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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 38(10): 1495-1503, Oct. 2005. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-409274

ABSTRACT

The human adrenal cortex, involved in adaptive responses to stress, body homeostasis and secondary sexual characters, emerges from a tightly regulated development of a zone-specific secretion pattern during fetal life. Its development during fetal life is critical for the well being of pregnancy, the initiation of delivery, and even for an adequate adaptation to extra-uterine life. As early as from the sixth week of pregnancy, the fetal adrenal gland is characterized by a highly proliferative zone at the periphery, a concentric migration accompanied by cell differentiation (cortisol secretion) and apoptosis in the central androgen-secreting fetal zone. After birth, a strong reorganization occurs in the adrenal gland so that it better fulfills the newborn's needs, with aldosterone production in the external zona glomerulosa, cortisol secretion in the zona fasciculata and androgens in the central zona reticularis. In addition to the major hormonal stimuli provided by angiotensin II and adrenocorticotropin, we have tested for some years the hypotheses that such plasticity may be under the control of the extracellular matrix. A growing number of data have been harvested during the last years, in particular about extracellular matrix expression and its putative role in the development of the human adrenal cortex. Laminin, collagen and fibronectin have been shown to play important roles not only in the plasticity of the adrenal cortex, but also in cell responsiveness to hormones, thus clarifying some of the unexplained observations that used to feed controversies.


Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Adrenal Glands/embryology , Extracellular Matrix/physiology , Hormones/physiology , Signal Transduction/physiology , Adrenal Glands/cytology , Adrenal Glands/physiology , Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/physiology , Angiotensin II/physiology
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Rev. paul. acupunt ; 4(1): 35-41, 1998. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-212907

ABSTRACT

Foram relacionados os conceitos científicos da Medicina Ocidental sobre a embriologia e a fisiologia dos rins com as da supra-renal e estes com as concepçöes energéticas do Shen (Rins). Foi deduzido que a supra-renal exerce funçäo de Rim-Yang ativando o Rim-Yin através de vários hormônios secretados pelo córtex supra-renal, principalmente a aldosterona, o cortisol e os androgênios, promovendo ao Shen as funçöes de regularizaçäo do metabolismo da Agua, da termogênese e do desenvolvimento sexual. Por outro lado, a secreçäo da renina-angiotensina ao nível dos rins é um dos responsáveis pela relaçäo Alto/Baixo por meio do estímulo que exerce sobre o hipotálamo e sua conseqüente resposta pela hipófise promovendo a eliminaçäo de ACTH e sua açäo sobre a supra-renal e desta sobre os rins, assim como a influência do hipotálamo sobre a medula supra-renal, por meio do sistema vegetativo simpático, com a liberaçäo das catecolaminas.


Subject(s)
Humans , Yin-Yang , Adrenal Glands/embryology , Adrenal Glands/physiology , Acupuncture , Kidney/embryology , Kidney/physiology
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In. Montenegro Medina, María Angélica; Mena L., Miguel Angel; Illanes Herrero, Julio; Lemus Acuña, David. Embriología humana. Santiago de Chile, Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Morfología Experimental, 1996. p.297-309, ilus.
Monography in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-185332
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Rev. paul. acupunt ; 1(1): 38-42, jul.-dez. 1995. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-185363

ABSTRACT

O Shen (rins) ocupa lugar de destaque na fisiologia e na fisiopatologia da medicina tradicional chinesa, com as seguintes funçoes energéticas: produz o Yang e o Yin de todo o corpo, mantém a saúde e promove a reproduçao. O Shen (rins) mantém também ligaçoes energéticas com as orelhas, garganta, orifícios da parte inferior do corpo (ânus e uretra), ossos, medulas óssea e espinal e com o encéfalo. O estudo embriológico dos rins mostrou-nos subsídios que podem constituir suporte material às concepçoes energéticas da medicina tradicional chinesa, relativa ao Shen (rins).


Subject(s)
Humans , Urogenital System/embryology , Kidney/embryology , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Adrenal Glands/embryology , Bone Marrow/embryology , Branchial Region/embryology
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