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Summary BHCS2005 - Clinical Haematology and Biochemistry - Haematology Metabolism

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A complete summary of the metabolic haematology aspect of the BHCS2005 clinical haematology and biochemistry module at Plymouth University.

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Haematology Metabolism Cheat Sheet



Metabolic Syndrome

 Three types of diabetes

o Type one - autoimmune attack

o Type two - Metabolic syndrome

o Gestational Diabetes

 Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of medical disorders that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
and cardiovascular disease

o Factors that contribute include obesity, insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia



Obesity and Diabetes

 Obesity causes defective insulin responsiveness leading to insulin resistance

o This results in compensatory beta cell function leading to hyperglycaemia

 Obesity causes insulin resistance due to inflammatory, adipocrine and lipid stress



Insulin Signalling Pathway

 Insulin > IR > IRS1 > PI3K > AKT2 > GLUT4 > Glucose Uptake



Fatty Acid Oxidation

 Fatty acids accumulate due to biosynthesis, storage, transport, catabolism and from dietary
intake

 The body performs fatty acid oxidation by

o Mitochondrial beta oxidation

o ATP/ADP ratio

o Energy expenditure



Insulin Resistance

 Fatty acids cause beta oxidation however limiting oxidative catabolism causes the build up of
harmful intermediates

o This activates protein kinases and results in decreased glucose uptake

 Lipid intermediates are formed from insulin resistance which include

, o GM3

o DAG

o Ceraminde

o Acylcarnitine

 Insulin resistance affects mitochondrial activity including glucose uptake, glycogen and
protein synthesis and mitochondrial biogenesis



Holloszy Argument

 This states that mitochondrial capacity does not limit fatty acid oxidation in obesity



Pancreatic Beta Cells

 Pancreatic beta cells cause glucose stimulated insulin secretion

 This occurs due to a rise in ATP from glycolysis, TCA and OXPHOS

o This causes depolarisation of voltage gated Ca2+ channels

o An increase in Ca2+ in the nucleus causes insulin secretion

 Pancreatic beta cell failure causes glucolipotoxicity

o This can cause impaired glucose secretion

 Sulphonylureas also trigger insulin secretion by binding to SUR1 subunits of K ATP channels
which closes them



Reactive Oxygen Species

 ROS have unpaired electrons

 The production of free radicals required NADPH

 A one electron reduction yields a superoxide anion radical which reacts with anything it
bumps into

o Oxygen + Ie- = superoxide

 A two electron reduction yields hydrogen peroxide

 A singlet oxygen is formed when one electron is excited to a higher energy level

 Transition metals donate or accept free electrons via intracellular reactions to help create
free radicals

 SOD is an enzyme that catalyses the dismutation of the superoxide radical into either
molecular oxygen or hydrogen peroxide

 In the mitochondria, ROS cause

, o Redox signalling

o Mitochondrial dysfunction

o Apoptosis and necrosis

o Disease and ageing



ROS Measurements

 ROS are measured using

o Fluorescent probes

o Mass Spec probes

o ESR probes - spin of unpaired electrons can be detected using ESR spectroscopy

 Small fluorescent probes are used to detect superoxide

o These include DCFH and hydroethidine

 Hydroethidine can target mitochondria using MitoSOX

 Free radicals can be stabilised using spin traps

o Spin traps covalently bind free radicals producing adducts that can be detected by
electron spin resonance



Cellular Respiration

 Proton slip is a decrease in pumping efficiency due to partial and variable decoupling of
chemical reaction and proton transfer

 Proton leak is when proton return to the matrix independently of ATP synthase

o Uncoupling proteins act as channels to let protons flow

 Electron leak is the exit of electrons prior to the reduction of oxygen to water at cytochrome
C oxidase causing a production of superoxide

 Electron slip is where electrons are transferred through respiratory complexes without
pumping protons into the intermembrane space



Fenton’s Reaction

 In Fenton's reaction, the ferrous and/or ferric cation decomposes catalytically hydrogen
peroxide to generate powerful oxidizing agents

 Capable of generating both hydroxyl radicals and higher oxidation states of iron causing free
radical damage

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