End 1 - Endocrine Overview Flashcards
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that transmit signals between tissues in separate parts of the body.
What proteins do alpha-1 receptors use?
Gq.
What proteins do alpha 2 receptors use?
Gi.
What proteins do beta receptors use?
Gs.
What protein stimulates the cAMP pathway? Which protein inhibit this pathway?
Gs stimulates this pathway. Gi inhibits this pathway.
Which secondary messenger do FSH, LH, ACTH, and TSH use?
They use cAMP. They are all anterior pituitary hormones.
What hormones use the cAMP pathway?
FSH. LH. ACTH. TSH. hCG. MSH. GHRH. CRH. PTH. Calcitonin. Glucagon. V2 vasopressin receptor.
What protein stimulates the Inositol triphosphate (IP3) pathway?
Gq.
What hormones use Inositol triphosphate (IP3) pathway?
GnRH and TRH: both are hypothalamic hormones. Oxytocin and V1 Vasopressin: posterior pituitary hormones.
Which hormones use the receptor tyrosine kinase pathway?
GH. Insulin. IGF-1. PDGF. FGF. Cytokines. Prolactin.
Which hormones use the cGMP pathway?
Nitric Oxide (NO). Atrial natruretic peptide (ANP).
Which hormones use the steroid receptors?
Estrogens, progesterones, testosterone. Glucocorticoids. Aldosterone. Thyroid hormone. Vitamin D.
How do steroid receptors work?
They act on intracellular receptors to regulate gene transcription.
Why is the availability of the binding globulin for a particular steroid hormone important?
Steroid hormones are lipophilic, so in order to travel they must bind to their perspective globulin. Therefore, the availability of the binding globulin affects the amount of available free hormone and therefore the activity of the steroid hormone; if there is an increase in sex binding globulin, it will bind up the excess testosterone and will cause a functional low testosterone state, giving the patient gynecomastia.
What hormone stimulates bone and muscle growth?
GH.
What hormone stimulates milk production and secretion?
Prolactin.
What hormone stimulates stimulates milk secretion during lactation?
Oxytocin.
What hormone Is responsible for female secondary sex characteristics?
Estrogen.
What hormone stimulates metabolic activity?
Thyroid hormone.
What hormone increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis?
Glucocorticoids.
What hormone is responsible for male secondary characteristics?
Testosterone.
What hormone prepares endometrium for implantation/maintenance for pregnancy?
Progesterone.