Endocrine system Flashcards
Solubility of peptide/proteins
Water
Solubility of catecholamines
Water
Solubility of Iodothyronines
Lipid
Solubility of steroids
Lipid
Anterior pituitary hormones
GH, LH/FSH, TSH, ACTH, PRL
Posterior pituitary hormones
ADH, oxytocin
Drug to replace ADH and indications
Desmopressin
Used for neurogenic DI, primary nocturnal enuresis, and hemophilia A
Drugs to replace dopamine
Bromocriptine, Cabergoline
Used for hyperprolactinemia
Drug to replace GH
Somatropin
Used for growth failure
Drug to replace somatostatin
Octreotide
Used for acromegaly/gigantism, pancreatic/GI tumors
Drug to replace ACTH
Cosyntropin
Used for infantile spasms
Major androgens
Testosterone, DHT, and estrogen
Testosterone action
Spermatogenesis, muscle growth, bone growth, increased RBC
DHT action
Acne, male pattern baldness, prostatic hyperplasia
Therapeutic uses for endogeneous androgens
Male hypogonadism, decrease in testosterone with aging, genetics
Testosterone derivatives used for anabolic steroids
Methyltestosterone and nandrolone
DHT derivatives
Oxandrolone and Stanozol
Adverse effects of anabolic steroids
Increased HR and htn, polycythemia, increased liver enzymes and decreased clotting factors, glucose intolerance, increased risk of BPH, acne, baldness, aggressiveness
Treatment of BPH
5a reductase inhibitors to block production of DHT
Finasteride and Dutasteride
Most prevalent natural estrogen
17B-estradiol
Clinical uses for estrogen
Oral contraceptives, postmenopausal, hypogonadism, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding
Adverse effects of giving estrogen
Nausea, bloating, HA, thromboembolism, increased breast cancer and endometrial cancer risk
Contraindications for estrogen
Thromboembolitic disease, cerebral vascular disease, MI, CAD, smoking, breast CA, endometrial CA, known or suspected pregnancy, impaired liver function
Conjugated equine estrogens
Used for hormone replacement therapy