![]() ![]() ![]() When too much cortisol is produced in the adrenal glands, or an excess is taken in treating other diseases, significant changes occur in all of the tissues and organs of the body. Cortisol production is regulated by adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), made in the pituitary gland, which is located just below the brain. Small amounts of androgens (male hormones) are also normally produced in the adrenal cortex. ![]() It mobilizes nutrients, modifies the body’s response to inflammation, stimulates the liver to raise the blood sugar, and it helps control the amount of water in the body.Īnother adrenal cortex hormone, ALDOSTERONE, regulates salt and water levels which affects blood volume and blood pressure. The normal function of cortisol is to help the body respond to stress and change. Cushing’s syndrome is a disease caused by an excess of cortisol production or by excessive use of cortisol or other similar steroid (glucocorticoid) hormones.ĬORTISOL is a normal hormone produced in the outer portion, or cortex, of the adrenal glands, located above each kidney. ![]()
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