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Lecture 31 - Feeding and Weight Control Flashcards

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Peripheral signals involved in weight control
1)
2)
3)

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1) CCK
2) Leptin
3) Ghrelin

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Hypothalamic chemicals involved in weight control
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2)
3)

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1) Neuropeptide Y
2) POMC
3) Agouti-related peptide

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Adiposity signals

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Leptin
Insulin
Act long-term

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Peptides that increase food intake
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2)
3)
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6)
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1) Neuropeptide Y
2) Melanin concentrating hormone
3) Agouti-related peptide
4) Orexin A and B
5) Endocannabinoids
6) Ghrelin

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Peptides that increase food intake that act in the brain
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2)
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5)
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1) Neuropeptide Y
2) Melanin concentrating hormone
3) Agouti-related hormone
4) Orexin A and B
5) Endocannabinoids

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Peptides that increase food intake that act in the periphery

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Ghrelin

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Peptides that decrease food intake 
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2)
3)
4)
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1) a-melanocyte stimulating hormone
2) CART
3) Leptin
4) Cholecystokinin

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Peptides that increase food intake that act on the brain

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Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone

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Peptides that increase food intake that act in the periphery

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CART
Leptin
Cholecystokinin

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Where is CCK produced, and in response to what?

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Produced by gut

Released in response to digestion of certain nutrients, particularly fat

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What does CCK act on?

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Binds to CCKa receptor on vagus nerve.
This transmits information to nucleus tractus solitarius in medulla.
This transmits to hypothalamus to terminate a meal.

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How does CCK stimulation of vagus nerve affect the brain?

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Ascending signal passes through nucleus tractus solitarius to hypothalamus.
Acts on hypothalamus to terminate a meal.

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Where is ghrelin secreted?

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By stomach

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When do ghrelin levels rise?

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Pre-prandially

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What are ghrelin plasma levels inversely-proportional to?

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BMI

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Effect of increased ghrelin on appetite

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Increases appetite

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Ghrelin receptor name and locaiton

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GHSR-1a, located in hypothalamus

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Effect of increasing CCK level in rats

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More frequent, smaller meals. Not much effect on weight.

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Does ghrelin quickly or slowly modulate hunger?

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Quickly

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What secretes leptin?

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Adipocytes

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What are plasma leptin levels inversely proportional to?

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BMI, adiposity

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Effect of increased leptin on hunger

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Decreases hunger

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How does leptin enter the brain?

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Via transporter across the blood brain barrier

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Parts of hypothalamus that are involved in hunger

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Arcurate nucleus

Paraventricular nucleus

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Arcurate nucleus role in hunger
Contains cell bodies of neurons that project to paraventricular nucleus
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Hunger-related neurons in arcurate nucleus 1) 2)
1) POMC/CART neurons. When stimulated, reduce food intake | 2) Neuropeptide Y/Agouti-related peptide neurons. When stimulated, increase food intake.
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Neurons that release factors that increase food intake
Neuropeptide Y/Agouti-related peptide neurons in the arcurate nucleus of the hypothalamus
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Neurons that release factors that decrease food intake
POMC/CART neurons in the arcurate nucleus of the hypothalamus
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Effect of leptin on the arcurate nucleus
Stimulates POMC/CART neurons, inhibits NPY/AGRP neurons. This results in reduction of food intake.
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Members of the pancreatic polypeptide family 1) 2) 3)
1) Neuropeptide Y (synthesised in CNS) 2) Peptide YY (GIT) 3) Pancreatic polypeptide (pancreatic islets)
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Highly-conserved neuropeptide involved in food intake regulation
Neuropeptide Y
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NPY effects
1) Potent stimulator of appetite | 2) Reduces energy expenditure
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Where does NPY act?
On the hypothalamus (paraventricular nucleus)
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NPY receptors 1) 2) 3)
1) All GPCR 2) Y1, Y5 involved in appetite stimulation. Located post-synaptically 3) Y2 is an autoreceptor. Located presynaptically, regulates NPY release
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What regulates release of NPY?
Leptin
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POMC
Pro-opiomelanocortin | A precursor protein to several neurotransmitters
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Important cleavage product of POMC in hunger regulation
Alpha-melanocortin stimulated hormone
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Release pattern of a-MSH
Tonically-released, therefore tonically inhibits food intake
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POMC localisation in CNS
Limited to arcurate nucleus and nucleus tractus solitarius. | Colocalised with other neuropeptides in arcurate nucleus
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What cleaves aMSH from POMC?
Prohormone convertases (PC1 and PC2)
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POMC receptor
Melanocortin receptors 1 to 5 (MC1-5R). | GPCR
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aMSH receptor
MC4R.
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From where is aMSH released?
Paraventricular nucleus
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Effect of aMSH
Increases energy expenditure
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What regulates aMSH?
Leptin, feeding status
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Agouti-related peptide location in CNS
Synthesised in arcurate nucleus. | Co-localised with NPY
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What does AGRP bind to?
It is an endogenous antagonist of MC4R
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Endogenous agonist of MC4R
aMSH
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Endogenous antagonist of MC4R
AGRP
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Effect of AGRP
Inhibits aMSH by binding to MC4R. | Increases food intake, reduces energy expenditure
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``` Effect of decreased leptin expression 1) 2) 3) 4) ```
1) Decreased leptin action in the hypothalamus 2) Inhibition of POMC neurons, which results in less aMSH 3) Activation of NPY/AGRP neurons in arcurate nucleus. Increased NPY/AGRP release to PVN. AGRP blocks aMSH action. 4) Increased food intake, decreased energy expenditure
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Effect on hypothalamus of ghrelin
Stimulates AGRP/NPY neurons in arcurate nucleus
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Adoption studies of BMI
BMI of adopted child closer to biological parents than adoptive parents
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Major contributing factor to obesity epidemic
Hedonic systems involved in eating palatable food
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Pathway activated in response to palatable food
Mesolimbic dopaminergic system (the same one that is involved in addiction)
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Areas involved in hedonic mesolimbic dopaminergic system
Ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens
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Effect of leptin on mesolimbic system
Inhibits activity of VTA dopaminergic neurons, which express leptin receptors
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Effect of ghrelin on mesolimbic system
VTA neurons have ghrelin receptors. Stimulates activity of VTA neurons. Increases reward for eating food.

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