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CH3 Anterior Pituitary Gland Flashcards

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What are the components of the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis)?

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pars anterior and pars intermedia

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Name both the hypophysiotropic hormone and the tropic hormone paired with Lactotrophs.

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Dopamine –> Prolactin

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Name both the hypophysiotropic hormone and the tropic hormone paired with Corticotrophs.

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Corticotropic-Releasing Hormone –> Proopiomelanocortin PMOC (ACTH, beta-lipotropin LPH, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone MSH, beta-endorphin)

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Name both the hypophysiotropic hormone and the tropic hormone paired with Thyrotrophs.

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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone –> Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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Name both the hypophysiotropic hormone and the tropic hormone paired with Gonadotrophs.

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LHRH –> LH & FSH

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Name both the hypophysiotropic hormone and the tropic hormone paired with Somatotrophs.

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GHRH –> Growth Hormone

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What does LH & FSH do?

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stimulate gonadal production of sex steroids. Mediates reproductive function and behavior.

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What does ACTH do?

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stimulates adrenal glands to produce steroid hormones. Regulate water and sodium balance, inflammation, and metabolism

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What does GH do?

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exerts directly effects on tissue growth and differentiation – indirect effects through stimulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (mediates some growth and differentiation effects of GH)

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What governs the pattern hormone release? Where is it located?

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Cyclic pattern of hormone release is governed by the nervous system – the hypothalamic Suprachiasmatic Nucleus “the internal biological clock/circadian clock”, which is synchronized/entrained by external signals (e.g. light and dark)

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What are the 3 families of anterior pituitary hormones? Which hormones constitute each family?

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Glycoproteins (TSH, FSH, LH), Pro-opiomelanocortin POMC (ACTH, beta-LPH, alpha-MSH, beta-endorphin), Growth Hormone & Prolactin (GH & Prolactin)

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What stimulates ACTH release?

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psychologic stress and physical stress

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What receptor does ACTH bind to? What are its effects?

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Melanocortin Receptor 2 - MC2R (adrenal cortex); stimulation and release of glucocorticoids (cortisol) & mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)

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What is the feedback mechanism for ACTH release?

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Cortisol on anterior pituitary and hypothalamus (inhibit CRH release) (negative feedback)

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What factors inhibit GH release?

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somatostain, IGF-1, glucose, nonesterified free fatty acids

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How is GH found in serum? What purpose does this serve?

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GH is found bound to GH-binding protein (by proteolytic cleavage of the GH membrane receptor). This serves as a reservoir for GH & prolongs its half life.

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When and how is GH released? Over time?

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nocturnally, in a pulsatile manner; increase during childhood, peak during puberty, fall with aging

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What does GH stimulate?

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IGF-1, lipolysis, amino acid transport into cells, protein synthesis

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How does GH affect hepatocytes (the liver)?

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stimulates hepatic IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) and hepatic glucose production

20
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How does GH compare to insulin?

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GH counteracts the action of insulin on lipid and glucose metabolism: decrease skeletal muscle glucose utilization, increase lipoylysis, stimulate hepatic glucose production

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What are the physiologic effects of IGF-1?

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act as mitogens (stimulate DNA, RNA, & protein synthesis) and parallel effects to GH (stimulates bone formation, protein synthesis, glucose uptake in muscle, neuronal survival, myelin synthesis, collagen synthesis, decreases collagen degradation, inhibit protein degradation in muscle)

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How do IGF receptors work?

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IGF-1 binds to receptor and activates autophosphorylating tyrosine kinase domain. This causes a cascade via phosphorylation of substrate proteins.

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How do IGF-RECEPTORS compare to insulin-RECEPTORS?

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receptors have similar structure and function (receptor tyrosine kinase), but insulin receptor is involved in metabolic functions and IGF-1 receptors mediate growth and differentiation. (recall: IGF-1 parallels GH, which counteracts insulin)

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What stimulates production of prolactin? How?

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stimulated by elevated estrogen levels (proliferation of lactrotrophs), stimulated by sucking (decreases dopamine release & relieves tonic inhibition); also stimulated by LHRH, serotoninergic & opiodergic pathways

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How is sucking of the breast an example of a stimulus-secretion (neuroendocrine) reflex?

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Sucking causes the hypothalamus to decrease the amount of dopamine released (tonic inhibition), therefore relieving the lactotroph of tonic inhibition, allowing for more prolactin to be released.

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How is prolactin regulated?

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Prolactin is tonically inhibited by production of dopamine, somatostatin, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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How does dopamine inhibit the lactotroph?

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Dopamine binds to Dopaminergic (D2) Gi-protein-coupled receptors. It inhibits adenylate cyclase, activates K+ channels (hyperpolarization), inhibits Ca++ channels (hyperpolarization)

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What is the feedback mechanism of Prolactin?

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Prolactin binds to receptors on Dopaminergic Neurons, increasing dopaminergic tone (increasing dopamine synthesis & inhibiting prolactin release from lactrotrophs)

29
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What are Adenomas? Which one is the most common?

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Adenoma is a small tumor that causes excess production of pituitary tropic hormones. Prolactinomas are most common.

30
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What kind of adenoma presents with elevated milk secretion (galactorrhea) and reproductive dysfunction (infertility).

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Prolactinoma (hyperprolactinemia)

31
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What kind of adenoma presents with acromegaly (abnormal growth of hands/feet/face), bone overgrowth, & soft tissue overgrowth in adults / gigantism in children?

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Growth Hormone-secreting adenoma

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What kind of adenoma presents with Cushing Syndrome (central obesity, proximal myopathy, hypertension, mood chanes, dorsocervical fat pads, & hyperglycemia)?

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Cortotropin-releasing adenoma (excess cortisol)

33
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What kind of adenoma presents with insufficient hormone production?

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Gonadotroph pituitary adenoma

34
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What is Sheehan Syndrome?

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damage to pituitary gland due to ischemia (because of excessive blood loss during childbirth)

35
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What is Laron Syndrome? How does it present?

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GH insensitivity syndrome (failure to generate IGF-1 & IGFBP-3 due to mutations or deletions in GH receptor gene) - presents as dwarfism

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What are the paired measurements of anterior pituitary hormones?

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ACTH-cortisol, GH-IGF1, LH-estradiol, FSH-progesterone, TSH-thyroxine

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