ENDO 100 Flashcards
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Outline the transmission of effects, chemical mediators and distribution of effects of Direct communication, paracrine communication, endocrine communication and synaptic communication.
Direct
T= gap junctions
CM= ions, small solutes, lipid-soluble materials
E = limited to adj cell interconnected by connexions
Paracrine
T= ECF
CM = paracrine factors
E= local area where paracrine factors are high
Endocrine
T= bloodstream
CM= hormones
E= other tissues and organs with app receptors
Synaptic communication
T= across synaptic clefts
CM = NT
E= limited to specific area with app receptors
What are examples of lipophobic and lipophilic chemical messengers?
Lipophonic= Glycine, GABA and catecholamines
Lipophilic = steroid hormones
If a regulatory molecule is non-polar where will it bind?
It will bind to an intracellular receptor as it is lipid-soluble
What are the four classes of receptors and examples (at least 2) of ligands that can bind to them?
Ligand-gated (ionotropic) = ACh, ATP and Glutamate
GPCR (metabotropic) = Peptides, odorants and cytokines
Enzyme-linked = Insulin, erythropoietin, TGF-beta
nuclear- steroids, thyroid and prostaglandins
Describe the mechanism of Action for the cAMP second messenger pathway.
1- extracellular message binds to surface receptor activating G protein
2- a subunit dissociates and activates AC
3- AC converts ATP to cyclical AMP (cAMP)
4- cAMP activates PKA
5- PKA phosphorylates intracellular proteins
6- altered protein accomplishes cellular response
What are Phospholipases and what can they do?
Hydrolytic enzymes that split phospholipids
convert certain cell membrane phospholipids in second messengers
Describe the mechansim of action involving IP3.
1- hormone binds to GPCR
2- GTP exchanged for GDP
3- GTP causes subunits to dissociate and activate PLC
4- PLC generates PIP2 which activates IP3 (second messenger)
5-IP3 travels to ER where it activates Ca
6- 4 calcium bind to calmodulin to create a target response
Describe the mechanism of action for second messenger DAG.
GPCR acitiavtes PLC
PIP2 (from plasma membrane) generates DAG (and IP3) which activate PKC to generate cell response.
Name the 5 classes of chemical messengers and list their lipid solubility
Amino acids - lipophilic and lipophobic
Amines - lipophobic
peptides/proteins - lipophobic
steroids - lipophilic
eicosanoids - lipophilic
What is specificity spill over?
Hormones with similar structure may bind to one another’s receptors (ACTH and melanin)
What is down-regulation and how is it achieved?
when there are high levels of hormones so the cell decreases the number of target cell receptors
occurs via inactivation, decreased production, desruction and temporary sequestration of receptors inside
What factors affect the magnitude of a target cell’s response?
concentration of a ligand
number of receptors available
affinity for receptor
How are lipid soluble hormones transported? Describe
By binding transport proteins (in a loose and reversible manner)
transport proteins = albumin and globulins
this action increases the hormone’s half-life as they remain in the blood for longer and not easily broken down by enzymes.
Describe free hormones.
The only ones that can leave a blood capilarry and are physiologically active
name the first three steps of steroid hormone synthesis for different pathways.
Cholesterol –> pregnenolone –> progesterone
Cholesterol –> pregnenolone –> 1,7 Hydroxyprogesterone
Cholesterol –> androstenedione –> testosterone
what is the mechanism of action for Steroid hormones?
diffuses through membrane –> binds to intracellular receptor –> receptor/hormone comples enters nucleus –> binds to specific attachment site on DNA –> transcription of gene to mRNA –> mRNA directs protein synthesis –> proteins function as enzymes, transport proteins or structural proteins –> cell response
What is a long-loop feedback? Provide an example
Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones are inhibited by target glands’ hormones.
testosterone inhibition of GnRH and LH/FSH
What is a short-loop feedback? Provide an example
an anterior pituitary hormone inhibits release of hypothalamic hormone
GnRH inhibited by LH
What is ultrashort-loop feedback?
Sectertion of hypothalamic hormone is inhibited by same hormone.
Compare Hormonal Stimulus, Humoral stimulus and Neural Stimulus with examples.
Hormonal - release of hormone in response to another
- Hypothalamic hormones –> stimulate APG –> stimulate another gland (thyroid, adrenal, gonad etc) –> secrete other hormones from the endocrine gland
Humoral - changes in ECF
- capillary blood has low Ca concentration –> PTH secreted by PT
Neural - The nervous system stimulates
-preganglionic sympathetic fibre stimulates adrenal medulla –> secretes catecholamines
Differentiate between primary, secondary and tertiary disorders.
Primary = gland
secondary - Pituitary hormone is deficient (endocrine gland not damaged but has too little tropic hormone)
tertiary = Hypothalamic hormone is deficient
What is the median eminence?
where axon terminals of hypothalamic neurons release nuerpeptides
What are the two neurons that mediate endocrine function in hypothalamus?
Magnocellular (large cell body)
Parvocellular (small cell body)
What are the two nuclei of the hypothalamus and what do the produce large quantities of?
Paravenrticular and supraoptic
produce large quantities of neurohormones (oxytocin and AVP)
What is the Embryonic origin of the anterior and posterior pituitary glands respectively?
A= Cells form the roof of embryonic oral cavity
P= ectodermal cells of neural origin (from floor of 3rd ventricle in cerebrum)
The Anterior pitutary is highly vascular. Explain it’s blood system.
uses the Hypothamalc-hypophyseal portal system
Superior hypophyseal arteries –> primary capillary plexus –> long hypophyseal portal veirns –> secondary capilary plexus –> anterior pituitary
What are the hypothalamic hormones?
TRH, GRH, CRH, GHRE, Somatotstain and PIH (dopamine)
What are the predominant hypothalamic nuclei of the 6 hypothalamic hormones?
What are the predominant hypothalamic nuclei of the 2 posterior pituitary hormones?
TRH - paraventricular
LH - Anterior/medial hypothalamus
CRH - Parvicellular of paraventricular
GHRH - Arcuate nucleas close to median eminence
Somatostatin - Paraventricular
Dopamine - Arcurate nucleus
ADH - primarily supraoptic
Oxytocin - primarily periventricular
What are the functions of ADH?
produce more concentrated urine (increase water permeability in nephron)
Rehydrate
raise blood pressure
What happnes when a baby suckles on mother?
Oxytocin: Mechanoreceptors of nipples stimulated –> hypothalamus sends efferent impulsues via Periventruclar neurons –> posterior pituitary release oxytocin –> Oxytocin is secreted –> contraction of myoepithelial cells in small ducts –> milk forced into small ducts –> Milk collects in cisterns and flows out of nipples
Prolactin: Mechanoreceptors stimulated –> inhibition of hypothalamic hormones that release dopamine –> hypothalamus releases PRL releasing factors –> anterior releases PRL –> targets mammary glands –> increased milk production
What are the other actions of oxytocin?
Stress responses - stress activates catecholamine in medulla oblongata –> activates oxytocin –>
chronic/ acute administration –> attenuate hypothalamus-pituitary adrenal axis
analgesia
social behaviour
What regulates prolactin sectertion?
inhibits = dopamine
stimulayes = TRH
Describe the relationship between ACTH and MSH.
Both ACTH and MSH arise from post-translational processing of the POMC gene. = melanocortins
a-MSH acts on melanocytes which contain pigment called melanin. In times of hypersecretion of ACTH (Addisons disease), excess ACTH binds to MC1R receptor which activates these melanocytes
What are the stimulatory and inhibitory factors of prolactin release?
S= pregnancy, breast-feeding, sleep, stress, TRH and dopamine antagonists
I= dopamine, dopamine agonists, somatostatin and prolactin (negative feedback loop)
What is the functional unit of the thyroid gland? Describe this unit.
thyroid follicle = portion concerned with the production of TH
Each follicle is surrounded by a single layer of epithelial cells and filled with colloid
colloid = glycoprotein and TBG.
Compare the histology of inactive thyroid gland to an active one.
Inactive = colloid abundant, large follicles and flat-lining cells
Active= small follicles, cuboidal/ columnar cells, reabsorption lacunae allows site of colloid actively being reabsorbed
Outline the biosynthesis of thyroid hormone (simply)
TG synthesis in follicular lumen –> Na/I symporter brings in I into cell- –> pendrin takes I- to colloid –>oxidation of I- to I2 –> organification of I2 into MIT and DIT –> coupling –? Endocytosis of TG –> Hydrolysis of T4 and T3 –> residual MIT and DIT recycled.