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Strophantus Constituents
Strophoside
Squill Constituents
Scillaren A
are produced primarily in the gonads and mediate the growth, development, maintenance, and function of the reproductive tract.
Sex hormones
Its three categories include
estrogens, progestins, and androgens.
are produced by the outer cortical portion of the adrenal glands
Adrenocortical hormones
Its two classes include
mineralcorticoids and glucocorticoids.
Regulation of Steroid Hormone Production
Hypothalamus –
releasing factor
Hypothalamus – releasing factor –
anterior pituitary
Hypothalamus – releasing factor – anterior pituitary
– tropic hormone
Hypothalamus – releasing factor – anterior pituitary – tropic hormone –
adrenal cortex or gonads
Hypothalamus – releasing factor – anterior pituitary – tropic hormone – adrenal cortex or gonads –
steroid hormone
Hypothalamus – releasing factor – anterior pituitary – tropic hormone – adrenal cortex or gonads – steroid hormone –
target tissue
Essential to life, so the removal of about 85% of cortical tissue is lethal.
Adrenal cortex
- The adrenocortical steroids include glucocorticoids, such as
cortisone and hydrocortisone
The adrenocortical steroids include glucocorticoids, such as cortisone and hydrocortisone; and mineralcorticoids, such as
aldosterone and desoxycorticosterone.
Regulates protein and carbohydrate metabolism. - Are anti-inflammatory and are used for palliative treatment in allergic disorders, such as bronchial asthma and anaphylactic shock.
Glucocorticoids
Also used as immune-suppressive agents in organ transplants and autoimmune disorders, and as antitumor agents in the treatment of malignancies
Glucocorticoids
the acetate ester of this hormone is used intramuscularly, orally, and topically to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other collagen diseases, Addison’s disease, and certain allergic and asthmatic conditions
Cortisone
used intramuscularly, orally, and topically for the same purposes as cortisone acetate.
Cortisol or hydrocortisone
regulates sodium, potassium and water balance.
Aldosterone
