GUT PHYSIOLOGY Absorption 1 Dr. Jack Grider Rm 12-004 Sanger Hall 828-1853 jgrider@vcu.edu 2009
Digestion & Absorption
Digestion & Absorption Brush Border
Digestion & Absorption Absorption from the lumen is impeded by the unstirred layer and the apical membrane of the enterocyte.
Digestion & Absorption Two routes of absorption Are available for movement of nutrient across the apical membrane of the enterocyte: - Paracellular Transcellular active & passive
Digestion & Absorption Transcellular route of absorption utilizes multiple mechanisms to bypass the membrane barrier.
Digestion; Carbohydrate Ingestion of large glucose polymers as starches and some sucrose (Glu-Fru) and lactose (Glu-Gal). Digestions occurs at level of Oral cavity: ptyalin Stomach Small intestine: pancreatic amylase Brush border
Digestion & Absorption: Carbohydrate
Digestion & Absorption: Carbohydrate
Digestion & Absorption: Carbohydrate GLUT5 SGLT1 GLUT2
Digestion & Absorption: Carbohydrate
Digestion: Protein Ingestion: long chains of amino acids as protein Endogenous: enzymes, mucus, dead cells Digestion: Stomach: Pepsin (low pH) Intestine: pancreatic peptidases brush border
Digestion & Absorption: Protein
Digestion & Absorption: Protein
Digestion & Absorption: Protein
Digestion & Absorption
Digestion & Absorption
Digestion & Absorption