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Lipid functions

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  • energy source and storage
  • major component of cell membranes
  • insulation
  • precursors to hormones and steroids
  • detergents
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Free fatty acids

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  • carboxylic acid head
  • hydrocarbon chain
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In plasma, 99% of FFAs are bound to

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albumin

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Where is high plasma FFA located

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adipose tissue during fat catabolism

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Chain lengths and how many carbons

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  • short <6
  • medium 8-14
  • long >14
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Most common FA in diet

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  • palmitic acid
  • 16:0
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Miller notation

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18:2n-6
count from carboxylic acid end

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Omega notation

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18:2omega6
count from methyl end

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In nature, is cis or trans FA found

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CIS

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Increased TFA in diet will result in

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increase body fat stores and membranes
- increased LDL
- increased CVD
- increased inflammation

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Hydrogenation

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  • adds H, lowers # of dbs
  • changes melting point and mouth feel
  • biproduct is trans fatty acids (partial hydrogenation)
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What are glycerolipids

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  • fatty acids linked to glycerol backbone by ester linkages (alcohol + acid)
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TAG condensation reaction

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glycerol + 3 fatty acids –> triglyceride + 3 H2O

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Simple vs complex TAGs

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  • simple: same 3 FAs
  • complex: different 3 FAs
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What increases TG fluidity and stability

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  • decrease chain length
  • increase double bonds
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What are glycerophospholipids

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  • glycerol backbones + FAs position at 1 and 2 + phosphate group at 3
  • position 1 is SFA
  • position 2 is USFA
  • cell membranes
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5 head group classes of phospholipids

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  • choline
  • ethanolamine
  • serine
  • inositol
  • glycerol
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Functions of PPLs

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  • cell membrane structure
  • intracellular messengers
  • emulsifiers
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5 classes of cholesterol steroid hormones

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  • androgens
  • estrogens
  • progestins
  • mineralocorticoids
  • glucocorticoids
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Steroid structure

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3 rings of cyclohexane + 1 ring of cyclopentane = 4 rings

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Bile acids

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  • formed from cholesterol
  • aid in digestion and absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins in intestine
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What % of ingested fat is in form of TAG

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90%

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What % of ingested fat escapes into feces

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4%

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Digestion of lipids in mouth

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  • lingual lipase
  • hydrolyzes at sn-3
  • lipids begin to melt
  • very minor
  • acid stable
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Digestion of lipids in stomach
- gastric lipase - hydrolyzes MCFT on TG especially milk fat - hydrolyzes at sn-3 - very minor
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Infants rely more on gastric and lingual lipase because they have very little
- pancreatic lipase
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Digestion of lipids in small intestine
- presence of chyme triggers release of CCK - slows down gastric emptying - stimulates release of bile acids from gall bladder
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What does pancreatic lipase hydrolyze
- fatty acids at sn-1 and sn-3
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In small intestine bile converts...
fat --> emulsified fat
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In small intestine pancreatic lipase converts...
emulsified fat --> 2-monoglyceride + 2 fatty acids
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Digestion of lipids in large intestine
- some fat and cholesterol trapped in fiber - exit in feces
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What does the drug Orlistat do?
- inactivates gastric and pancreatic lipases - impairs fatty acid absorption
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Digestion of phospholipids
- mainly phosphatidylcholine - hydrolyzes at sn-2 - lysophosphatidylcholine + free fatty acid
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Digestion of cholesterol esters
- pancreatic cholesterol esterase - hydrolyzes fatty acids on cholesterol esters
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2 lipid uptake into enterocyte
- passive diffusion - carrier mediated transporter
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Passive diffusion
- glycerol, SCFA, MCFA - micelle delivery: LCFA, cholesterol, lysophosphatidylcholine
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Carrier mediated transporters
- FABP: fatty acid binding protein - NPC1L1: cholesterol binding protein
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Niemann-pick C1 like 1 mechanism
- takes in cholesterol and phytosterols - separates within the cell
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Why do phytosterols reduce cholesterol
- inhibits intestinal absorption of cholesterol - reduce amount of cholesterol in micelles - gets exported out of intestinal by ABCG5 and ABCG8
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Reformation enterocyte pathways of lipids
- monoacylglycerol pathway (major) - glycerol 3-phosphate pathway (minor)
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Monoacylglycerol pathway
- monoacylglycerol (sn-2) --> MGAT --> diacylglycerol - diacylglycerol --> DGAT --> TG - enzymes found in ER membrane
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Glycerol 3-phosphate pathway
- glycerol 3-phosphate --> GPAT --> diacylglycerol - diacylglycerol --> DGAT --> TG - slowest and occurs only when 2-MAG is lacking
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Reformation of cholesterol ester in enterocyte
cholesterol + fatty acid --> ACAT --> cholesterol ester
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Glycerol, SCFA, MCFA get transported by...
hepatic portal vein --> liver
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TG, cholesterol esters, PL get transported by...
packaged into lipoproteins --> chylomicrons --> lymphatic system --> circulation --> uptake of chylomicron remnant by tissues and liver
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Types of lipoproteins
- chylomicrons (09% lipid) - VLDL - IDL - LDL - HDL (50% lipid)
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VLDL site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- liver - transport endogenous cholesterol and TG - B100
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IDL site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- conversion from VLDL by LPL - intermediate for LDL - B100
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LDL site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- conversion from IDL by HL - deliver cholesterol to tissues - B100
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HDL site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- liver and intestine - transport cholesterol to liver - A1
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Chylomicrons site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- intestine - transport dietary lipid to circulation - B48
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Chylomicron remnants site of synthesis, function, and apolipoprotein type
- conversion by LPL from chylomicrons - transport dietary lipid to liver - B48
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What is LPL
- lipoprotein lipase - very important enzyme
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Receptor mediated clearance of lipoproteins
- 90% removed from plasma by LDL receptor - present on many cell types especially hepatocytes because they all need cholesterol for membrane synthesis
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LDL receptors regulate...
LDL and chylomicron remnant removal from plasma
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Cholesterol homeostasis
LDL particle --> binds with LDL receptor in coated pit --> coated vesicle --> endosome --> lysosome --> cholesterol --> ACAT synthesis --> cholesterol ester droplet --> lowers HMG-CoA reductase and lowers LDL receptor synthesis
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What does body do with excess cholesterol
- reduce cholesterol synthesis - lower LDL receptor reducing uptake from plasma
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What does body do with low cholesterol
- increase cholesterol synthesis - increase LDL receptor increasing uptake from plasma
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What does statin therapy do in cholesterol homestatsis
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor - reduce cholesterol synthesis - increase LDL receptor increasing uptake from plasma - reducing atherosclerosis
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Endogenous cholesterol
- de novo synthesis 800-1500 mg/day - hepatic synthesis 50% from VLDL - intestinal synthesis 30% from chylomicrons
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Exogenous cholesterol
- animal products in diet 100-300 mg/day
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What happens when we eat excess cholesterol
- body will just regulate and synthesize less - consequences are very minimal
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What does cause hypercholesterolemia?
- high blood cholesterol - associated with increase dietary intake of saturated fatty acids - increase risk of atherosclerosis and CVD
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HDL metabolism
liver makes HDL --> sends to peripheral tissue --> attaches to cholesterol --> goes back to liver --> turned to bile --> excreted in feces
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Fecal excretion of cholesterol is equal to
- synthesis
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How much bile acid is reabsorbed/recycled
- up to 90%
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Fed state of lipoprotein metabolism
intestine --> lymph --> chylomicron --> lipoprotein lipase --> chylomicron remnant --> remaining cholesterol
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Fasted state of lipoprotein metabolism
liver --> VLDL --> lipoprotein lipase --> LDL --> remaining cholesterol
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What fuels are used by the liver
- amino acids - free fatty acids - lactate - glycerol - glucose - alcohol
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What fuels are released by the liver
- glucose - ketone bodies - lactate - triacylglycerols
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What fuels are used by the intestine
- glucose - glutamine
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What fuels are released by the intestine
- lactate - alanine
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Fatty acid synthesis from acetyl-CoA --> fatty acids requires
- NADPH - ATP
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Beta oxidation from fatty acids --> acetyl CoA requires
- FADH2 - NADH
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2 places fatty acid synthesis occurs via
- de novo lipogenesis - modification of dietary FAs
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Rate of de novo lipogenesis determined by
- diet, fed/fast state, energy state, genetics, obesity - insulin resistance --> DNL is increased!
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Most healthy individuals have a DNL rate of
less than 5%
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1st committed step of FA synthesis
- acetyl CoA --> malonyl CoA - ACC (acetyl-CoA carboxylase) - activated by citrate - inhibited by palmitate
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Acetyl CoA in mitochondria comes from 2 sources
- PDH reaction - FA oxidation
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Does high or low blood glucose activate ACC
- high blood glucose - insulin - dephosphorylates
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How is FA synthesis and FA oxidation compartmentalized
- malonyl CoA from FA synthesis inhibits carnitine palmitoyl transferase used in FA oxidation
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2nd committed step of FA synthesis
- FAS (fatty acid synthase) - palmitate --> stearate - elongates chain by 2Cs (even FAs)
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Sites of FAS regulation
- transcriptional/translational SREBP-1C - fed state increases FAS expression - CHO feeding increases FAS expression - PUFAs feeding decreases FAS expression
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What does monounsaturated FA synthesis
delta-9 desaturase
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What does polyunsaturated FA synthesis
delta-12 and delta-15 desaturase
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FA composition of adipose tissue
- 1/2 oleate (18:1) - 1/4 palmitate (16:0)
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Adipose tissue is a combination of 3 sources of FAs
- dietary source (exogenous) - dietary FAs that have been elongated and desaturated - de novo synthesized fatty acids (endogenous)
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2 sources of FAs taken up from circulation
- released by lipolysis of adipose tissue associated with plasma albumin - generated locally from circulating lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase found on the endothelium of capillaries
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3 transporters FAs are taken up by cells
- fatty acid translocase (FAT) - fatty acid transport proteins (FATPs) - plasma membrane fatty acid binding protein (FABPpm)
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What has to happen to the FAs before synthesizes to TG
- re-esterification on the surface of ER - allows access to ER
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2 pathways of TG biosynthesis
- monoacylglycerol pathway (major in enterocytes) - glycerol 3-phosphate pathway (minor in enterocytes and other tissues)
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Where does TG synthesis occur
- in all tissues that store TG - muscle, adipose
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Why is fructose lipogenic
- bypasses glycolysis and insulin regulation - converts right to glycerol 3-P - joins with acyl-CoA to TG - no negative feedback (ATP and citrate) - no satiety signals
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2 forms of fat transported in body
- non-esterified or free fatty acids bound to albumin - triglycerides in lipoproteins and require lipoprotein lipase
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Where is lipoprotein lipase located
- luminal face on endothelial cell of capillaries
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What tissue synthesizes and secretes lipoprotein lipase
adipocytes
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Regulation of LPL in adipocytes
- increases in fed state - storage
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Regulation of LPL in muscle cells
- increases in fasting state and exercise - oxidizes FAs for energy
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TG in muscle is not released into blood but...
used as an energy source for cell during fasting and prolonged exercise
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Excessive fat storage in muscle can interfere with
insulin signaling
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4 steps of fat storage in adipocytes post meal
1. glucose is metabolized to acetyl CoA which can be converted to fatty acids 2. lipoprotein lipase acts on TAG in chylomicrons and free fatty acids and glycerol enters the adipocyte 3. lipoprotein lipase acts on VLDL so TAG, FFA, DG, MG and cholesterol enters the cell 4. pathway favours energy storage as TAG, insulin stimulates lipogenesis
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Glycerol-3P in liver is from
- glucose - pyruvate (DHAP intermediate) - phosphorylated glycerol (lipolysis/TG hydrolysis)
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Glycerol-3P from adipose tissue is from
- glucose - pyruvate - lacks glycerol kinase so glycerol from lipolysis cannot be used for TG synthesis and must be recycled
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Muscle takes up FFAs and
oxidizes them for energy
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Liver takes up FFAs and
glycerol for re-utilization
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Enzyme that catalyzes release of FAs from TG
triacylglycerol hydrolase ATGL or TGH
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Enzyme that acts on the surface of TG droplet on sn-1 and sn-3
hormone sensitive lipase HSL
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Hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) is regulated by
phosphorylation mechanisms - by protein kinase A - epinephrine and glucagon phosphorylates and increases activity - insulin dephosphorylates and lowers activity
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Enzyme that acts on sn-2
monoacylglycerol lipase
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tissues oxidize glucose in ___ state tissues oxidize FAs in ___ state
- postprandial - fasted
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Utilization of glucose decreases when what increases
- acetyl CoA increases - due to increased TG breakdown
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What inhibits FA oxidation
- malonyl CoA from ACC reaction - malonyl CoA levels decrease during fasting thus removing CPT1 inhibition
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What does CPT1 and CPT2 do
fatty acyl CoAs --> acyl carnitine (CPT1) --> enter mitochondria via carnitine translocase --> converted back to fatty acyl CoAs (CPT2) --> beta-oxidation
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FAs are primed for oxidation by...
thiokinases in the cytosol - acyl-CoA synthases on ER activation long chain FAs esterifying them to coenzyme A - requries ATP
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Oxidation of odd-chain fatty acids
- similar but end products are acetyl CoA + propionyl CoA - propionyl CoA can be converted to succinyl CoA - succinyl CoA enters TCA
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Oxidation of medium chain fatty acids
- different acyl-CoA dehydrogenases - diffuses into mitochondria - does not require CPT1
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Oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
- for each double bond, one fatty acyl CoA dehydrogenase reaction is not required - 2 less ATP per double bond
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Describe brown adipocytes
- many mitochondria - uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation due to UCPs - thermogenesis - increases metabolism
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Acetyl CoA cannot go back into...
glucose - it has to make ketone bodies instead
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2 ketoacids in plasma
- acetoacetate - beta-hydroxybutyrate
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Describe ketones
- fasting or very low carb diets - FA oxidation --> acetyl CoA --> ketones - allows cardiac and skeletal muscle reduce glucose oxidation, preserving plasma glucose for the brain - does not freely tranverse BBB - upregulated in starvation
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What tissue cannot utilize ketones
liver - they synthesize them - avoids futile cycle
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Rate of formation of ketone bodies is proportional to
rate of FA oxidation - coupled process
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What levels increase in ketosis
- acetone - smelled on breath
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Ketolysis occurs in
- non-hepatic tissues - cytosol - low SCOT enzyme expression
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Clinical significance of ketogenesis
- type 1 diabetes - diabetic ketoacidosis - low glucose, low insulin, high FA oxidation, high glucagon, high acetyl CoA, high ketone, exceeds oxidation capacity, lower pH of blood
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Why is blood acidification dangerous
- impair ability of hemoglobin to bind oxygen
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2 major functions of PUFAs
- synthesis of lipid bio mediators - production of membrane phospholipids (structural and signal transduction)
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Essential fatty acids
- must be consumed in diet as body does not synthesize it - linoleic acid (18:2n-6) - omega 6 - alpha linolenic acid (18:3n-3) - omega 3
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Humans do not have enzyme that add double bonds...
after delta-9 position
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Conditional essential fatty acids
- body can synthesize but in limited quantities - eicosapentaenoic acid EPA - omega 3 - docosahexaenoic acid DHA - omega 3 - arachidonic acid AA - omega 6
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Sources of SFA and MUFAs in body
- diet - DNL - elongation and desaturation
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Sources of 18C PUFAs in body
- ALA and LA only in diet
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Sources of LC-PUFAS in body
- diet - elongation and desaturation - no DNL
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Eicosanoids are made from __C fatty acids
- 20C and sometimes 22C - arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid
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EFA deficiency is most likely deficient in
LA - 3-5g/day
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Clinical symptoms of EFA deficiency
- scaly dermatitis - failure to grow in children - suppressed immune function - impaired reproduction - degeneration/impaired organ function
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Clinical symptoms of n-3 specific signs of deficiency
- lower visual acuity - peripheral neuropathy
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Can n-6 compensate for n-3 deficiency
- yes but not as efficient
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What happens to n-6 and n-9 FA during n-3 deficiency
- over produced to over compensate - arachidonic acid increases producing 22:4n-6, 24:4n-6, and 22:5n-6 - oleic acid increases producing 20:3n-9 - increase triene:tetraene ratio (MA:AA) - seen in serum phospholipids
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Last trimester to 18 months, what accumulates in neural tissue
- DHA
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Pre-natal
- FA transferred through placenta by passive diffusion - preferential transfer of LC-PUFAs
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Post-natal
- human break milk contains DHA - adipose tissue provides greater DHA
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LC-PUFAs in the brain are ____ conserved and ____ turnover
- highly - low
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DHA in retina
- cerebrum, myelin sheath, retinal photoreceptor membranes
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If n-3 deficient, DHA replaced by...
- DPA (22:5n-6) - changes retinal physiology, visual acuity, learning ability
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Sourced of human milk (50% FA)
- maternal body stores - endogenous synthesis - uptake from maternal plasma
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Variation of what FA are in human milk are
- maternal diet - genetics (FADS1/2) - lactation stage - maternal and infant health status
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Major functions of n-6 FAs
- precursors for signaling molecules (phosphatidylinositols) - specific ceramides to prevent water loss in skin - ligands for transcription factors
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_____ chain metabolites have more potent effects on transcription factor binding
longer
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3 classes of transcription factors
- PPARs - liver x receptor - sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP - lipid regulator)
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SREBP ____ transport to nucleus by PUFAs
inhibited
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EPA/DHA ____ gene expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines
decrease
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Hypotriglyceridemic effect of fish oil (EPA)
- increased FA uptake by adipose, heart, muscle - increased b-oxidation, decreased DNL, decreased FA availability in liver - decreased lipolysis from adipocytes, decreased adipose tissue inflammation, decreased plasma FFAs - decreased production and clearance of chylomicrons
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Medication to reduce plasma TG levels as an EPA
- vascepa
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Biomarkers of EFA intake
- platelet & RBC phospholipids - adipose tissue (diet has HUGE impact) - plasma lipids (chylomicrons and VLDLs) - cheek cell phospholipid DHA and AA - correlated with plasma, RBCs, and diet EFAs - EXCELLENT
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Phospholipid remodeling
- influenced by diet - EFAs incorporated into sn-2 position - continually synthesized and degraded - need to be changed to make FA available to cell
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Eicosanoid synthesis
- binding of hormone/cytokine to plasma membrane activates phospholipase A2 (PLA2) - FAs released from PPLs undergo oxidative reactions (mostly AA)
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2 main pathways of eicosanoid synthesis
- COX - prostaglandins and thromboxanes via cyclic pathway - LOX - leukotrienes via linear pathway
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Eicosanoid activity
- released into extracellular fluid and act locally on adjacent cells - extremely potent lipid mediators - inflammatory responses, blood flow/coagulation, pain intensity, fever, reproductive function, smooth muscle contraction/relaxation, gut health/integrity
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AA derived eicosanoids
- PG, thromboxanes, LTs - pro inflammatory
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EPA derived eicosanoisd
- PG, thromboxanes, LTs - less biologically active
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EPA and DHA derivates are less
- potent and anti-inflammatory - and they produce resolvins and protectins (inflammation dampening)
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EPA competes with
AA for eicosanoid synthesis including membrane incorporation, hydrolysis, oxidative enzymes
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Acute inflammation
- protective response to get rid of cell injury and repair - immediate, self-limiting, resolves rapidly, tissue repair
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Chronic inflammation
- inappropriate activation and sustained duration - insufficient regulation - peripheral tissue damage - chronic diseases - can induce inslin resistance - EPA supplements can decrease inflammation
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EPA and DHA dampen inflammatory responses by
- producing less inflammatory eicosanoids - reducing inflammatory mediators - producing specialized pro-resolving mediators such as resolvins, protectins, maresins
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How do dietary lipids modify health
- conversion to bioactive metabolites (eicosanoids and secondary messengers) - modulation of transcription factor activity and gene expression (ligands) - alteration of membrane composition and function (fluidity, permeability, protein trafficking, signal transduction, oxidation)
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Health effects of n-3 FAs
- IBS and rheumatoid arthritis - Alzheimer's - MI and stroke incidence, T2D - cancer cachexia
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Fat DRIs
- AIs (not for MUFAs or SFAs - non-essential) - no UL - AMDR for total fat = 20-35% SFAs < 10%
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AI range for n-6 PUFAs
5-10%
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AI range for n-3 PUFAs
0.6-1.2%
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AI for n-6:n-3 ratio
5:1

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