Pituitary Marrow Connection-Evidence Based but Less Understood

Editorial

Austin J Endocrinol Diabetes. 2014;1(4): 1020.

Pituitary Marrow Connection-Evidence Based but Less Understood

Bashir Ahmad Laway*

Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India

*Corresponding author: Bashir Ahmad Laway, Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

Received: July 31, 2014; Accepted: Aug 01, 2014; Published: Aug 04, 2014

Keywords

Pituitary gland; Anemia; Sheehan’s syndrome; Bone marrow

The interaction between pituitary hormone and bone marrow function is well documented. This is especially evident by hematological alteration in people with hyper or hypofunctioning pituitary, thyroid and adrenal disorders [1-3]. Table 1 summarizes the hematological alterations associated with changes in pituitary hormone levels. Pituitary gland has multiple effects on bone marrow through interaction of anterior pituitary hormones or unknown pituitary factors [4].

Citation: Laway BA. Pituitary Marrow Connection-Evidence Based but Less Understood. Austin J Endocrinol Diabetes. 2014;1(4): 1020. ISSN: 2381-9200.