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1. Generalitati
-Insulina este un hormon, secretat de insulele Langerhans ale pancreasului, ce
particip la metabolismul glucidelor. E secretat de celulele B (60-75% din totalul celulelor
endocrine, situate central in insula; ele secreta si amilina-rol inca necunoscut)
Structura
-Insulina este un hormon, ce este compus din 2 lanturi de aminoacizi :1 lan A (cu 21
resturi aminoacidice) i unul B (cu 30 resturi aminoacidice) legate prin dou pun i
disulfurice (A7-B7 i A20-B19); o a treia legtur disulfuric leag restul Cys-A 6 cu Cys-A11.
Se inactiveaza cand puntile disulfurice sunt rupte.
-are o valoare ce postprandial
Insulina formeaz cu ionii Zn2+ agregate, dimeri, tetrameri, hexameri. n pancreas insulina se
afl sub form de hexameri. Forma activ circulant este probabil monomerul.
LA NIVEL HEPATIC:
-
Scade cetogeneza
+ sinteza proteica
+ sinteza de lipide -> tesutul adipos
- eliberarea de glucoza din ficat prin si accelereaza consumul
periferic al acesteia prin :
> - gluconeogenezei
> + sintezei de glicogen -> forma de depozit a glucozei in ficat si
muschi
> + glicolizei => producer de energie
> excesul de glucoza->transformat in lipide->adipocite
Abstract
Acrp30 is a circulating protein synthesized in adipose tissue. A single
injection in mice of purified recombinant Acrp30 leads to a 23-fold
elevation in circulating Acrp30 levels, which triggers a transient decrease
in basal glucose levels. Similar treatment inob/ob, NOD (non-obese
diabetic) or streptozotocin-treated mice transiently abolishes
hyperglycemia. This effect on glucose is not associated with an increase in
insulin levels. Moreover, in isolated hepatocytes, Acrp30 increases the
ability of sub-physiological levels of insulin to suppress glucose
production. We thus propose that Acrp30 is a potent insulin enhancer
linking adipose tissue and whole-body glucose metabolism.