Pituitary-Adrenal System
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Central adrenal insufficiency is observed after cranial radiation therapy for cancer. Screening at risk patients is recommended, but the best screening strategy is unknown. METHODS: A retrospective review of pediatric cancer survivors ... Read more...

Cerebrovascular cyclooxygenase-1 expression, regulation, and role in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation by inflammatory stimuli.

12 Oct 2009 Systemic injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a widely used model of immune/inflammatory challenge, which can invoke a host of CNS responses, including activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Inducible vascular prostaglandin ... Read more...

Stress and obesity: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in metabolic disease.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic stress, combined with positive energy balance, may be a contributor to the increased risk for obesity, especially upper body obesity, and other metabolic diseases. This association may be mediated by alterations in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pituitary-Adrenal System'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors. 13 Dec 2009
• Cerebrovascular cyclooxygenase-1 expression, regulation, and role in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation by inflammatory stimuli. 12 Oct 2009
• Stress and obesity: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in metabolic disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Stress induced hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responses and disturbances in psychological profiles in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. 14 Sep 2009
• Impact of maternal stress, depression and anxiety on fetal neurobehavioral development. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of morning serum cortisol level after transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma to predict the need for long-term glucocorticoid supplementation. 30 Aug 2009
• Vulnerability to depression: what is the role of stress genes in gene x environment interaction? 30 Aug 2009
• Neuroendocrine impairments in inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies. 30 Aug 2009
• The maternal cortisol awakening response in human pregnancy is associated with the length of gestation. 27 Aug 2009
• Factors that deregulate the protective immune response in tuberculosis. 16 Aug 2009
• Diminished and irregular TSH secretion with delayed acrophase in patients with Cushing's syndrome. 15 Aug 2009
• The diagnosis and investigation of adrenal insufficiency in adults. 10 Aug 2009
• Exaggerated response of adrenocorticotropic hormone to growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 test in Cushing's disease. Case report. 30 Jul 2009
• Long-term hypoxia enhances ACTH response to arginine vasopressin but not corticotropin-releasing hormone in the near-term ovine fetus. 20 Jul 2009
• Peony glycosides produce antidepressant-like action in mice exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress: effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor. 19 Jul 2009
• Disruption of neuroendocrine stress responses to acute ferret odor by medial, but not central amygdala lesions in rats. 13 Jul 2009
• Cellular mechanisms underlying affective resiliency: the role of glucocorticoid receptor- and mitochondrially-mediated plasticity. 8 Jul 2009
• [Research progress on the mechanism of protection of neuroactive steroids against central lesions] 29 Jun 2009
• [Research progress on the effects of prenatal exposure to stress and metals on neurodevelopment of offspring] 29 Jun 2009
• Cortisol levels in childhood and psychosis risk in late adolescence. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Pituitary-Adrenal System'

Definition: The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.

Descriptor UI: D010913

Alternative terms: Pituitary-Adrenal System; Pituitary Adrenal System; Pituitary-Adrenal Systems; System, Pituitary-Adrenal; Systems, Pituitary-Adrenal;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A06.407.691;

History Note: 68(66); was in Cat G only 1966-74

Technical Notes: hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM