Endocrine Fun Facts Flashcards
Graves Disease
- Thyroid Enlargement
- Exophthalmos
- increased antibody TSH-R-Ab (stim)) causes opthalmopathy and pretibial myxedema. Due due GAG deposits in the bones and eyes
- Decreased TRH,TSH
- TSH-R-Ab comes along and stimulates the thyroid gland and this causes increase production of thyroid hormones.
- Tx –> beta blocker or iodine blocker
- If left untreated = thyroid storm
cAMP second messenger systems?
- Glucagon
- ACTH
- ADH (V2)
- LH/FSH
- TSH
- Epi/norepi (beta receptor)
- Somatostain
- GHRH
- dopamine
- CRH
- HCG
- PTH
Receptor Associated Tyrosine kinase messenger systems?
GH
Prolactin
GNRH
Tyrosine Kinase messenger systems?
Insulin
IGF-1
Intracellular messenger systems?
Steroid Hormones (all cortical hormones aldosterone, cortisol, epi/ne) Iodothyronines Ca in blood
IP3/DAG messenger systems?
ADH (V1) and PTH GNRH Oxytocin TRH Histamin (H1) Angiotension II Gastrin
Which hormone is responsible for preventing milk production during pregnancy?
High levels of estrogen and progesterone
How would you inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis?
Ingest excess Potassium Iodide (wolff-Chaikoff Effect: Transient inhibition of T4/T3 release by inhibition of I pump)
what hormones are high during pregnancy?
Estrogen
Corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG/transcortin)
PTH secreting hormone?
Primary hyperparathyroidism
excess PTH causes increased calcium (serum and urine) and phosphaturia and PUD
(stones, bones and abdominal groans)
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
diet deficient in Vit D
normal Ca in serum and decreased urine Ca
decreased serum phosphate levels and increased urine PO4 levels
Addisons Disease
Primary Adrenocortical Disease
Autoimmune destruction of all zones of the adrenal cortex
loss of all hormones
increased secretion of ACTH and hyperpigmentation of skin secondary to alpha MSH molecule secretion
Male without testosterone receptors, what happens?
Less negative feedback so LH increases (less testosterone production)
What is androgen binding protein important for?
keeping the testosterone level in the seminiferous tubule high
In the second trimester progesterone is made mainly by what?
placenta (corpus lutem for the first trimester)
what anterior pituitary hormone will be elevated in lactating women compared to non pregnant women?
lactating woman will have higher prolactin
What will increase prolactin?
Dopamine receptor antagonist
Proliferative phase. when does it happen and what hormone is responsible ?
Estrogen
days 5-14 (preovulation, preparation of endometrium for implantation)
What is the difference between primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism?
Primary –> adrenal tumor that is secreting aldosterone
Secondary –> Increase renin levels
Give some features of growth hormone
- large hormone with a long half life
- secreted by somatotrophs in the AP
- Skeletal and Soft tissue growth
- Increase production with exercise, hypoglycemia and stress
- GH binds to receptor and acts on tyrosine kinase
- Somatostatin(GHIH) inhibits the secretion of GH
- Occurs in periodic bursts with max peak at night
Gives the actions of GH in the liver, adipose tissue and muscle
Liver: Increases glucose synthesis –> Increases BG
increases IGF synthesis –> increases IGF
Increase synthesis of IGF binding protein –> Increase IGF-BP
Adipose Tissue: Increases lipid breakdown –> Increases FFA and glycerol
Decreases Glucose Uptake –> Increases BG
Muscle: Increases AA uptake and therefore Increase Protein Synthesis
Decrease Glucose uptake–> increases BG