Transcript 1mg/week

ENDOCRINOLOGY Ⅱ
Pituitary Gland
Thyroid gland
Thyroid gland
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The thyroid hormones
 Synthesis
and secretion: epithelioid cells
 Storage: in colloid ,a large glycoprotein
(thyroglobulin).
The thyroid hormones
The thyroid hormones
: 1mg/week
: combine with iodine
The thyroid hormones
The thyroid hormones
The thyroid hormones
When the synthesis of TH ceases,
Physiologic effects of deficiency are
not observed for 2-3 months
The thyroid hormones (TH)
The thyroid hormones
The thyroid hormones (TH)
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Cretinism
 TH
stimulation formation of dendrites, axons,
myelin and neuroglia
 Deficiency in iodine in fetus : TH↓→ Cretinism
 Treatment : supplement the TH within three
months after birth
The thyroid hormones (TH)
The thyroid hormones (TH)
The thyroid hormones (TH)
The thyroid hormones (TH)
Nonpitting edema
Lengthy sleep
The thyroid hormones (TH)
The thyroid hormones (TH)
:TH↓→constipation
Increase the appetite
Hyperthyroidism
Major clinical signs :
include weight loss (often
accompanied by an
increased appetite),anxiety,
intolerance to heat, hair loss,
muscle aches, weakness,
fatigue, hyperactivity,
irritability
The thyroid hormones (TH)
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Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
 Hypothalamic
Pituitary Thyroid Axis
 Autoregulation
Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
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Hypothalamic Pituitary Thyroid Axis
Cold, etc.
hypothalamus
TRH
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Anterior
pituitary
TSH
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Thyroid
gland
T3,T4
Target cell
Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
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Mechanism of goiter
Iodine↓→T3,T4↓→
TSH↑ (negative feedback) →
T3,T4 ↑and thyroid cells ↑ →goiter
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The thyroid hormones (TH)
Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
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Auto regulation
 Wolff-chaikoff
effect
 Without
control of TSH, the thyroid gland can
adapt itself function to iodide uptake
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Iodide concentration: 10mmol/L , no uptake of iodide
Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion
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Effect of Autonomic Nervous System on
Thyroid Activity
 Sympathetic
nerve: formation of TH↑
 Para sympathetic nerve: formation of TH↓
Abnormality of thyroid gland
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Hypothyroidism
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Cretinism: extreme hypothyroidism during fetal life, infancy,
or childhood
Goiter
Myxedema: bagginess under the eyes and swelling of the face
develop atherosclerosis
Sleeping up to 12 to 14 hours a day,
extreme muscular sluggishness
heart rate↓ cardiac output↓ blood volume↓
Body Weight↑
Constipation
mental sluggishness
Abnormality of thyroid gland
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Hyperthyroidism
high state of excitability
 intolerance to heat
 increased sweating
 mild to extreme weight loss
 varying degrees of diarrhea
 muscle weakness
 nervousness or other psychic disorders
 Extreme fatigue but inability to sleep
 tremor of the hands
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Summary
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thyroid hormones
 Function
 Abnormality
 regulation