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Rapid acting insulins
Lispro
Aspart
Glulisine
Lispro insulin
rapid acting insulin (0.25 hr)
Aspart inslulin
rapid acting insulin (0.25 hr)
Glulisine inslulin
rapid acting insulin (0.25 hr)
Regular insulin is ______
short acting (0.50 hr)
intermediate acting insulins
(2-4 hrs onset)
(10-12 hr duration)
NPH
Lente
Long acting insulins
(~16-24 hrs duration)
Ultralente Insulin
Glargine Insulin
Detemir Insulin
NPH
intermediate insulin (2-4 hrs onset)
Lente
intermediate insulin (2-4 hrs onset)
Ultralente
Long acting insulin (16-20 hrs duratino)
Glargine
Long acting insulin (18-24 hrs duration)
Detemir
Long acting insulin (18-24 hrs duration)
Mechanism of action of Sulfonylureas?
What are the drugs?
When do they have to be given?
SE?
-stimulates B-cells to secrete insulin by promoting closure of ATP K+ channel
-Tolbutamide, Chlorpropamide, Glyburide, Glipizide, Glimepiride
-have to be given 30 min before meals
-Disulfiram rxn, hypoglycemia
What is the mechanism of action of the Meglitinides/Glinides?
They act on their own receptor of the K/ATP dependent channel to deoplarize the cell to promote insulin secretion.
glyburide, glipizide, and glimepiride
second generation sulfonylurea that is 100x more potent and has less SE
Biguanides and metformin mechanism of action
-reduce glucose production by decreasing gluconeogenisis.
-Not hypoglycemic but rather antihyperglycemic
-allows the body to use sugar from the blood instead of making it from other substrates
Thiazolidinediones mechanism of action?
Drug names?
Increase insulin sensitivity by two mechanisms:
1) increase synthesis of GLUT4 and GLUT2 in muscle, adipose and liver
2) PPARgamma receptor agonist to upregulate insulin responsive genes
-require insulin for action
-Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone
What is the mechanism of action of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors?
What are the drugs?
-prevent carb absoprtion by inhibiting the hydrolyzing of carbohydrates to monosacchrides
-Acarbose and Miglitol
-GI SE, take with meals
Rosiglitazone
thiazolidinedione
Pioglitazone
thiazolidinedione
Acarbose
alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
Miglitol
alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
What is the mechanism of amylonomimetics?
What is the drug?
1) inhibit glucagon synthesis
2) delays gastric emptying
3) increases satiety
(glucagon stimulates gluconeogenisis)
Pramlintide
Pramlintide
amylinomimetic
GIP
-AKA glucose dependent insulinotropic peptide
-in type II diabetes response to this is impaired
-rapid metabolism (minutes)
GLP-1
-produced in lower SI and colon
-product of alternative splicing of proglucagon gene
-stimulates insulin and inhibits glucagon secretion
-also delays gastric emptying and induces satiety
-secretion is impaired in type II but response is normal
Exenatide
GLP-1 analog
-Increases insulin and decreases glucagon secretion
-Delays gastric emptying
-Increases satiety
What is the mechanism of DDP-IV inhibitors?
What is the drug?
-dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is responsible for degrading GLP1 and GIP
-these drugs inhibit this
-sitagliptin
What are the incretins?
GIP and GLP-1
Orlistat
-pancreatic lipase inhibitor to prevent the absorption of fats
-reduces LDL
-should give vitamin supplements
Sibutramine
-NE, serotonin, and dopaine reuptake inhibitor
-originally an antidepressant
-targets hypothalamus to enhance satiation
-do not use in patients with CV diseases
Where is TRH synthesized and what is it?
What kind of receptor does it act on?
What does it stimulate the release of?
-3 AA peptide synthesized in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
-GPCR on the anterior pituitary to activate phospholipase C to increase intracellular Ca
-results in the release of TSH
What decreases TRH stimulated TSH release?
somatostatin
dopamine
glucocorticoids
What type of receptors are for TSH?
GsPCR to increase cAMP
What is another name for T3?
What is another name for T4?
triiodothyroxine
thyroxine
Thyroid hormones target the nucleus but how do they get there?
They are hydrophobic so they require protein carriers
What is in the thyroid follicle?
colloid mostly composed of thyroglobin, the building block for thyroid hormone production
What is contained in the parafollicular cells?
calcitonin - regulates calcium levels
What is the enzyme that catalyzes the iodide oxidation?
thyroid perioxidase (TPO) target of thioamides
What is thyroid bound to in circulation?
When is it increased?
When is it decreased?
TBG (thyroid binding globulin)
-increase in pregnancy, estrogen treatment and hypothyroidism
-decreased by androgens, hyperthyroidism, malnutitrion and nephritic syndrome
T4 or T3
Which is more bound to TBG?
Which has a higher affinity for THR?
-T4 (99.98% compared to 99.5%)
-T3
Deiodinase I
Deiodinase II
Deiodinase III
Which iodines do they remove?
-any iodine
-outer iodination (T4 -> T3) or (rT3 -> T2) (for intracellular)
-inner iodination (T4 -> rT3) or (T3 -> T2) (for deactivation)

(if you remove the inner iodine frmo T4 you get rT3)
how does thyroid hormone act to increase HR?
1) increases Beta receptor sensitivity
2) increases rate of depolarization and repolarization of SA node
What affects does thyroid hormone have on the liver?
it increases hepatic gluconeogenisis and glyconeolysis. This increases glucose absorption and leads to loss of control in diabetes.
What effects does thyroid hormone have on RBC's?
the demand for O2 increases so erythropoiesis is increased to increase the number of RBC's.
What is the congenital lack of thyroid hormone?
Cretinism
-mother with hashimoto's
-iodine deficiency in mother
-drugs or radioactive iodine
What is it called with too much thyroid hormone?
thyroid storm (thyroid toxicosis)
-give corticosteroids, beta blockers and antithyroids
How can goiter result from iodine deficiency?
-iodine deficiency will result in decreased thyroide hormone and the hypothalamus will try to produce more by increasing TRH and TSH. No negative feedback.
(increased TSH and TRH)
How can goiter result from grave's disease?
-the thyroid is constantly being stimulated by antibodies to produce thyroid hormone.
(low TSH and TRH)
Thyroid replacement drugs?
Levothyroxine (T4)
Liothyroxine (T3)
Levothyroxine info
-narrow therapeutic index
-long duration of action
-incomplete absorption
-CYP450 sensitive
Liothyroxine info
shorter half life (4-6 hours)
more potent
What are the thioamides?
What is their mechanism of action?
-propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole
-inhibit thyroid peroxidase
-PTU also inhibits deiodinase I
-use these as little as possible during pregnancy
What is the enzyme responsible for oxidation of iodide and conjugation DIT and MIT?
thyroid peroxidase
What is the mechanism of actionof PTU?
thyroid peroxidase inhibitor and deiodinase I inhibitor
What does giving iodide do?
-Prep for thyroidectomy, to treat thyroid storm, and protect from radioactive iodine
-high concentrations inhibit iodine metabolism
iodination occurs on what residues?
tyrosine residues
Mature thyroglobulin is endocytosed into vesicles but what has to happen before it is turned into thyroide hormone?
proteolytic cleavage
What family do thyroid hormone receptors belong to?
steroid receptor super family
-bind intracellularly
-regulate transcription
What does the zona glomerulosa synthesize?
mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
What does the zona reticularis synthesize?
glococorticoid (cortisol), androgens (DHEA) and androstenedione
What part of the kidney is derived from neural crest?
the medulla, it is a modified sympathetic ganglion that releases catecholamines (epinephrine)
Where does the rate limiting step occur for steroid production?
What is this step?
What regulates this step?
-side chain cleavage of cholesterol by CYP11A1 to pregnenolone
-ACTH
What enzymes do the zona glomerulosa cells lack and express?
-they lack 17alpha-hydroxylase
-but have aldosterone synthase
What does the zone fasciculata produce?
cortisol and androgens
What does the z. reticulars and the z. fasciculata have that allows it to make cortisol and androgens?
17alpha-hydroxylase?
What is the result of 21 beta hydroxylase deficiency?
-cortisol and aldosterone are no longer able to be made
-more androgens will be made leading to virilization
-increased ACTH
-hypotension
What is the result of 11 beta hydroxylase deficiency?
-this happens downstream of the 21 beta hydroxylase deficiency
-decreased cortisol and aldosterone so more androgens will be made
-increased virilization from more androgens
-increase ACTH
-HYPERTENSION bc 11-deoxycortisol has mineralcorticoid activity
How is aldosterone controlled?
1) RAS and increased plasma potassium
2) ACTH
3) excreted quickly
Where does aldosterone act primarily?
-in the distal tubule and collecting duct of the kidney, also colon, and salivary glands, on MR receptors
-MR is a member of the steroid-hormone receptor super family to regulate gene expression
What does aldosterone do?
-stimulates sodium reabsorption and K+ and H+ excretion in kidneys, colon, and salivary glands
-this results in volume expansion
- K+ diuresis and urine acidity
How is aldosterone stimulated?
-ACTH, increased K+ on the adrenals
-RAS from low volume causes vasoconstriction in the adrenal glands
How does stress (physical and psychological) play a role in producing cortisol?
-it stimulates the hypothalamus to release CRF (or CRH) to act on the AP to release ACTH
-cytokines augment the release of CRF
What is ACTH derived from?
Where does it bind?
What does it do?
-it is derived from the POMC
-it binds to melanocortin-2-receptors (Gs, inc cAMP)
-rapidly stimulates side chain cleavage (CYP11A)
Where does ACTh have little effect?
-on the glomerulosa cells, so it doesn't do much to increase aldosterone levels
Principle glucocorticoid?
What is it bound to?
cortisol
60% to CBG (transcortin)
30% to albumin
10% free
What do hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism have on CBG (transcortin)?
hyper: decrease CBG
hypo: increase CBG
How is cortisol excreted?
-converted to cortisone
-in the liver it is conjugates or sulfated so that they can dissolve and be excreted in the kidneys
What does cortisol do?
What are its receptors?
-GR intracellular steroid hormone receptor
-alpha portion has physiological affects
-beta has negative regulation
-increases carb, fat and protein metabolism to put them into circulation
What do excess glucocorticoids do?
-obesity, HTN, skin thinning, muscular atrophy, decreased bone mass and osteoporosis, immunosuppression
-Cushing Syndrome
What is addison's disease?
primary (autoimmune) destruction of adrenal cortex
(decreased cortisol, increased aldosterone and ACTH)
What are the signs of hypoadrenalism?
Pigmentation (from increased ACTH)
loss of weight
hypotension
muscular weakness
What rhythms do ACTH and cortisol follow in the body?
ACTH is pulsatile
cortisol is circadian
What are the short term signals for control of body weight?
What are they responsible for?
CCK, PYY, ghrelin (Ghr)
-they regulate onset and termination of individual meals
What are the long term signals for control of body weight?
What do they do?
leptin
-monitor body energy stores
Neurons that label with and release ____and _____ are _____ promoting food intake and slowing metabolism.
AgRP
NPY
orexigenic
Neurons that label with _____ and release the neurotransmitters _____ and _____ are ______ promoting reduced food intake and increasing metabolism.
POMC
alpha MSH
CART
anorexigenic
Satiety is regulated by the balance of stimulation vs. inhibition of neurons in _____ nucleus of the hypothalamus. These signals are interpreted by the “Satiety Center” of the nuclear _____ _____.
Arcuate
tractus solitarus
NPY release is inhibited by _____ and stimulated by _____.
What does NPY do?
leptin
ghrelin
-it increases before mealtime and stimulates food intake.
AgRP inhibits the action of the anorexigenic agonist _____, which is the neurotransmitter released from POMC/CART neurons.
a-MSH
AgRP is orexigenic
_____ is the product of POMC cleavage and is an agonist for MC4.
alpha or beta MSH
_____ mutations account for 5% of severe childhood obesity.
MC4 receptors
alpha or beta MSH release is stimulated by _____ and inhibited by _____.
leptin
ghrelin
alpha or beta MSH is anorexigenic or orexigenic
anorexigenic
_____ may explain the anorexigenic effect of cocaine and amphetamine, but a deficiency in this does not affect energy balance.
CART
What are the hormones in the stomach that have short term regulation of appetite?
Ghrelin increases appetite
CCK decreases appetite
What are the hormones in the GI have short term regulation of appetite?
GLP-1 and PPY decreases appetite
What are the endocrine organs that control appetite?
T4, cortisol increase appetite
insulin decreases appetite
What does CCK stimulate?
-the vagus in response to fatty acid
-anorexigenic
What does PYY stimulate?
-influences motility, inhibits orexia
What does Ghrelin do?
the only mediator that stimulates appetite.
Leptin is a long term control of appetite, an (anorexigenic or orexigenic) mediator from adipose.
anorexic
-inhibits NPY/AgRP
-stimulates POMC/CART
-increases energy expenditure
-deficiency leads to obesity in mice
Leptin secretion is based on _____.
Circadian rhythms
Drug for peripheral regulation of food intake, lipase inhibitor and reduces serum LDL?
Orlistat
Drug for central regulation of appetite, NE, Serotonin and some dopamine reuptake inhibitor?
Sibutramine