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Lecture 48-49: Eating Flashcards

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Diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa (4)

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  1. Body weight
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Diagnostic criteria for bulimia (4)

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  1. Binge eating (loss of control); 2. Purging; 3. Over-concern with body weight; 4. Weight can be normal, high, low
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How common are genetic disorders that cause morbid obesity? Name one target for such a mutation

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Very rare; leptin/leptin receptor

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What is genetic component (%) of obesity risk? Health risk what what BMI?

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70%; 35

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What is the best obesity “hit” from GWAS studies?

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FTO gene (DNA/RNA demethylase); 16% of adults are homozygous for obesity-causing gene

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A lesion where causes animals to stop eating (orexigenic region)?

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Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

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A lesion where causes animals to become obese (anorexigenic region)?

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Medial hypothalamus (MH)

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Neural circuits involved in feeding (3)

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  1. Hypothalamus (physiological need for food); 2. Mesolimbic DA system (desire for food as rewarding); 3. Cerebral cortex (control)
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Which neurobiological system mediates hunger?

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Hypothalamus

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Which neurobiological system mediates appetite?

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Mesolimbic DA system

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Which neurobiological system integrates psychological/social factors with feeding behavior?

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Cerebral cortex

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Leptin increases/decreases food intake. What else does it do? (2)

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Decreases; increases energy use and sympathetic tone

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What makes leptin? What kind of molecule?

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Adipose tissue; small peptide

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Leptin does what to orexigenic factors?

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Decreases them

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Where does leptin produce its effect? What kind of receptor does leptin use? Final effect of signal transduction?

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Hypothalamus; protein kinase; TFs

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T/F: Leptin levels explain common obesity? Explain.

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False! Heavy people DO have higher leptin levels

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What is leptin’s primary site of action (structure and nucleus)

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Hypothalamus: arcuate nucleus

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Leptin inhibits…(2)

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Orexigenic factors: Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Agouti-related peptide (AgRP)

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Leptin stimulates…(2)

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Anorexigenic factors: alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (a-MSH); CART

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Leptin is able to stimulate the hypothalamus because?

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Lack of BBB

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Arcuate nucleus projects to…

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Lateral and medial hypothalamus

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Medial hypothalmus factors

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Anorexigenic: CRF, TRF

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Laterial hypothalmus factors

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Orexigenic: MCH

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Neuropeptide Y does what?

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Neuropeptide Y neurons in arcuate nucleus project
to medial hypothalamus (PVN), where they inhibit anorexigenic peptides (CRF), and to lateral hypothalamus, where they stimulate orexigenic peptides (MCH)

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In general, all orexigenic peptides are Gi/Gs-linked? Anorexigenic?
Gi-linked, while anorexigenic peptides are Gs-linked
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Melanocortin is an/orexigenic? What is a natural antagonist for Melanocortin receptor?
Anorexigenic; AgRP
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What is the strongest orexigenic factor?
NPY
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Melanin-Concentrating Hormone is expressed where? An/orexigenic?
Lateral hypothalamus; orexigenic
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CRF and TRF are expressed where. An/orexigenic?
PVN in medial hypothalamus; anorexigenic
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CART is expressed where. An/orexigenic?
Arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus and lateral hypothalamus; anorexigenic
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Orexin produces pro-/anti-feeding effects
Pro-feeding
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The full action of insulin and glucose require what?
The brain! Via the hypothalamus
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Describe Ghrelin: where it's secreted, when, an/orexigenic; targets (2)
Stomach; during fasting; orexigenic; NPY/AgRP neurons AND reward neurons
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Describe Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1): where it's secreted, when, an/orexigenic; target
Intestinal L cells; during feeding; anorexigenic (promotes insulin/reduces glucacon); mainly acts in periphery
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What hormone has been used in drug development?
GLP1 peptide agonist (Exenatid)
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What is a surgical treatment for obesity? Name serious adverse events (2)
Bariatric surgery; malabsorption/metabolic syndromes and depression
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T/F: Feeding peptides innervate VTA-NAc pathway. Explain
True! Via hypothalamic-VTA and NAc pathway
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Agents that enhance serotonin function do what to appetite? What is the proposed receptor? Knockout mice for this receptor...
Suppression; 5HT2c receptor; develop obesity
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Cannabinoid-related drugs for obesity would do what? Problems with these drugs.
CB1 antagonist; linked to depression/suicide
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Is there a role of leptin in anorexia?
No evidence
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Genetic contribution to anorexia/bulimia (%)
40-60%
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Eating disorders (4)
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, eating disorder not otherwise specified
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Gender disparity in anorexia and bulimia
Aorexia = 10 : 1; bulimia = 5 : 1
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Core symptoms of eating disorders (3) w/ description
1. Eating disturbances (PRIMARY symptom = too little, binging, or overeating); 2. Dietary restraint (can be either intention or behavior); 3. Body image disturbance (over-evaluation in shape/weight)
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Name and define two types of binges
Subjective binge: patient may consider "binge" but is normal amount of food; Objective binge: abnormally large amount of food w/ an out of control feeling
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Evaluation of shape and weight includes which two behaviors?
1. Avoidance; 2. Checking
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Three personality/risk factors for eating disorders
1. Picky eating; 2. Perfectionism; 3. Harm avoidance
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The course of anorexia begins with...what does this cause?
A diet/large loss of weight; stress --> decrease of HPG axis (lower LH, FSH, leptin AND increased Peptide Y, ghrelin, eCB system)
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Even after re-achieving a healthy weight, what are long-term effects of anorexia?
Continued HPG, serotenergic and eCB system dysregulation
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Relapse rate for anorexia (%)
70%
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Mortality for anorexia (%)
10%
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In anorexia, signals for appetite might be high, so why isn't there an appropriate response?
Sensitization: constantly high appetite signals "burn-out" the receptors (etc), decreasing the appropriate response
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Harm avoidance is characterized by which two traits and is related to which NT system?
(+) error detection and inhibition in response to uncertainty; Dysregulation of 5HT system
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How is harm avoidance affected by ovarian hormone surge?
Increase in dysphoric mood, error detection, inhibition in response to uncertainty
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Initial starvation does what to ovarian hormone surge? This is what stage of anorexia?
Decreases it --> temporary relief; Early State AN
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Describe late stage AN
Continued decrease in 5HT --> dyphoric mood and stress adaptations
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Describe problems with re-feeding
Re-feeding leads to more 5-HT (via tryptophan) and very high levels of dysphoria, error detection, inhibition response to uncertainty
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Prolonged periods of starvation impacts brain volume...
Loss of volume (mostly in gray matter) but it returns post-weight restoration (insula may be one exception)
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Heritability for anorexia (%)
50%
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First-line treatment for anorexia
Family based therapy
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Medications for anorexia?
None outperform placebo
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Binge-purge cycle for negative reinforcers
Negative emotional state --> over eat (feel better) --> negative appraisal/loss of control --> compensatory behavior (binge) --> dietary control --> hedonia and vulnerability to environmental stress
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Binge-purge cycle for positive reinforcers
Novelty, pleasure seeking/impulsivity --> overating --> neg appraisal --> neg emotional state --> hedonic drive to increase pleasure
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Bulimia involves which two personality types
Cluster C: perfectionism, harm avoidant; Cluster B: novelty seeking, impulsive
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Treatments for bulimia nervosa (4)
1. CBT (most robust); 2. Interpersonal therapy; 3. Guided self-help; 4. Medication (SSRIs)
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Over all, how effective are bulimia treatments?
About 40% remission/reduction
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Describe the relationship between serotonin and bulimia and the endocrine contribution
Serotonin dysregulation is exacerbated by puberty and leads to difficulty regulating drive to eat; binge-purge cycle leads to endocrine disturbances that delay signals of satiety and fullness

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