Endocrine system diseases associated with

Hormones Are Organized into a Hierarchy Diseases Associated with the Endocrine System... 

Notes iodine or iodine moduiators may have potentiai uses as moduiators of the endocrine axis, thus treating diseases such as syndrome X, infertiiity, and growth retardation, increased production of thyroid hormone in the presence of high iodine ieveis ieads to increased catechoiamine production, which in turn may produce age-reiated sympathetic bias, a process that appears to drive many of the systemic dysfunctions associated with aging. 

There are a number of disease states that are associated with the endocrine system. For example, hormones may be released in amounts that are too great or too small for the body to work normally. This situation is often referred to as hormone imbalance however, other problems are associated with the endocrine system. Typical diseases associated with the endocrine system include hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, diabetes and osteoporosis. Additionally, in this chapter we will consider drags that ad on the endocrine system or drags that are associated with problems related to this system. Details of drags that are employed in the conuol of various aspects relating to the endocrine S5 tem will also be detailed. For instance, the utilisation of synthetic sex hormones for birth control will be dealt with. 

The most common types of arthritis in the UK are osteoarthritis (UK prevalence 23%) and rheumatoid arthritis (1%). The less common t3 es of inflammatory arthritis include juvenile idiopathic arthritis spondylarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disecise) and reactive arthritis associated with infection. Joint pains (arthralgia) are common in many other diseases, for example the connective tissue diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma), endocrine conditions (hypo-and h5 erthyroidism) and malignancies, but in these, joint inflammation and damage do not usually occur. 

PCBs. Exposure to PCBs can affect memory and learning ability in adults (Schantz et al., 2001), and there is evidence that exposure in the womb can cause lower birth weight, smaller head circumference, poor motor reflexes, a greater inclination to startle, and neurological, behavioral, and developmental problems in children. Eating PCB-contaminated fish has been associated with decreased fertility. Exposure to PCBs can increase the risk of cancer, immune and endocrine system dysfunction, non-Hodgkin s lymphoma, diabetes, and liver disease.10... 

There is epidemiologic evidence to suggest an increased prevalence of duodenal ulcers in patients with certain chronic diseases, but the pathophysiologic mechanisms of these associations are uncertain. A strong association exists in patients with systemic mastocytosis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, chronic pulmonary diseases, chronic renal failure, kidney stones, hepatic cirrhosis, and ai-antitrypsin deficiency. An association may exist in patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, Crohn s disease, coronary artery disease, polycythemia vera, and hyperparathyroidism. 

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