Hypothalamic And Pitutary Hormones Flashcards
Name Anterior pituitary hormones
- Growth hormone
- Prolactin
- Gonadotropins
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
- thyrotropin or TSH
- melanocyte stimulating hormone
What are the uses of recombinant human GH (somatotropin and somatrem)
- growth hormone deficiency in children and adults
- AIDS related wasting
Name synthetic analogues of somatostatin
- Octreotide
- Lantreotide
What are the functions of somatostatin
- Inhibits release of Growth hormone, Insulin, glucagon, gastrin
-  construction of hepatic, splanchnic and renal blood vessels
What are the uses of octreotide
- Acromegaly
- sympathetic treatment of various hormones secreting tumours
- diarrhoea associated with diabetes
- cute control of bleeding from oesophagal varices By constricting hepatic blood vessels
What are the drugs used in acromegaly
- Somatostatin analogues - inhibit synthesis and release of GH
- Dopamine receptor agonist bromocriptine and cabergoline  stimulate GH but paradoxically decrease GH in patients with acromegaly
- Pegvisomant- GH antagonist used in patients not responding to Somatostatin analogues
CRH is used for diagnosis of what
hypercorticism to distinguish between Cushing‘s disease and ectopic ACTH secretion
What are the preparation of FSH
- Urofollitropin
2. Follitropin alpha and follotropin beta recombinant forms of FSH
Which hormone produces testosterone
LH
Which hormone is responsible for converting testosterones oestrogen
FSH
Name recombinant form of LH
Lutropin
What hormone is present in urine During pregnancy and is secreted by the placenta and helps to maintain the corpus luteum
Human chorionic gonadotropin
What are the uses of FSH, LH, and human chorionic gonadotropin
- Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation In assisted reproduction technology
- stimulation of spermatogenesis and hypogonodal infertile males 
What are the adverse effects of FSH, LH and human chorionic gonadotropin hormone
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation syndrome (females)
- multiple pregnancy in females
- gynaecomastia in males
Name a synthetic Gonadotropin releasing hormone that is useful to test function of pituitary gonadal axis
Gonadorelin