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1
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pituitary

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also called hypophysis

anterior and posterior lobes

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anterior pituitary hormones ( adenohypophysis)

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FLATPiG
FH (follicle stimulating) 
LH (leutenizing hormone)
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
Prolactin
GH (Growth hormone)
3
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FH and LH

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responds to GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone)
target ovary and testis
negative feedback: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, inhibin

4
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ACTH

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adrenocorticotropic hormone
respondes to CRH ( corticotropin-releasing hormone)
target: adrenal cortex
negative feedback: cortisol

5
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TSH

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thyroid stimulating hormone
responses to TRH (thyroid releasing hormone)
target: thyroid
negative feedback: triodothyronine: T3

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Prolactin

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responds to 
-prolactin-releasing factor (stimulatory)
-dopamine (inhibitory) 
no target organ 
no negative feedback
7
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GH

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growth hormone 
responds to 
- GHRH: growth hormone releasing hormone (stimulatory)
- somatostatin (inhibitory) 
target: liver, but also direct actions 
negative feedback: IGF-1
8
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posterior pituitary hormones (neurohypophysis)

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ADH

oxytocin

9
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hormones are released

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in response to an alteration

to maintain regulated level

10
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feedback systems

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positive: self-amplifying
negative: inhibitory

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neurocrine

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neuronal travel to target cell

12
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endocrine

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through blood to target cell

13
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paracrine

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through interstitial fluid to work on cells in local area

14
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autocrine

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works on self

15
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steroid hormone derived from

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cholesterol

16
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lipid soluble hormones

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Steroid hormones

    • androgens, estrogens, glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, thyroid hormones
  • diffuse across plasma membrane
  • activate: RNA polymerase, DNA trascription and translation
  • require transport proteins
17
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water soluble hormones

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first messenger
signal transduction
second messenger
- G-Protein-coupled receptors
--Ca
-- cAMP
-- cGMP
18
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protein kinase receptors

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either become activated kinases themselves or are associated with cytoplasmic kinases

19
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amplification

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process of intracelluar activation by secondary messenger occurs via cascade effect
- progressively larger number of chemical reactions at each step

20
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Thyroid hormone: T3, T4

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cross membrane with protein carrier

21
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steroid hormones

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diffuse across membrane

22
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Most endocrine hormones are

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polypeptides manufactured on rough ER and stored in vesicles
thryoid and steroid:
- production closely precedes hormone release
-TH trapped in thyroid, bound to thryoglobulin: water soluble protein, must be cleaved for secretion to occure

23
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feedback control

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most common: negative feedback

  • some aspect of secreted hormone is sensed and regulated further secretion
  • maintains hormone within normal range or set point
24
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negative feedback regulation

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possible at 3 levels

  • target organ (ultrashort feedback)
  • anterior pituitary (short feedback)
  • hypothalamus ( long feedback)
25
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positive feedback

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self-amplifying
labor
baby pushed on cervix -> stretching of cervix -> release of oxytocin -> uterine contractions -> baby pushing on cervix

26
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metabolism and secretion of hormones

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degraded and excreted by liver and kidneys
- water-soluble in urine
- lipid-soluble bound to plasma proteins and stored in adipose tissue, less readily metabolized
some hormones degraded by target cell after binding

27
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regulation of receptor responses

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specificity

affinity

28
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specificity

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molecular “fit” of a hormone within receptor binding pocket

29
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affinity

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degree of “tightness” of hormone receptor bond, or inclination of hormone to remain bound.

  • receptors attraction to hormone
  • increased affinity = decreased amount of hormone needed to produce effect
30
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up-regulation

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increased number of receptors on target cell

31
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permissive effects of hormones

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one hormone needed for another to have effect

- cortisol enhances action of glucagon

32
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down-regulation

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decreased number on receptors on target cell

33
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hormone antagonist

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binds to receptor without causing effect, blocking agent

34
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hormone agonist

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binds to hormone receptor and causes same intracelluar response

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