Week 4 Flashcards
Hormones secreted where
Into extracellular fluid; circulates in blood, hemolymph
Role of hormones
Communicates regulatory responses through interaction with a specific receptor
- Reproduction
- Development
- Energy metabolism
- Growth
- Behavior
Endocrine system
Chemical signaling by hormones
Levels of cellular regulation
Intracellular, local environment, systematic regulation
Intracellular regulation
Within the individual cells themselves (positive or negative regulation)
- Covalent modification
- Phosphorylation
Local environment regulation
Cells response to the immediate environment, including presence of other cells
- Local factors secreted by other cells
- Extracellular matrix
Systematic regulation
Provides integration of activities of cells distant from each other
- Endocrine system
- Nervous system
- Overlap between endocrine and nervous system
Endocrine signaling
Hormone enters the blood
Paracrine signaling
Hormone works on a neighboring cell
Autocrine signaling
Hormone works on itself
Neuroendocrine signaling
Neurons release hormone that then acts on a receptor on a cell
Hormones
- Chemical substance (many diverse substances)
- Produced in one organ
- Transported via blood to a distant organ
- Modifies organ function
Types of hormones
Steroids (lipids)- derivatives of cholesterol, derivatives of arachidonic acids (lipids), proteins/peptides, catecholamines, glycoproteins
Which hormones act via membrane receptor
- Proteins
- Glycoproteins
-Prostaglandin (derived from arachidonic acid) - Catecholamines (aa derivative)
Which hormones act via nuclear receptor
- Steroids
- Thyroxine (aa derivative)
Hormone classification
-Amines
- Peptides
- Steroids
- Prostaglandins
Amines
- Derived from tyrosine
- Thyroid hormone
- Epinephrine/norepinephrine
Peptides
- Peptides: short proteins (1-9 amino acids)
- Polypeptides (long unbranched peptide chain)
- Proteins (one or more polypeptides arranged together)
Steroid hormones
- Derivative of cholesterol (fat soluble)
- Have a direct action on target cell
- Pass through cell membrane (phospholipid bilayer) and have intracellular receptors
- Binds to receptor in cytoplasm or nucleus of target cell
Prostaglandins
Derived from arachidonic acid