促肾上腺皮质激素
快速浏览
为何检测?
有助于诊断肾上腺和脑垂体疾病如库欣综合征、库欣病、阿狄森氏病、肾上腺肿瘤以及垂体瘤。
何时检测?
皮质醇分泌过量或不足出现症状时;当疑似垂体或肾上腺疾病造成激素失衡时。
何种样本?
采自肘静脉的血液样本。
是否需要作试验前准备?
你的医生可能会要求您在检测前空腹过夜,通常在清晨8 a.m.抽血。
检测样本
检测什么?
这项检查检测的是血液中促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)的含量。促肾上腺皮质激素是脑垂体分泌的一种激素,垂体位于头中央的大脑下方,是内分泌系统的一部分,而内分泌系统是腺体网络,可分泌激素对器官、组织以及其他腺体进行调节,从而调节身体各系统。垂体产生并释放促肾上腺皮质激素,刺激肾上腺(两侧肾脏上方的小器官)产生皮质醇。皮质醇可调节血糖、蛋白质和脂质代谢;抑制免疫系统反应以及维持血压。通常情况下,当皮质醇水平降低时,ACTH升高,皮质醇水平高时ACTH降低。
促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)是由脑垂体分泌。脑垂体位于头部中央的大脑下方,属于内分泌系统的一部分。不同腺体之间的共同作用可将分泌的激素作用于体内的各个器官、组织和其它腺体,以调节全身系统。当血循环中皮质醇水平下降时,下丘脑会分泌促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素(CRH),从而刺激脑垂体分泌ACTH。后者将进一步刺激肾上腺(位于两肾上侧的小腺体)分泌皮质醇。
某些影响脑垂体或肾上腺功能的疾病会继而影响ACTH和皮质醇的水平,并干扰下丘脑-脑垂体-肾上腺反馈轴的调节机制,出现与皮质醇水平过高或过低有关的各种病理症状。某些位于垂体之外的肿瘤诸如肺部肿瘤,也可通过分泌ACTH从而增加皮质醇水平。
测试样本如何采集?
自肘静脉采集血液样本。
是否需要进行任何试验前准备以保证样本的质量?
您的医生可能要求你在检查前空腹过夜,通常在清晨8 a.m 抽血。
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注意:本文是在此处引用的参考文献和医学检验项目在线介绍编辑审核委员会全体成员的经验和研究结果的基础上总结而成。本文由编辑委员会定期审核、更新。任何新引用的文献都会添加到列表中,并且会与原有的参考文献区分开。
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