Module 6 Flashcards
organic compound required in the diet in small amounts for the maintenance of normal metabolic integrity
Vitamins
___ are NOT vitamins
Vitamin D and Niacin
Vitamins that are more dangerous in excess
Fat Soluble Vitamins
What are the Fat-Soluble Vitamins?
vitamin A
vitamin D
vitamin E
vitamin K
- absorption dependent on ileum, bile and pancreas (need fat to absorb vitamins)
- toxicity more common (high intake leads to eventual storage in fatty tissues)
- affected by Malabsorption Syndromes (Cystic Fibrosis, Celiac Sprue, Mineral Oil Intake)
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- affects mostly white caucasians
- exocrine pancreatic deficiency (lack pancreatic lipase)
- unable to degrade and absorb fat
Cystic Fibrosis
- gluten enteropathy; blunting ot the small intestine’s microvilli
Celiac sprue
compete with the absorption of fat soluble vitamins
Mineral Oil intake
Site for absorption of Iron and Vitamin C
Duodenum
Main site for absorption of Carbohydrates, Fats, Water and Protein
Jejunum
Site for absorption of Fat Soluble Vitamins, Vitamin B12, Intrinsic Factor and Bile salts
Ileum
Absorption of the Fat Soluble Vitamin in what part of the Ileum?
Terminal Ileum
4 Forms of Vitamin A
- Retinol - Vitamin A alcohol
- Retinal - Vitamin A aldehyde
- Retinoic Acid - Vitamin A acid
- Beta Carotene
- found in the gonads; supports gametogenesis in gonads
Retinol
- needed for the eyes to produce rhodopsin needed for night vision
Retinal
- Vitamin A needed for skin degeneration
Retinoic Acid
- type of Retinoic Acid used to treat psoriasis; highly teratogenic
Tretinoin
- type of Retinoic Acid used to treat Acne; highly teratogenic
Isotretinoin
storage form of Vitamin A
retinyl esters
Transport form of Vitamin A
retinol-binding protein (RBP)
Vitamin that is used to treat APML (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia)
Vitamin A - All-trans retinoic acid
FUNCTIONS
– Retinoic Acid: growth regulators in the epithelium
• All-trans retinoic acid or TRETINOIN
• 13-cis-retinoic acid or ISOTRETINOIN
– Retinol: supports gametogenesis in gonads
– Retinal: present in rod and cone cells for vision
• Fxns as prosthetic group of opsins,
forming rhodopsin and iodopsin
Cells that are found in the liver that stores Fat Soluble Vitamins mainly Vitamin A
Ito Cells
Earliest sign of Vitamin A Deficiency
Night Blindness/Nyctalopia