From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-03-22 21:42:06 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] RE: Insulinoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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The adrenals are stimulated by a hormone called LH (luteinizing hormone)into releasing sex steroids and these are what cause the symptoms we see. LH and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) from the pituitary gland. It's my understanding that LH is the primary culprit. Constant stimulation by LH and FSH can result in hyperplasia of the adrenal gland and eventually, with continued stimulation, neoplasia.
Lupron and melatonin work to relieve the symptoms of adrenal disease by stopping the pituitary's output of LH. No more stimulation of the adrenals by LH and the overproduction of sex steroids stops...usually.
mike
Author wrote:
> Thanks a bunch. How does it work when there's not a tumor? I always thought that the tumor made the adrenal gland work overtime, causing the symptoms of the disease. Can there be micro tumors, as in insulinoma where there are no visible tumors to remove?