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Steroids
-type of lipid
-membrane permeable
- refers to both naturally occurring hormones produced by the body and synthetic medications that mimic the effects of these hormones.
Describe the structure of a steroid
-fused ring
-C-H nonpolar
-attached functional group
What is an example of a fungus steroid?
ergosterols: same function as cholesterol in animals
What are two plant steroids?
-phytosterol: structural component of cell membrane
-brassinosteroid: pollen tube formation, cell expansion and elongation, vascular differentiation
What is an example of a vertebrae steroid?
cholesterol
-structural component involved in membrane permeability and fluidity
- amkes up bile acids, steroid hormoes, vitamin D
-carried in lipoprotein(HDl/LDL)
Different between HDl and LDL
HDL high-density lipoprotein
-good” cholesterol because it helps remove excess cholesterol
LDL low-density lipoprotein.
- cholesterol from the liver to the cells in the body, including the cells lining the arteries.
What conditions gives rise to atherosclerosis?
having high levels of LDL and low levels of HDL in the blood
how does Cholesterol regulate membrane fluidity?
Cholesterol helps regulate membrane fluidity by preventing the fatty acid chains of phospholipids in the cell membrane from packing too closely together.
sterone
steroid acts as a hormone
steroid hormone
-corticosteroid and sex steroid
How do sterones regulate hormone secretion?
can regulate hormone secretion by binding to receptors that can activate pathway that can release hormones by endocrine glands and can inhibit hormone secretion
How are sterones identified?
by the receptor the bind to. 5 types of receptors
1. Glucocorticoids (corticosteroid)
2.Mineralocorticoids (corticosteroid)
3.Androgens (sex steroid)
4.Estrogens (sex steroid)
5.Progestins (sex steroid)
What is a sex steroid?
subset of sex hormones that produce sex differences or support reproduction
What are androgens, estrogen, progestins?
-androgens: hormones key in development of male traits, ex: testerone[male organs]
-estrogen: hormones key in development of female traits, ex: estradiol[female organs]
-progestins: hormones that are primarily involved in the regulation of the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
What are corticosteroid?
type of steroid hormone synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal cortex
What type of hormone involved in regulating stress hormone and can reduce immune responses?
Glucocorticoids: subset of corticosteroid aka type of steroid hormone
-role in metabolism and immune function
What type of hormone involved with the kidneys?
Mineralocorticoids: subset of corticosteroid aka type of steroid hormone
-maintain blood volume and control electrolytes and water levels by promoting sodium retention in the kidneys
What is a hormone that doesn’t regulate hormone secretion?
hint: body builder
How do they perform their function?
Anabolic steroid
Interact with androgen receptors to increase mass and bone synthesis
-natural and synthetic
-increase production of actin and myosin proteins
-blocks the effect of the stress hormone cortisol
-favor cellular differentiation into muscle cells
endocrine system
is a collection of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream to hit target receptor on organ.
What is the synthetic version of HGH?
HGH: human growth hormone=somatotropin
What is LH?
luteinizing hormone-stimulates ovulation
Difference between ADH and aldosterone?
ADH=antidiuretic hormone, produced by hypothalamus and released by pituitary gland, acts on kidney to increase water absorption
Aldosterone: produced by adrenal glands and acts on kidneys to promote reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium
T/F sweat glands are part of endocrine system
false: Exocrine glands (not part of the endocrine system) secrete products that are usually passed outside the body
(sweat glands, salivary glands). Also, the pancreas has exocrine cells.
What is a tropic hormone?
a hormone that regulates hormone secretion by another endocrine gland
What are the 4 major cell signaling in in the endocrine system?
- classical endocrine signaling: secrete hormones over a distance
- neuroendocrine signaling: neurosecretory neurons release neurohormones into the circulatory system
3.paracrine regulation: cells release local regulators that diffuse through extracellular fluid to regulate nearby cells
4.autocrine regulation: local regulators bind to same cells that produce it