Question

What is ACTH ? Short note

Answer 1

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ACTH


A.= Adreno

C= cortico

T= Trophic

H= Harmone.


or also known as CORTICOTROPHIN




ACTH stimulate growth and secretion of adrenal cortex hormones, glucocorticods, mineralo corticods, and androgen .



The regulations of ACTH secretion is under the control of hypothalamic CRF . Hyposecration of ACTH leads to Addison's disease which affect carbohydrates metabolism.



The Hyposecration lead to excessive growth of adrenal cortex causing cushing disease.



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Answer 2

ACTH stands for Adrenocorticotropic hormone, which can be a mouthful to many people. To break it down further, ACTH is an adrenal hormone (adreno) that acts on the adrenal cortex (cortical) in a regulating fashion (tropic). The hormone itself is made in the pituitary gland, namely the anterior portion of it. ACTH is composed of 39 amino acids, making a long polypeptide chain, with the first 13 of them being related to Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormones (which will become relevant in later sections). The relationship between where it is made (Pituitary gland) and where it acts (Adrenal Cortex) create an axis, known as the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal axis.