Endocrine 2 Flashcards
Structure of thyroid gland
- Active follicles
- resting follicles
- parafollicular / C-cells
What does the parafollicular cells secrete? Where these cells located ?
Secretes calcitonin. Located in thyroid gland.
Where’s the thyroid gland located?
In trachea
What does calcitonin do?
Regulates blood Ca+
Structure of follicles in the thyroid gland
Follicles composed of a single layer epithelial or follicular cells. Sender of follicle called colloid
Thyroid hormones
1) synthesizes from tyrosine and iodine
2) Intermediates:
- mono-iodotyrosine (MIT)
- di-iodotyrosine (DIT)
3) Active hormones
- tri-iodotyrosine (T3)
- Tetra-iodotyrosine (T4)
What are thyroid hormones synthesized from
Tyrosine
The “life story of the thyroid hormones
1) uptake of iodide from the blood (active transport)
2) synthesis of thyroglobulin (glycoproteins w tyrosine (TRH))
3) iodination of TRH = MIT and DIT (intermediates)
4) coupling of iodotyrosines = T3 and T4 (active forms)
5) storage in colloid (T4>T3)
6) endocytosis of colloid breakdown by lysosomal enzymes (recycle iodine +AA)
7) secretion of hormones into blood (T4>T3)
8) transport in blood, majority bound/inactive
9) T4 as a prohormone (most T4–>T3 in tissues, T3 is major hormone)
10) thyroid hormone receptors (present in cell nucleus; T3 binds more strongly)
11) half life —> T3=1 day / T4 = 7 days
Where are thyroid hormones stored?
In the colloid regions within the follicle cells
Which thyroid hormone is the major one
T3. T4 converts to become T3 eventually.
In storage, when thyroid hormones is greater in number
T4 > T3
When thyroid hormones are secreted into the blood, which one is greater in number
T4 > T3
Of T3 and T4, which one has a greater % bound/inactive?
T4
Thyroid follicular cell
1) iodine in the blood moved into the follicle via Na+/I- pump
2) iodine moved to luminal side and exits via pendrin transporter channel
3) peroxidase reacts iodine to form the intermediates of MIT and DIT
4) T3/T4 formed in a protein called thyroglobulin. Enter follicle to be stored in the colloid of the follicle
5) once needed, thyroglobulin releases T3, T4, and iodine.
6) T3 and T4 exit follicle out into the blood via endocytosis (active form). Iodine exits back to luminal side
Physiological actions of thyroid hormones
1) act on most tissues —> change translation and transcription
2) increase metabolism
3) necessary for growth and development
Actions of thyroid hormones
(T3 and T4)
1) Metabolism:
1) Metabolism:
- catabolism and anabolism INC
- INC base metabolic rate = INC O2 consumption = inc hear production
- INC carbohydrate absorption
- INC protein breakdown (muscle)
- INC fat breakdown
- INC fat breakdown
- INC cholesterol metabolism
- DEC blood cholesterol
Actions of thyroid hormones
(T3 and T4)
2) Growth and development:
3) other effects:
2) Growth and development:
- act as tissue Growth factors
- INC protein synthesis
- INC GH/IHF production
- CNS maturation in fetus
3) other effects:
- cardiovascular system (INC heart rate)
- potentiation of sympathetic nervous system (INC beta adrenergic receptors)
- reproductive system
Control of thyroid hormone secretion
Hypothalamus = TRH = ant pit = TSH = thyroid gland = Thyroid hormones T3 and T4
What kind of feedback system do thyroid hormones have, and on what
(-) feedback system on BOTH the hypothalamus and ant pit
Cold environments can influence the hypothalamus to increase TSH and TRH, increase thyroid hormone output which increase metabolic process =
increase heat.
Overactivity of thyroid hormones
Graves disorder: autoimmune disorder which stimulated thyroid gland.
- increase in basometabolic rate
- exophthalmos (bulging of eye)
- goitre (neck swelling)
Underactivity of thyroid hormones
Hashimoto’s Thyroidits: Autoimmune disorder which destroys thyroid gland and blocks hormone synthesis.
- Myxedema
- goitre
- cretinism in children
- iodine deficiency
• Goitre =
enlargement of thyroid gland.
• Exophthalmos:
pertution of the eye balls (popping out)
Thyroid hormone mechanism
OVERACTIVTY: Normally follicular cell has receptor for TSH, but now body made antibodies for TSH receptors, these antibodies stimulate the recpetors tho. Causes overstimulation and excessive amount of thyroid hormone and all the effects will be very high.
Thyroid hormone under activity mechanism
UNDERACTIVITY: not producing Normal amount of hormones, so become hypothyroid. When hormone levels goes down, causes less negative feedback = more TRH and TSH that will stimulate the gland, causing goitre.
• Iodine deficiency
most common cause for lack of thyroid hormone, no good source of iodine in diet.
• Cretinism
abnormalities in brain development in children
• Mixedma =
swollen face / skin.
Distribution of Ca+ in the body
Extracellular VS intracellular
Extracellular (0.1%)
- Free Ca+ = 500mg
- Bound Ca+ = 500 mg
(50%:50%)
Intracellular (0.9%)
- Free Ca+ = 0.1mg
- Bound Ca+ = 10g
Importance of Ca+
- structural role
- intracellular messenger
- intracellular messenger
- regulation of excitability
Important of phosphate
- structural role
- metabolism (ATP)
- buffering agent
Target for parathyroid hormone PTH, form parathyroid gland
Bone
Target for active vit D form kidneys
GIT
Target for Calcitonin from thyroid gland
Kidney
Bone structure
Calcified matrix
1) protein framework (osteoid), made of collagen.
2) Ca + Phosphate salts (hydroxyapatite)
Types of Bone cells
1) osteoblasts (bone forming)
2) osteoclasts (bone destroying)
3) osteocytes (long living, response to stress)
Location of parathyroid gland ?
Bottom of the neck
What is the function of PTH?
To increase the level of blood Ca+ and decrease level of blood phosphate
Which cells secrete PTH
Chief cells within the parathyroid
The role of PTH in osteocytic osteolysis
Maintains constant blood Ca+ levels
Which bone cells are on the surface of the bone, and which in inside the matrix ?
- Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are on the surface.
- Osteocytes are inside the matrix, within the inner fluid space.
Osteocytes come from
Osteoblasts
Ca+ in the bone moves from within the
fluid filled inner matrix, out towards the surface
Most of the Ca+ in the bone is present in a
Non readily exchangeable form, but little bit is exchangeable near the surface of the bone.
What is the movement of Ca+ within the bone and bones cells
Ca+ moves from the fluid filled intraceullar matrix of the bone towards outside t the surface, Ca+ is the taken up by the osteocytes, moved through Ca+ channels in osteocytes, transfers Ca+ to the osteoblasts via tight junction, the its pumps out into the blood, under the influence of PTH
Osteoclasts reabsorption
Bone resorption is resorption of bone tissue, that is, the process by which osteoclasts break down the tissue in bones and release the minerals, resulting in a transfer of calcium from bone tissue to the blood.
Osteoclasts have one or multiple nuclei?
Multiple