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What is insulin?
What does it promote?
What does it inhibit?

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  • Insulin is a peptide hormone involved in blood glucose regulation
  • It promotes glucose uptake from the bloodstream into adipose tissue and skeletal muscle
  • It inhibits hepatic glucose production
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What does insulin stimulate?

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Cell growth and differentiation - increased synthesis of glycogen, proteins and triglycerides

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Where and why is insulin synthesised?

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Synthesised by pancreatic beta cells in response to elevated blood glucose concentrations

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What is considered normal BGL?

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3.6-5.8mM

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At what BGL are beta islet cells most sensitive?

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5.5-6.0mM

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Does glucose enter beta islet cells actively or passively?

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Passively

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What is insulin called when it is first synthesised?

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Preproinsulin

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What is the composition of preproinsulin?

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A single polypeptide containing signal peptide, A-chain, C peptide and B-chain

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How is insulin synthesised?

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  • Initially as preproinsulin
  • Signal
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How is insulin synthesised? (4 steps)

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  • Initially as preproinsulin
  • Signal peptide cleaved in the ER making proinsulin
  • C peptide cleaved in Golgi complex
  • A-chain and B-chain linked to form mature insulin
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What type of bond links A- chain and B-chain in mature insulin?

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Two disulphide bonds

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How is insulin secreted? (5 complex steps)

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  1. Glucose enters beta cell through GLUT2 and is phosphorylated to G-6-P
  2. G-6-P enters the citric acid cycle, increasing the production of ATP
  3. High intracellular ATP closes K+ channels, depolarising the cell membrane
  4. Voltage-gated Ca++ open and Ca++ enters the cell
  5. Ca++ increase causes exocytosis of insulin storage vesicles
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What type of receptor is insulin receptor?

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Type of tyrosine kinase receptor

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What is activated when insulin binds to the insulin receptor? (2)

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  • Phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)
  • Activation of PI3K signalling pathway and activation of GLUT4
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Where are GLUT1 transporters found? (5)

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  • Brain
  • Kidney
  • Colon
  • Placenta
  • Erythrocyte
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Where are GLUT2 transporters found? (4)

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  • Liver
  • Pancreatic beta cells
  • Small intestine
  • Kidneys
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Where are GLUT3 transporters found? (3)

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  • Brain
  • Kidney
  • Placenta
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Where are GLUT4 transporters found? (3)

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  • Heart
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Adipose tissue
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Where are GLUT5 transporters found? (1)

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  • Small intestine
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What glucose transporter is insulin independent?

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What glucose transporter is insulin dependant?

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GLUT2 transporters have a ___ capacity for glucose but a ___ affinity

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GLUT2 transporters have a high capacity for glucose but a low affinity

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What does insulin and GLUT4 do in adipose tissue and how?

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  • Insulin stimulates glucose uptake and its storage as fat (TGs)
  • Glycolysis to pyruvate to acetyl CoA
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What does insulin and GLUT4 do in skeletal muscle tissue?

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  • Insulin stimulates glucose uptake and use, or storage as glycogen
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How does insulin stimulate glycogen synthesis in skeletal muscle?
Activation of glycogen synthase
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How dues insulin inhibit glycogen breakdown?
Inactivation of glycogen phosphorylase
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What effects does insulin have on protein? (3)
- Stimulates amino acid uptake - Increases net protein synthesis - Inhibits protein catabolism
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What effects does insulin have on fats? (1) What enzyme is affected in particular? (1)
- Insulin prevents inappropriate mobilisation of stored fat - Insulin inhibits lipolysis by suppressing Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL)
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What is Hormone Sensitive Lipase and what does it do?
HSL is an enzyme that catalyses hydrolysis of stored TGs therefore a key factor in lipid metabolism
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What are ketone bodies? Where are they produced and when?
Metabolites derived from fatty acids, produced in the liver during energy restriction
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What are three examples of ketone bodies?
- Acetoacetate - B-hydroxybutyrate - Acetone
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When is it considered 'normal' for ketone bodies to be present
During prolonged fasting
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What hormone promotes ketone bodies?
Glucagon
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Explain ketogenesis (4)
- Stimulation of lipolysis - breakdown of TGs - FFAs and glycerol enter the blood stream and are taken up by the liver - Liver makes ketone bodies from acetyl CoA - Once made they re-enter the bloodstream and used for energy production
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What is ketogenesis?
A metabolic pathway that produces ketone bodies as an alternate energy source for the body
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What pancreatic cells secrete glucagon?
Alpha cells
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What effects does glucagon have on the body? (3)
- Increased breakdown of glycogen to glucose - Increased breakdown of fats to fatty acids - Increased synthesis and release of glucose
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What are some characteristics of T1DM? (6)
- ~10% total diabetic cases - Insulin dependant - Common in children and adolescents - Beta cells of pancreatic islets gradually destroyed causing an absolute insulin deficiency - Autoimmune (genetic + environmental) - Dependant on insulin administration - Severe symptoms if untreated - DKA
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What are some characteristics of T2DM? (7)
- ~85% diabetic cases - Insulin resistant, non insulin dependant (NIDDM) - Decreased insulin sensitivity and impaired insulin signalling - Generally middle to old age and overweight - Milder initial symptoms than T1DM - Responsive to dietary changes, weight loss and hypoglycaemics - Can develop into T1DM if left untreated over a long time
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What causes T1DM? (4)
- Genetics - Exposure to certain viruses - Body's own immune system attacking Beta pancreatic cells - No insulin to let glucose into cells
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What happens when there is no insulin? (3 steps)
- Body thinks it is starving due to no peripheral nutrient uptake - Gluconeogenesis occurs - System flooded with glucose and FFA
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What tissues are most affected by insulin deficiency and why?
Adipose and muscle tissue as they have GLUT4 mediated glucose uptake which is insulin dependant
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What are some symptoms of diabetes? (10)
- Polydipsia - Polyphagia - Lethargy - Blurred vision - Acetone breath - Weight loss - GI upset - Kussmaul breathing - Polyuria - Glycosuria
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What affects does hyperglycaemia have on the kidneys? (2)
- Glucose in filtrate causes osmotic diuresis = polyuria - Increased urine output = dehydration
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How much glucose is normally reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubules of the kidneys?
100%
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What is 'Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar State'? What is it caused by in diabetics?
Very high blood glucose levels - blood becomes hyperosmolar with a high viscosity Caused due to kidneys overwhelmed by excessive glucose
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What does insulin deficiency do in muscle? (2)
- Increases protein degradation - Release of amino acids to be used for gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis

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