Obesity and Insulin Resistance Regulation
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Obesity and Insulin Resistance Regulation

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Which hormone released from adipose tissue decreases appetite?

  • Neuropeptide Y
  • Leptin (correct)
  • Ghrelin
  • Adiponectin
  • What is the effect of adiponectin on organs?

  • Has no effect on organs
  • Increases glucose synthesis in liver
  • Makes organs more resistant to insulin
  • Makes organs more sensitive to insulin (correct)
  • What happens to lipids when peripheral organs can't store more fat?

  • They are stored in muscle
  • They are released into the bloodstream
  • They are stored in liver
  • They enter in non-oxidative pathways and produce reactive toxic lipid species (correct)
  • What is the function of ɑ-melanocyte-stimulating hormone?

    <p>Appetite suppression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of an imbalance in food intake and energy expenditure?

    <p>Increase in body weight and obesity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of leptin and insulin on Neuropeptide Y?

    <p>They inhibit its release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of adipokines on fuel metabolism and feeding behavior?

    <p>They produce changes in fuel metabolism and feeding behavior so that there is reestablished adequate fuel reserves and maintain body mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the gut microbiome on metabolism and body mass?

    <p>It functions as big endocrine glands affecting metabolism, feeding behavior and body mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does glyceroneogenesis primarily take place?

    <p>In adipose tissue and liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the carnitine-acylcarnitine shuttle?

    <p>To transport fatty acids with +14 carbons into the mitochondria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step of fatty acid oxidation?

    <p>Lipolysis of TAGs into fatty acids and glycerol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the byproduct of beta-oxidation of fatty acids?

    <p>NADH+H+ and FADH2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the mobilization of stored TAGs in adipocytes?

    <p>Hormones glucagon and epinephrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the product of glycerol utilization in adipose tissue?

    <p>Glycerol-3-phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended treatment for fructose-induced liver disease?

    <p>Total elimination of fructose from the diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of white adipose tissue?

    <p>TAGs storage and release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lipid is synthesized in the body?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of brown adipose tissue?

    <p>Thermogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of lipids in the body?

    <p>Multiple functions, including energy storage, cell membrane structure, and signaling molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are fatty acids absorbed in the body?

    <p>Small intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of white adipose tissue cells?

    <p>Large cells with one lipid droplet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of brown adipose tissue?

    <p>Around kidneys, spine, and other vital organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Regulators of Obesity and Insulin Resistance

    • Imbalance in food intake and energy expenditure leads to increase in body weight and obesity
    • When storage capacity of WAT becomes saturated, fat accumulates in peripheral organs
    • Excess lipids in non-oxidative pathways result in production of reactive toxic lipid species, leading to tissue-specific damage and lipotoxicity

    Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ

    • Adipose tissue releases hormones called adipokines
    • Adipokines:
      • Carry information to the brain about fuel stores and other tissues
      • Leptin and adiponectin are adipokines
      • Regulate fuel metabolism and feeding behavior to maintain body mass
      • Imbalance can result in life-threatening diseases

    Key Hormones Regulating Energy Balance

    • Leptin:
      • Appetite-suppressing hormone
      • Sent from adipose tissue to the brain
      • Decreases appetite
    • Neuropeptide Y:
      • Orexigenic hormone (appetite-stimulating hormone)
      • Sends signals to eat
      • Levels rise during starvation
      • Inhibited by leptin and insulin
    • ɑ-melanocyte-stimulating hormone:
      • Anorexigenic hormone (appetite-suppressing hormone)
      • Sends signals to stop eating
      • Release stimulated by leptin and insulin
    • Ghrelin:
      • Short-term orexigenic hormone secreted in the stomach
      • Increases hunger
      • Associated with Prader-Willi syndrome

    Adiponectin and PPARs

    • Adiponectin:
      • Made by adipose tissue
      • Increases insulin sensitivity in organs
      • Affects fatty acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism in liver and muscle
    • PPARs (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors):
      • Alter gene expression for fat and carbohydrate metabolism
      • PPARɣ, PPARɑ, PPARδ

    Microbiome and Obesity

    • Microbiome in the gut influences obesity
    • Microbes function as endocrine glands affecting metabolism, feeding behavior, and body mass
    • Obese and lean individuals have different gut microbial flora

    Type 1 Diabetes

    • Caused by autoimmune reaction where the body's immune system attacks insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas

    Glycerol and Glyceroneogenesis

    • Glycerol from fats enters either gluconeogenesis or glycolysis
    • Glyceroneogenesis:
      • Abbreviated version of gluconeogenesis in liver and adipose tissue
      • Uses pyruvate, alanine, glutamine, or other substances from the CAC as precursors for glycerol-3-phosphate

    Carnitine-Acylcarnitine Shuttle

    • Transports fatty acids with +14 carbons
    • Acyl-carnitine/carnitine transporter belongs to group E7 enzyme class
    • Requires 2 ATPs

    Catabolism of Fatty Acids

    • Lipolysis:
      • Place of action: TAGs in adipocytes, in the cells cytosol and lipid droplets
      • Hormones glucagon and epinephrine trigger mobilization of stored TAGs
      • Lipases cleave fatty acids from the glycerol backbone of TAGs
    • Fatty acid oxidation divided into 3 stages:
      1. Oxidative conversion of two-carbon units into acetyl-CoA via beta-oxidation
      2. Oxidation of acetyl-CoA into CO2 through the CAC
      3. Repeated ingestion of fructose can lead to liver disease, kidney disease (treatment: total elimination of fructose from the diet)

    Lipids

    • Functions:
      • Energy storage
      • Cell membrane structure
      • Cofactors for enzymes
      • Signaling molecules
      • Steroid hormone synthesis
      • Antioxidants
      • Pigments
      • Insulation
      • Protection
      • Fat-soluble vitamin transport and absorption
    • Types of lipids found in food and synthesized by the body:
      • TAGs
      • Cholesterol
      • Phospholipids
      • Free fatty acids
      • White adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT)
    • Characteristics of WAT and BAT:
      • WAT: large spherical cells, function in fuel storage and release
      • BAT: smaller cells, multiple lipid droplets, function in thermogenesis

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