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==Neuroendocrine Regulation of Feeding==

Revision as of 07:57, 16 July 2008

BACK TO ALIMENTARY - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY


Feeding Methods

  • Absorption over body surface
  • Filter feeding
  • Mucous trapping
  • Fluid feeding
    • Piercing and sucking
    • Cutting and biting
  • Seizing prey
    • Jaws, teeth, beak
    • Toxins
  • Herbivores and grazing
    • Invertebrates
    • Vertebrates- bony plates or teeth


Functions of the GIT

  • Secretion of enzymes and co-factors for digestion including water, ions and mucous
  • Motility for forward propulsion, mechanical breakdown, mixing of ingesta and sphincter tone
    • Migrating myoelectric complex to prevent debris accumulation
    • Peristalsis
    • Haustration
    • Segmental motility
  • Blood flow to muscles, submucosa and epithelial surfaces to sustain secretion, motility and the uptake of products of digestion
  • Growth and repair


Control of the GIT

  • Endocrine hormones released into the circulation by cells within the GIT or an accessory organ
  • Paracrine mediators released by cells within the tract and diffuse locally to acton neighbouring target cells
  • Neurotransmitters from nerves andother cells
  • Autonomic nervous system superimposed over the local control


Control of Motility

  • Intrinsic
    • Muscle pacemaker cells (Cajal cells)
    • Basic electric rhythm (BER) created of 3-20 per minute
    • Passes through gap junctions
    • Action potential created producing a slow wave of contraction
    • Liklihood of an action potential is increased through the stretch of food in the lumen and chemical food stimulation
  • Endocrine, paracrine or neural enter the enteric nervous system via sensory neurones
  • Neurons interact with plexuses in the GIT wall
    • Myenteric controls muscle movement
    • Submucosa controls secretion and blood flow
    • 2 plexuses connected by interneurones to co-ordinate control
    • Autonomic nervous system superimposed
  • Excitatory neurotransmitters are parasympathomimetic
    • ACh (muscarinic M1 and M2)
    • Serotonin
    • Substance P
  • Inhibitory neurotransmitters are sympathomimetic
    • Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
    • Nitroc oxide (NO)
    • ATP
    • Enkephalins
  • Extrinsic nervous system (ANS)
    • Sympathetic via norepinephrine (A1 and B2)
      • Thoraco-lumbar innervation
    • Parasympathetic via ACh (M1 and M2)
      • Cranio-sacral innervation


Control of GIT Secretions


Neuroendocrine Regulation of Feeding