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Endocrinology Session 3 Flashcards

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What is the function of the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus?*

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Link between endocrine and nervous system

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Where does the pituitary gland sit?

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Sella turcica

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What processes are modulated by the complex?

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  • Growth
  • Reproduction
  • Adrenal gland function
  • Water homeostasis
  • Milk secretion and lactation
  • Thyroid gland function
  • Puberty
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Why is the posterior pituitary not a true gland?

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It secretes hormones that are produced by the hypothalamus

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Where does the anterior pituitary gland arise from?

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  • Oral ectoderm (Rathke’s pouch)

- Primitive gut tissue

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What does the posterior pituitary gland arise from?

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Neuroectoderm (primitive brain tissue)

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How is the posterior pituitary gland physically connected to the hypothalamus?*

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Through infundibulum

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What nuclei secrete oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone in the posterior pituitary?

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Supraoptic and paraventricular hypothalamic nuclei

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How does the neurocrine function of the posterior pituitary occur?

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  • Hormones from nuclei transported down axons to posterior pituitary
  • Stored and released from PP into general circulation to act on distant targets
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Where are the hormones synthesised in hypothalamus stored?

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  • Stored in median eminence
  • Released into blood supply called the HYPOPHYSEAL PORTAL SYSTEM (connection of two capillary beds) and into anterior pituitary
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What is the function of the hormones released by the anterior pituitary?*

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Stimulation/inhibition of target endocrine cells in anterior pituitary gland

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What are the functions of anterior pituitary hormones?

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  • Acting on neighbouring cells (autocrine/paracrine)

- Acting on distant targets (neurocrine)

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What are the functions of the hormones secreted into the hypophyseal portal system?

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Acting on endocrine cells within anterior pituitary

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What is the function of ADH/vasopressin?

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Regulation of body water volume and how much water is reabsorbed back into the body via the kidney

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What is the function of oxytocin?

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  • Regulating uterine contractions during childbirth

- Milk letdown during breastfeeding

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What are the tropic (hormones that are affecting the synthesis and release of another hormone) hormones in the hypothalamus?

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TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone) - stimulate thyroid gland
PIH (prolactin release-inhibiting hormone) - dopamine
CRH (corticotropin release hormone) - ACTH and cortisol synthesis
GnRH (gonadotropin release hormone) - FSH and LH
GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone)
GHIH (growth hormone inhibiting hormone)

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What is the difference between tropic and trophic hormones?

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Tropic: stimulate/inhibit release of other hormones
Trophic: hormones affecting growth

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What is TSH?

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AP gland:
Thyroid stimulating hormone
(secretion of thyroid hormone)

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What is ACTH?

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AP gland:
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(secretion from adrenal cortex)

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What is LH?

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AP gland:
Luteinising hormone
(ovulation/sex hormone secretion)

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What is FSH?

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AP gland:
Follicle stimulating hormone
(egg/sperm development)

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What is PRL?

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AP gland:
Prolactin
(mammary gland development, milk secretion)

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What is GH?

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AP gland:
Growth hormone
(Growth and energy metabolism)

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What is the relationship between the hormones and the glands?**

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Slide 12

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How are the pathways of hormonal production regulated?**
Negative feedback (short/long loops)
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What stimulates the hypothalamus to produce CRH and then ACTH?*
Stress (pain, hypoglycaemia, low BP) produces CRH and acts on the anterior pituitary (via hypophyseal portal system) which produces ACTH, and which then stimulates adrenal cortex to produce cortisol.
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What controls growth?
- Genetics - Environment - Nutrition - GROWTH HORMONE
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What is necrosis?
Cell death by damage
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What is atrophy?
Decrease in cell size/number
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What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death
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What is hypertrophy?
Increase in cell size
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What is hyperplasia?
Increase in cell number
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Where is growth hormone produced and what stimulates its production?
- Anterior pituitary - Stimulated by hypothalamic GHRH - Inhibited by hypothalamic somatostatin
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How are growth-promoting effects triggered?
Via insulin-like growth factors (somatomedins)
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Which cells produce IGFs and why?
Cells of liver and skeletal muscle produce and secrete IGF in response to growth hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary
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Is GH an active hormone?
No - it has a signal peptide that must be cleaved before proper folding
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What is the function of GH?*
Stimulating bone growth - Length & width before epiphyseal closure - Width after epiphyseal closure (maintain bone mass)
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What are the direct and indirect effects of GH?
- Direct: GH receptors - Indirect: Producing IGFs - Local tissue growth (muscle)
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What is the function of IGF?
Bone and cartilage growth stimulation
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What do GH and IGFs do in adults?
Maintain muscle and bone mass Promoting healing and tissue repair Modulating metabolism and body composition
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How is GH secretion controlled?
Via hypothalamus - GHRH: + GH secretion - Somatostatin: - GH secretion
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How does sleep affect GH secretion?*
- Deep sleep = a lot of GH - REM = less GH secretion (Why uninterrupted sleep important in children)
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How do stress and exercise affect GH secretion?
``` Stress = GH secretion Exercise = GH secretion ```
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How do glucose and FAs affect GH secretion?
- Low glucose/FA = Increase | - High glucose/FA = Decrease
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How do fasting and obesity affect GH secretion?
- Fasting: + Secretion | - Obesity: - Secretion
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How is GH secretion regulated?*
Short loop and long loop negative feedback
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What mediates long loop feedback and how?*
- IGFs - Inhibit release of GHRH - Stimulate somatostatin release, which therefore inhibits GH release from anterior pituitary
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What mediates short loop feedback?
GH itself via stimulating somatostatin release
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What does growth hormone deficiency cause in children and what are the defining features?*
Pituitary dwarfism - Proportionate - Hormone can be absent or deficient - Respond to GH - Height below 3rd percentile - Slow growth - Delayed sexual development
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What are the causes of pituitary dwarfism?
Damage to skull due to a traumatic injury which then causes damage to pituitary gland and release of GH
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What is acromegaly and what causes it?*
Large extremities (hands/feet/jaw) caused by excess growth hormone Caused by a pituitary adenoma developing in adulthood and causing widening
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What is gigantism and what causes it?*
Prolonged bone growth before epiphyseal plate fusion due to excess GH Caused by pituitary adenoma in childhood
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How does GH exert effects on cells?*
- GH receptors activate Janus kinases (JAKs, tyrosine kinase receptors) - GH binding causes receptor dimerisation - Causes change in conformation and activates receptor - Autophosphorylation of own residues - Activates transcription of IGF and signalling pathways
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What are the differences between IGF1 and IGF2?
IGF1: adults IGF2: foetal growth
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How are IGFs modulated?
Binding proteins (modulate bioavailability)
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What do IGFs modulate?
- Hypertrophy - Hyperplasia - Protein synthesis + - Lipolysis +
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What are IGF actions?
- Autocrine/paracrine (skeletal muscle) | - Endocrine (liver)
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Discuss the insulin like growth factor receptors. ***
SLIDE 25 - Hybrid receptors (1/2 insulin 1/2 IGF1 receptors, etc) - Mitogenic and metabolic effects
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What is the action of insulin?
Somatic growth + IGF interaction
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What is the action of thyroid hormones?
CNS development and GH secretion
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What is the action of androgens?
Pubertal growth, increase in muscle mass, closure of epiphyseal plates
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What is the action of oestrogen?
Decrease of somatic growth and closure of epiphyseal plates
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What is the action of glucocorticoids?
Inhibition of somatic growth

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