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Endocrine + Bone Flashcards

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What are the functions of the thyroid gland?

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  • secrete thyroid hormone from follicle cells (metabolism)

- secrete calcitonin from parafollicular cells (regulate circulating Ca2+)

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Is the thyroid gland highly vascularized or barely vascularized?

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highly!

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How are thyroid hormones produced?

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  • iodine from diet attaches to tyrosine to form MIT or DIT
  • T3 = MIT + DIT
  • T4 = DIT + DIT
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Is more T3 or T4 produced in the thyroid gland? Why?

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  • more T4 is made

- only small amount of free hormone –> pituitary respond to and regulates free hormone

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What form is of thyroid hormone is T3? T4?

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T3 = active form

T4 = storage form (can be converted to T3)

both are mainly bound to plasma proteins (TBG - thyroxin binding globulin)

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What is TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone)?

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  • regulates thyroid via endocrine feedback loop
  • released from hypothalamus –> blood –> pituitary
  • increased activity of transporters –> increases iodine –> increased production of T3/T4 (determined by TSH release)
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What is hyperthyroidism?

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  • body wasting, nervousness, tachy, tremor, ++ heat production, high BMR, affects reflexes and brain development
  • TSH is low
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What is hypothyroidism?

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  • fetal/neonatal: mental retardation, dwarfism, short limbs (tx at birth has good prognosis)
  • adult: mental + physical slowing, poor resistance to cold myxedema, low BMR
  • TSH is high
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What is the relationship between TSH and thyroid hormone?

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  • decreased free TH (increased binding hormones) –> increases production of TSH –> increases TH production until levels return to normal
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What are deiodinase isozymes?

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  • cause deiodination (require selenium)
  • D1 converts T4 to T3 in the liver, kidney, and thyroid (most important)
  • D2 converts T4 to T3 in the brain, pituitary, brown fat, heart, skeletal muscle
  • D3 converts T4 to rT3 in the placenta, skin, brain
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What cellular affect does thyroid hormone have?

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  1. T3/T4 enters nucleus
  2. Binds to TH-receptor
  3. CoActivators are recruited to T3-bound TH-R
  4. Gene expression is altered (silenced)
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Why is T3 the favorite child?

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  • 4x more biologically potent than that weakling T4

- 10x greater affinity for receptors than T4

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What causes hypothyroidism?

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  • primary (problem w/thyroid): thyroid ds, lack of thyroid, Hasimotos (autoimmune destruction)
  • secondary (problem w/TSH): anterior pituitary d/o, hypothalamus d/o
  • iodine deficiency (decreases TH, increases TSH –> gland hypertrophies –> goiter)
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What causes hyperthyroidism?

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  • Graves’ (most common): antibodies stimulate TSH receptor –> excess T3/T4 –> goiter
  • Solitary adenoma (lg amts of TH)
  • Hashimotos in early stages (increased TH secretion)
  • TSH-secreting pituitary tumor
  • mutations causing activation of TSH receptor
  • administration of T3/T4
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What other parts of the body does thyroid hormone affect?

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  • adipose tissue (stims lipolysis)
  • heart (chrono/inotropic)
  • muscle (inc protein breakdown)
  • bone (+ growth + skel dvlpt)
  • NS (+ brain dvlpt)
  • gut (inc carb absoprtion)
  • metabolic (inc met rate, stim O2 consumption by metabolically active tissues)
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How does bone growth occur?

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  • new bone forms at end of shaft to increase length
  • exceptions: mesenchymal cells form bone directly in clavicles, mandibles, certain skull bones
  • growth stops when epiphyses unit w/shaft + form epiphysial closure (cartilage cells stop proliferating)
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How is bone balanced?

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  • bone growth ends at puberty but bone is still dynamic (10y turnover)
  • in a healthy person, resorption = formation
  • -> PTH inc remodeling, estrogen dec resoption
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What is PTH?

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  • parathyroid hormone

- increases Ca2+ resorption, decreases phosphate reabsorption

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What is PTHrP?

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  • parathyroid related protein
  • binds to same receptor as PTH - acts as a paracrine factor
  • proper eruption of teeth
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What is the role of Vitamin D on Ca2+?

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  • inc retention in kidney
  • inc uptake in gut
  • stims osteoblast production in bone –> stims osteoclasts –> Ca2+ resorption
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What is calcitonin?

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decreases Ca2+ retention (opposes osteoclasts –> dec plasma Ca2+) by inhibiting absorption in gut, inhib osteoclasts + stimulating osteoblasts, + inhibiting renal tubule reabsorption (excrete Ca2+)

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How does estrogen affect bones?

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  • normally inhibits osteoclast development indirectly (inhibs IL-1, IL-6, TNFa)
  • after menopause –> deficiency causes bone loss
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Where is calcium found?

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  • mainly in bone (stable)
  • small amount exchangeable
  • binding is proportional to plasma level
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What causes hypercalcemia?

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  • hyperparathyroidism, cancer

- leads to anorexia, NV, depression, coma, constipation

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What causes hypocalcemia?
- hypoparathyroidism, VitD deficiency, kidney ds, malabsorption
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What happens when plasma Ca2+ is low?
1. Inc PTH secretion --> inc plasma PTH 2a. Kidneys increases Ca2+ reabsorption (decrease urinary excretion) + increase vitD (--> intestines increase Ca2+ absorption) 2b. Bone increases resorption (--> increased Ca2+ release into plasma) 3. Restoration of plasma Ca2+ to normal
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What is osteoporosis?
- abnormal loss of bone (remaining bone is intact) - excess osteoclast activity - -> fractures, widow's hump
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What is osteopetrosis?
- abnormal hardening of bone - d/t defective osteoclasts (unopposed actions of osteoblasts) - hematologic abnormalities - -> dense, thick bones
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What is osteomalacia?
- abn bone frmn d/t inadequate mineralization in adults + growth plates closed (Rickets) in kids > vit D deficiency - -> weakness of wt-brg bones, dental defects, hypoclacelmia, bow-legged
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What is Paget's Disease?
- abn bone remodeling d/t uncontrolled/abn osteoclast | - -> deformity, fractures
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What are the functions of the endocrine system?
- energy balance - metabolic rate (storage + brkdn of metabolites) - homeostasis (blood vol, osmolarity, glc, electrolytes) - reproduction - G&D - environmental adaptation (temp, stress)
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What are the two types of hormones in the endocrine system?
- proteins (AA derivatives): ACTH, insulin, GH, glucagon, LH, FSH, TSH, HCG, T3, T4, epi - steroids (cholesterol derivatives): glucocorticoids, androgens, estrogens
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What does the anterior pituitary do?
Secretes: - ACTH - LH - FSH - estrogen + progesterone - testosterone - tSH - prolactin - GH
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What is panhyperpituitarism?
excess of all anterior pituitary hormones: - amenorrhea (prolactin) - hyperthyroidism (TSH) - gigantism (GH) - infertility (LH + FSH)
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What is panhypopituitarism?
deficiency of all anterior pituitary hormones: - no lactation (prolactin) - dwarfism (GH) - hypothyroidism (TSH)
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What does the Posterior Pituitary do?
- paraventricular + supraoptic nuclei: vasopressin/ADH, oxytocin (pregnancy, lactation)
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What's the deal with growth hormone (GH)?
- produced in anterior pituitary - trophic hormone (stimulates liver to release IGF-1) - highest lvls during sleep - release is pulsatile - stimulated by low blood glc, arginine, catecholamines, CHRH - Inhibited by glc, IGF-1
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What are some causes of dwarfism?
- GH insensitivity - pygmies (normal GH but can't produce IGF-1) - GH deficiency (hypopituitary dwarfism)
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What happens in GH excess?
(usually d/t GH-secreting adenoma) - gigantism (adenoma before puberty) - acromegaly (adenoma after puberty --> over stimulated bone of soft tissues)
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What type of cells are found in the endocrine pancreas?
- alpha cella (secrete glucagon) - beta cells (secrete insulin, GABA, PTHrP) - delta cells (secrete somatostatin) - F type cells (secrete pancreatic polypeptide - PP)
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What is the purpose of insulin?
- fuel storage | - decreases blood sugar
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How is insulin released?
pancreatic beta cell have glc sensors --> release insulin when glc is high: 1. Glc is transported into cell via GLUT1 transporter 2. Glc metabolized into brkdn products + ATP 3. ATP causes closure of K channels --> cell deps 4. Dep causes opening of Ca channels --> ca influx into cell 5. Ca influx causes insulin vesicles to fuse to membrane + exocytose 6. Insulin travels to liver, muscle/fat (via systemic circulation)
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What stimulates insulin release?
- nutrients (oral glc) - hormones (incretins, glucagon, secretin) - parasym stimulation (Epi B2 receptors)
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What inhibits insulin?
- insulin (negative feedback) | - sympathetic (NE, Epi a2 receptors)
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What effect does insulin have on receptors?
(autophosphorylation) - (acute) translocation of GLUT4 transporter to cm --> insulin enter cell --> glc moves into cell --> dec in plasma glc - (longer) enzyme phosphorylation cascades: activation/inhibition of metabolism, activation of lipid signaling, altered gene expression (gene transcriptase + prot synthesis)
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What does insulin inhibit in cellular glucose pathways?
- glycogenolysis (breakdown of glycogen into glc) - gluconeogenesis (formation of new glc) - -> no more glc
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What does insulin stimulate in cellular glucose pathways?
- glycogenesis (storage of glc as glycogen) - glycolysis (breakdown of glc) - glucose uptake - -> less glc, more glycogen
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What are normal fasting glc levels?
3.5-5.5 mM/L | 70-99 mg/dL
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What are DM glc fasting levels?
>7mM/L | >126mg/dL
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What's bad about hypoglycemia?
pathological --> sympathetic CNS sx (confusion, HA, lethargy, seizures, coma)
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What's bag about hyperglycemia?
- pathological --> polydipsia, polyurea, dehydration, fatigue, blured vision, nausea, dKA, Kussmail hyperventilation, arrhythmia, stupor, coma - chronic: poor healing, atherosclerosis, blindness, kidney failure, amputations, heart disease
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What is Type I DM?
- congenital: absent/impaired insulin secretion - onset <20yo - caused by beta cell antibodies - tx: intensive insulin tx
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What is Type II DM?
- acquired (obesity): progressively impaired insulin secretion - onset usually >30yo - caused by insulin resistance that progresses to beta cell failure - tx w/diet/exercise, oral/injected agents, insulin
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What occurs in insulin resistance?
decreased insulin receptors increased blood glc levels
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What occurs in a lack of insulin?
increased blood glc, fa (ketoacids), and aa levels acid/base imbalance HoTN
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What stimulates glucagon production?
- hypoglycemia | glucagon fcns to increase blood glc
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What inhibits glucagon production?
- increased glc | - insulin
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What does glucagon do?
- increases glc, FA, ketoacids - increases glycogenolysis - increases gluconeogenesis
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What modulates appetite?
- increases: ghrelin, opiods | - decreases: leptin, insulin, glucagon, histamine, serotonin
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