The Department of Endocrinology, 
The Baro-Adrenal Axis.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, CEDAR Clinic Panipat India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 74 · Issue 9 · pp. 1716-1717
PMID 39279087DOI 10.47391/jpma.24-71
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Ashok Kumar, Nitin Kapoor. The Baro-Adrenal Axis. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2024;74(9):1716-1717. doi:10.47391/jpma.24-71
Abstract
The adrenal gland is a player in the Ominous Octet of obesity, which lists eight endocrine contributors to the development of obesity. Baro-adrenal axis describes the bidirectional, multifaceted link between weight homoeostasis and adrenal function, in health and disease. This communication lists the various ways in which adrenal function influences, and is impacted by, obesity.
Keywords
- Adrenal
- Cushing’s syndrome
- obesity
- overweight
- person centred care
- pheochromocytoma
- stress
