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(Redirected from Adrenocorticotropic Hormone)
'Adrenocorticotropic hormone' ('ACTH' or 'corticotropin') is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. It is an important player in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
ACTH synthesised from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and secreted from corticotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to the hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released by the hypothalamus. It can be also produced by cells of immune system (T cells, B cells and macrophages) as a response to stimuli which go along with stress (including CRH).
POMC is cleaved into ACTH and β-lipotropin. γ-lipotropin and β-endorphin result from the cleavage of this β-lipotropin.
ACTH consists of 39 amino acids, the first 13 of which (counting from the N-terminus) may be cleaved to form α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). (This common structure is one reason that patients with hypocortisolism or Addison's disease, in which ACTH levels are elevated, often present with excessively tanned skin.)
After a short period of time, ACTH is cleaved into α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and CLIP, a peptide with unknown activity in humans.
ACTH acts through the stimulation of cell surface ACTH receptors, which are primarily located on the adrenocortical cells. ACTH stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland and boosts the synthesis of corticosteroids, mainly glucocorticoids but also sex steroids (androgens).
ACTH is also related to the circadian rhythm in many organisms.
The half-life of ACTH in human blood is about 10 minutes.
ACTH is available as a synthetic derivative in the form of cosyntropin (synthetic ACTH), tradename Cortrosyn®.
★ Addison's disease
★ Small cell carcinoma ACTH secreted ectopically
★ adrenoleukodystrophy
★ Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
★ Cushing's syndrome
★ Nelson's syndrome
★ Pituitary-adrenal axis
★ Cort-stim test or ACTH stimulation test
'Adrenocorticotropic hormone' ('ACTH' or 'corticotropin') is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. It is an important player in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
| Contents |
| Production |
| Structure |
| Function |
| Synthetic ACTH |
| Associated conditions |
| See also |
Production
ACTH synthesised from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and secreted from corticotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to the hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released by the hypothalamus. It can be also produced by cells of immune system (T cells, B cells and macrophages) as a response to stimuli which go along with stress (including CRH).
POMC is cleaved into ACTH and β-lipotropin. γ-lipotropin and β-endorphin result from the cleavage of this β-lipotropin.
Structure
ACTH consists of 39 amino acids, the first 13 of which (counting from the N-terminus) may be cleaved to form α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). (This common structure is one reason that patients with hypocortisolism or Addison's disease, in which ACTH levels are elevated, often present with excessively tanned skin.)
After a short period of time, ACTH is cleaved into α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and CLIP, a peptide with unknown activity in humans.
Function
ACTH acts through the stimulation of cell surface ACTH receptors, which are primarily located on the adrenocortical cells. ACTH stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland and boosts the synthesis of corticosteroids, mainly glucocorticoids but also sex steroids (androgens).
ACTH is also related to the circadian rhythm in many organisms.
The half-life of ACTH in human blood is about 10 minutes.
Synthetic ACTH
ACTH is available as a synthetic derivative in the form of cosyntropin (synthetic ACTH), tradename Cortrosyn®.
Associated conditions
★ Addison's disease
★ Small cell carcinoma ACTH secreted ectopically
★ adrenoleukodystrophy
★ Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
★ Cushing's syndrome
★ Nelson's syndrome
See also
★ Pituitary-adrenal axis
★ Cort-stim test or ACTH stimulation test
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