the addition of phosphoribose (sugar + P) from PRPP to:
adenine to make AMP

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17
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what is the pathway for pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis

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de novo pathway

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18
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how is the de novo pathway different in pyrimidine than purine synthesis

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in purimidine, it involves making an intermediate pyrimidine ring first, then attaching a ribose-5-P (via PRPP)

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19
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what are the substrates for the pyrimidine ring in pyrimidine synthesis

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  • carbamoyl phosphate (made from glutamine, ATP, CO2)
  • aspartate
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20
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during the de novo pathway for pyrimidine, what is the nucleotide intermediate when the pyrimidine ring is attached to PRPP?

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UMP

21
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how is CTP made from UMP

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UMP is phosphorylated via kinases to make UTP, UTP is aminated to make CTP (glutamine provides the N)

22
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how to make dTMP from UMP

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UMP is phosphorylated (kinase) to make UDP, then converted to dUMP, dUMP is methylated to dTMP using folate coenzyme

23
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what removes P’s from nucleotides to relase nucleosides

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nucleotidases

24
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what happens when pyrimidine bases are degraded

A

cytosine to uracil and ultimately alanine

25
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what happens when purine bases are degraded

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first to xanthine, then uric acid, and then excreted in urine

26
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what is the enzyme that converts hypoxanthine to xanthine, and xanthine to uric acid?

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xanthine oxidase

27
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what leads to gout?

A

hyperuricemia

28
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what is hyperuricemia

A

underexcretion (most common) or overproduction (less common) of uric acid

29
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what is chronic tophaceous gout

A

Nodular masses of monosodium urate crystals (tophi) may be deposited in soft tissues

30
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what is the enzyme that is responsible for the degradation of uric acid?

A

uricase

31
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what is gout?

A

joint inflammation due to deposition of urate crystals

32
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what results in acute gouty arthritis?

A

monosodium urate crystal precipitation

33
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in a patient with acute gout, how does the joint become inflamed

A

Urate crystals are phagocytosed by macrophages, activating them, they then release chemokines that attract neutrophils into the joint, found within the synovial fluid, Neutrophils mediate joint inflammation

34
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people with acute gout tends to have pain in which joints

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1st metatarsal-phalangeal joint, insteps, ankles, heels, knees, wrists, elbows, finger, Lower limbs are more often affected than upper

35
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Chronic gout leads to ?

A

chronic arthritis with joint erosion, chronic inflammation, development of pannus, and development of tophi

36
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what is the pathognomonic hallmark of gout

A

tophi

37
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what are tophi

A

uric acid crystals that accumulate in and around the affected joint

38
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how does Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome happen?

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deficiency of HGPRT

39
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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome can lead to?

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hyperuricemia because increase in uric acid

40
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what is calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) also known as ?

A

pseudogout

41
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most cases of pseudo gout are?

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sporadic

42
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what causes pseudogout?

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caused by the buildup of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints, macrophages phagocytose the crystals, recruiting neutrophils and causing inflammation

43
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what is used to distinguish what type of arthritis a person has?

A

synovial fluid analysis

44
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what are the 3 C’s when doing the synovial fluid analysis

A

Crystals
Cells
Culture

45
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when the cells (seen in synovial fluid analysis) are super high, it’s usually what

A

septic arthritis

46
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what are some anti-gout agents

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  • target the inflammation (corticosteriods and colchicine)
  • analgesics (NSAIDs)
  • decrease uric acid production
  • increase uric acid excretion
47
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how does colchine effect inflammation

A

Blocks the migration of leukocytes (most importantly neutrophils), thereby decreasing the inflammatory response

48
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what is the most serious adverse effect of colchine

A

bone marrow depression

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