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Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Gland. Dr. Amel Eassawi. Objectives. The student should be able to: Explain the hypothalamus as the major integrative site for the neuroendocrine system.

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Pituitary Gland

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  1. Pituitary Gland Dr. AmelEassawi

  2. Objectives The student should be able to: • Explain the hypothalamus as the major integrative site for the neuroendocrinesystem. • Contrast the anterior and posterior pituitary lobes with respect to cell types, vascular supply, development, and innervations. • Describe the general characteristics of hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting (hypophysiotropic) hormones and describe their route of transport from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary. • Identify appropriate hypothalamic hormones that control the secretion of each of the anterior pituitary hormones. • Diagram short-loop and long-loop negative feedback control of anterior pituitary hormone secretion. • List the target tissues for oxytocin and describe its effects on each. • Name the stimuli for oxytocin release during parturition or lactation. • Describe the stimuli and mechanisms that control vasopressin secretion.

  3. Endocrine Control: Three Levels of Integration • Hypothalamus • Pituitary stimulation–from hypothalamic trophic hormones • Endocrine gland stimulation–from pituitary trophic hormones

  4. Pituitary gland 5 • Hypophysis • Regulating the activity of most the other endocrine glands(so called master gland). • Consists of: • Neurohypophysis – posterior lobe (neuraltissue) • Receives, stores, and releases hormones from the hypothalamus. • Adenohypophysis – anterior lobe, made up ofglandular tissue • Synthesizes and secretes a number of hormones

  5. Anterior pituitary gland • Anterior Pituitary: 6 hormones • Growth hormone (GH) • Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) • Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) • Luteinizing hormone (LH) • Prolactin (PL)

  6. Control of anterior pituitary secretion 10 • The Hypothalamic Control: • Through the hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory factors secreted by hypothalamus and carried to the anterior pituitary through the hypothalamic hypophyseal portal circulation • Feed Back Control: blood levels of adrenocortical hormones, thyroid hormones and gonad steroid influence the pituitary secretion of ACTH, TSH and gonadotropins respectively. The influence in mainly inhibitory in nature ( negative feedback mechanism )

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  8. Negative Feedback Controls: Long and Short Loop Reflexes Short long Negative feedback loops in the hypothalamicanterior pituitary pathway

  9. Control pathway for cortisol secretion

  10. Negative Feedback Loops • Regulate amount of hormones in blood • Hormone levels stay within range needed for appropriate responses • Eliminates waste of hormones

  11. Hypothalamic-hypophyseal Portal system

  12. Posterior pituitary gland • Release of hormones from both anterior and posterior pituitary is controlled by hypothalamus • Posterior pituitary • Along with hypothalamus forms neuroendocrine system • Does not actually produce any hormones • Stores and releases two small peptide hormones • Vasopressin (ADH) • Conserves water during urine formation • Oxytocin • Stimulates uterine contraction during childbirth and milk ejection during breast-feeding

  13. Neurohormones: secreted into the Blood by Neurons

  14. The hormone, vasopressin and oxytocin are synthesized in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei in the hypothalamus. • The hormone travels down the axon to be stored in the neuronal terminals within the posterior pituitary. • On excitation of the neuron, the stored hormone is released from these terminals into the systemic blood for distribution throughout the body. Relationship of the Hypothalamus and Posterior Pituitary gland

  15. Posterior pituitary hormones • 1. Antidiuretichormone (ADH, vasppressin) • chemistry: 9 amino acid peptide, produced primarily by supraoptic nucleus and small amount by paraventricular nucleus • actions: • 1) water retention by the kidney urine volume and  ECF 2) vasoconstriction (in large amounts) • regulation/stimuli: • 1) blood (or ECF) osmolality/osmoreceptors • 2) blood volume • 3) others: alcohol, nicotine, barbiturates, etc. • abnormality: Diabetes Insipidus

  16. Vasopressin Secretion

  17. Diabetes Insipidus • Diabetes insipidus is a disorder of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. • ADH is deficient. • Causes could be head trauma, brain tumor, or irradiation of the pituitary gland, infections of the CNS (meningitis, encephalitis, tuberculosis) or tumors (eg, metastatic disease, lymphoma of the breast or lung). Another cause is failure of the renal tubules to respond to ADH; this may be related to hypokalemia,hypercalcemia, and a variety of medications (eg, lithium,Declomycin).

  18. Clinical Manifestations • Enormous daily output of very dilute, water-like urine. • Intense thirst: The patient drinks 2 to 20 liters of fluid daily. • Fluid intake cannot be limited; otherwise the patient will experience crave for fluid and would develop hypernatremia and severe dehydration.

  19. Assessment and Diagnostic Finding • Fluid deprivation test for 8 to 12 hours. • The patient is weighed frequently during the test. • Perform plasma and urine osmolality studies before and after the test. • Low specific gravity and weight loss, rising serum osmolality, and elevated serum sodium levels. • Terminate the test if tachycardia, excessive weight loss, or hypotension develops. • Plasma levels of ADH (vasopressin) and plasma and urine osmolality.

  20. Medical Management • Aims to: • Replace ADH • Ensure adequate fluid replacement • Identify and correct the underlying cause

  21. Posterior pituitary hormones 2. Oxytocin • Chemistry: 9 amino acid peptide, produced primarily by paraventricular nucleus and small amount by supraoptic nucleus • actions: 1) regulating breast milk release 2) contraction of pregnant uterus • regulation/stimuli: • suckling by a nursing infant • crying sounds from a baby • fear and stress inhibit release

  22. Regulation of Secretion of Oxytocin through Positive Feedback Mechanism Uterine Contractions Force the Baby's Head into the Cervix Stretch Receptors in Cervix(Detector) + Nerve Impulses Hypothalamus and Posterior Pituitary (Control Center) Stimulation Release of Oxytocin Uterine Smooth Muscle Contraction (effector) Stronger Contractions Force the Baby's Head Further into the Cervix Inhibition Occurs After Delivery When is no Uterine Contractions

  23. References • Human physiology, Lauralee Sherwood, seventh edition. • Text book physiology by Guyton &Hall,11th edition. • Physiology by Berne and Levy, sixth edition.

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