2017
DOI: 10.5603/ep.2017.0052
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Addison’s disease concomitant with corticotropin deficiency and pituitary CRH resistance — a case report

Abstract: A 36-year-old woman was found to have a low morning ACTH concentration despite a history of Addison's disease. Past medical history: At the age of 23 years the subject developed Graves's disease, which was treated with radioiodine. At about the same time, she claimed to have two episodes of pancreatitis treated with cholecystectomy. About seven months later she was euthyroid on L-thyroxine (TSH 1.51 mIU/mL) but was admitted with hypotension, hyponatraemia (sodium 109 mmol/L), and low morning cortisol (119 nmol… Show more

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“…Physiologically, stress associated with hypoglycaemia induces secretion of ACTH and GH, and this in turn leads to the production of cortisol. It is postulated that counterregulatory mechanisms also include the release of CRH and vasopressin from the hypothalamus [49], as well as adrenergic stimulation. Recently, the clinical utility of the growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2) has been demonstrated as a peptide that stimulates not only GH but also the secretion of ACTH.…”
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“…Physiologically, stress associated with hypoglycaemia induces secretion of ACTH and GH, and this in turn leads to the production of cortisol. It is postulated that counterregulatory mechanisms also include the release of CRH and vasopressin from the hypothalamus [49], as well as adrenergic stimulation. Recently, the clinical utility of the growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2) has been demonstrated as a peptide that stimulates not only GH but also the secretion of ACTH.…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The mechanism by which GHRP-2 induces ACTH secretion is poorly defined. All this indicates that the counterregulatory response during hypoglycaemia is a very complex process, although not all of its elements have been fully understood [49].…”
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“…This hier-archical neuroendocrine axis starts in the hypothalamus in the nucleus periventricular posterior cells that secrete corticoliberin (CRH), which stimulates secretion of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the pituitary gland. ACTH stimulates the secretion of cortisol by adrenal glands [1,2].…”
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