OMA Review Couse Flashcards
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Where is Ghrelin secreted from?
Primarily from stomach body and fundus and smaller amts from proximal small intestine(duodenum)
What does Ghrelin stand for?
Growth hormone release inducing peptide
What is the function of Ghrelin?
To stimulate appetite
What type of hormone is Ghrelin?
Orexigenic
What triggers Ghrelin to be secreted?
When stomach is empty. It will surge and peak right before meals. Initiates eating and decreases energy expenditure.
Fasting will also increase levels of Ghrelin.
What inhibits Ghrelin?
When stomach is stretched, so after eating or nutrient ingestion. Levels will drop after eating. (If obese, you will have less of a drop in Ghrelin). A vagotomy can also inhibit Ghrelin as it disrupts the gut brain axis.
How does Ghrelin impact the CNS?
Via the orexigenic pathway. It stimulates NPY/AgRP in the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalmus. It also can reach brain to the NTS via the vagus nerve.
What is foraging?
Seeking out and looking for food
What hormone plays a role in spatial learning and memory ?
Ghrelin
What enzyme activates Ghrelin?
Ghrelin O-acyltransferase(GOAT). It acylates Ghrelin into active form.
Which genetic condition has the highest amount of Ghrelin?
Prader-Willi Syndrome- so have hyperphagia and severe obesity. In adults and children.
What happens to levels of Ghrelin as we lose weight?
Levels of Ghrelin increase and increase and once we start to gain weight, this increase slows down until we are back to our baseline weight.
What is the relationship between Ghrelin and Insulin?
Inverse relationship. So when you eat, insulin increases and ghrelin decreases.
How does insulin resistance affect Ghrelin?
Insulin’s ability to regulate Ghrelin is impaired. Therefore, you can get increase Ghrelin even after eating.
How does weight gain affect ghrelin?
decreases to reduce hunger to more easily lose weight
What is relationship between leptin and ghrelin?
Leptin tells brain when body has enough energy. Higher after eating and higher fat stores. Supposed to prevent overeating, unless leptin resistance, obesity and IR.
What affect do stress and sleep have on Ghreling?
High stress and lack of sleep increase Ghrelin
Why does sleeve gastrectomy decrease ghrelin?
Because it removes most of the body and fundus of the stomach.(removes 80%)
What is the most powerful way to lower ghrelin?
Sleeve gastrectomy
What are factors that increase Ghrelin?
Fasting, sleep deprivation, stress, weight loss, Genetics/Prader Willi
What are factors that decrease Ghrelin?
Meals, Weight Gain, Leptin, Gastric Sleeve Surgery,
What macronutrient suppresses Ghrelin the fastest?
CHO
What macronutrient causes rebound Ghrelin secretion?
CHO
What macronutrient suppresses Ghrelin the longest?
Protein