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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Clinical correlation type-ii diabetes
1. Case #1
• 15 yo white male
• Referred for evaluation and treatment of obesity
and hyperlipidemia detected on routine screening
• Otherwise healthy
• Past medical history is unremarkable
• No current medications
2. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1991
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1991BRFSS, 1991
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
3. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1992
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1992BRFSS, 1992
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
4. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1993
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1993BRFSS, 1993
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
5. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1994
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1994BRFSS, 1994
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
6. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1995
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1995BRFSS, 1995
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
7. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1996
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1996BRFSS, 1996
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
8. Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1997
Prevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult sPrevalence of Obesity* Am ong U.S. Adult s
BRFSS, 1997BRFSS, 1997
(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)(*Approximately 30 pounds overweight)
<10% 10% to 15% >15% N/A
9. Trend in Overweight Prevalence for Youths 6-
17 yrs
0
5
10
15
NHES II/III, 1963-
70
NHANES I,
1971-74
NHANES II,
1976-1980
NHANES III,
1988-94
Troiano et. al (Pediatrics 1998)
10. Case #1
• Activity
– Watching TV, playing video games
• Diet
– Frequent high-fat fast foods, high-sugar snacks
– Skips breakfast
• Analysis of 3-day food diary
– Average 3360 kcal/day
– Diet composition (% of total calories)
• Protein 18%
• Fat 36%
• Carbohydrate 46%
11. Effect of Television Watching on
US Children: 8-16 years old
20
25
30
< 2 2 to 3 4 and up
Hours of TV per Day
SumofTrunk
Skinfolds,mm
boys girls
Andersen et. al. (JAMA 1998)
12. Case #1
53 yo
diabetes
MI
62 yo
hypertension
stroke
72 yo
hypertension
69 yo
healthy
39 yo
obese
hypertension
CH 236
TG 499
HDL 28
38 yo
obese
CH 204
TG 204
HDL 42
48 yo
stroke
9 yo
healthy
CH ?
12 yo
obese
CH 210
TG 201
HDL 38
15 yo
obese
Hypertension
Type II
diabetes
CH 226
TG 320
HDL 30
13. Case #1
• Social
– Freshman in high school. Described as “average”
student.
– Smokes 2-3 cigarettes/day
– Denies alcohol/substance abuse
– Mother accompanies patient to clinic. Parents are
separated. Lives with mother, who works two jobs.
– Has few friends
14. Case #1
• Physical exam
– BP 142/90 right arm sitting (normal 135/85)
– Ht 178 cm (90th percentile)
– Wt 96 kg (> 95th percentile)
– BMI (wt/ht2
) 30.3 (> 95th percentile)
– Hyperpigmented, rough plaques on neck, groin, inner
thigh (acanthosis nigricans)
– Mild hepatomegaly
20. Effect of Multiple Risk Factors on Atherosclerosis in
the Aorta and Coronary Arteries in Children and
Young Adults
0
2
4
6
8
Intimal-SurfaceInvolvement
(%)
Aorta Coronary Arteries
Number of Risk Factors
0 01 12
2
3
3
Berenson et. al (NEJM 1998)
21. Obesity and Inflammation
• N-HANES III
• 3512 kids (age 8-16)
• Kids with elevated CRP (>.22mg/dL) or WBC > 10,000
• Overweight (>85%) vs < 85%
• Odds Ratio (OR) of 3.7 (M) and 3.1 for correlation of
CRP with overweight
• Also elevated risk for WBC
M Visser et al Pediatrics e13, January 2001
22. 68.7 - 62.5 % (8)
62.3 - 52.7 % (8)
51.2 - 41.9 % (8)
38.9 - 0.8 % (8)
% of High School Students Not Enrolled in
Physical Education Class, 1997
8
Data
missing
From 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
24. Insulin Resistance
• Associated with Type II diabetes
• Closely linked with obesity (direction?)
• Decreased insulin-stimulated glucose transport
and metabolism in adipocytes and skeletal muscle
• Impaired suppression of hepatic glucose output
• Tissue specific signaling abnormalities
• “Dose” of body fat affects resistance, especially
central fat
25.
26. Complications of Obesity
• Cardiovascular-hypertension, heart disease
• Insulin resistance/Type II diabetes mellitus
• Hyperlipidemia
• Growth-advanced bone age, increased height, early
menarche
• Psychosocial
• Hepatobiliary-non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cholelithiasis
• Pulmonary-sleep apnea, Pickwickian syndrome
• Orthopedic-slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Blount
disease
• Cancer-endometrial, breast, prostate, colon
• CNS-pseudotumor cerebri
27. Obesity and Diabetes Risk
0
20
40
60
80
100
<20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 >40
Body Mass Index
Knowler WC, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1981;113:144-156.
29. Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
(NASH)
• Associated with obesity and insulin resistance
• Presents with hepatomegaly and mild serum
transaminase elevation
• Lipid accumulation within hepatocytes with
inflammation and fibrosis/cirrhosis
• Pathogenesis: “two hit” hypothesis
– 1st hit: triglyceride accumulation
– 2nd hit: generation of reactive oxygen species and
lipid peroxidation
30. Goals for Therapy for Type II
Diabetes
• Focus on glucose and lipid goals
– Modify fat intake
– Improve food choices
– Space meals throughout the day
• If obese, reduce calories for moderate weight loss
• Increase physical activity
• Monitor blood glucose, glycohemoglobin, lipids, blood
pressure
• Add diabetes medication, if needed
American Diabetes Assoc.
31. Beneficial Effects of Exercise in
Type II Diabetes
exercise
increased glucose
utilization
increased insulin
sensitivity
decreased counter-
regulatory hormones
decreased hepatic
gluconeogenesis
improved blood
glucose control
Editor's Notes
Obesity has become an epidemic in both adults and children in the U.S. and represents a major public health problem. Primary care physicians will be seeing more children and adolescents with obesity. Obesity is frequently associated with dyslipidemia.
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A sedentary lifestyle contributes to the development of obesity, as well as representing an independent risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease.
Fast foods and snacks usually represent a source of excess calories contributing to weight gain.
The average daily caloric intake is excessive for this patient. A more reasonable intake would be 2000 kcal/day with increased regular physical activity. The composition of the diet should be changed to decrease total calories from fat to 30% with no more than 10% of total calories from saturated fat.
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Note the positive family history for dyslipidemia, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and premature (&lt; 55 yoa) stroke and myocardial infarction. Type II diabetes has a particularly strong familial incidence. It is imperative that the patient’s 12 yo sister receive attention as soon as possible. The 9 yo sister should have her lipids checked and be monitored closely for the development of obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
Note that this adolescent is a smoker, which represents a significant cardiovascular risk. He denies alcohol and substance abuse. However, ethanol ingestion can cause/contribute to the patient’s abnormal lipid profile and elevated serum transaminases. His home situation is probably not conducive to a healthy lifestyle. Obese adolescents are frequently social outcasts because of their appearance. This frequently contributes to depression, which makes treatment of obesity extremely difficult.
Note that the patient is hypertensive and obese with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 95th percentile for age. The acanthosis nigricans is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. The hepatomegaly is probably indicative of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Acanthosis nigricans is a frequent finding in children and adolescents with obesity and insulin resistance.
The total and LDL cholesterol are mildly elevated. However, there is a significant elevation of the triglycerides and depression of the HDL cholesterol. This profile is common in obese individuals, particularly in the setting of insulin resistance and diabetes. The elevated triglycerides may have only a modest effect on the development of premature atherosclerosis, but the low HDL cholesterol level is a significant risk factor. Note that the LDL cholesterol may be calculated by the Friedewald equation: LDL cholesterol = total cholesterol - HDL cholesterol - triglycerides/5. The equation is not valid if the triglyceride level is greater than 400 mg/dL.
The normal thyroid profile and cortisol level rule out hypothyroidism and Cushing’s disease, respectively, as causes of obesity in this patient.
The high fasting glucose level, as well as the abnormal glucose tolerance test, make the diagnosis of diabetes. The high fasting insulin level and lack of ketones indicate type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is associated with defects in both insulin secretion and insulin action. Plasma insulin levels may be normal, decreased or increased. Levels are usually elevated early and become decreased late in the course of the disease. However, insulin levels are inadequate to overcome the patient’s coexisting insulin resistance and, as a result, hyperglycemia results. Although individuals with type II diabetes do not require insulin for survival and do not develop ketoacidosis as seen in type I diabetes, approximately 40-50% will require exogenous insulin for adequate blood glucose control and to prevent complications as the disease progresses.
The elevated transaminases, as well as the previously noted hepatomegaly, suggest non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which is associated with obesity and insulin-resistance.
Note that this patient has all of these risk factors for premature atherosclerotic heart disease.
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The patient has all of the criteria for Syndrome X, which is associated with a strikingly increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease.
Adequate long-term control of blood glucose levels can prevent these complications of diabetes.
This patient most likely has NASH, since he has hepatomegaly and elevated serum transaminase levels in the setting of obesity and insulin resistance.
This patient should reduce his total daily caloric intake to achieve a gradual weight loss. Weight reduction may dramatically impact on insulin resistance and blood glucose control. Rapid weight loss is not desirable, and usually results in prompt regaining of weight. Intake of high caloric density fast and snack foods should be reduced or eliminated. He should eat breakfast, as well as regular meals, every day to improve control of his blood sugar and appetite. He should reduce his total fat intake to no more than 30% of total calories, reduce saturated fats to no more than 10% of total calories, and ingest no more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. Increased dietary fiber intake will help with control of blood sugar and improve the lipid profile.
Regular exercise has beneficial metabolic effects in the patient with type II diabetes. The patient should be advised to undertake 30 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise 5 times per week. He should also be discouraged from spending so much time watching TV and playing computer games. Swimming, if available, is a good form of exercise for the obese patient. Walking or bike riding should also be encouraged.