It is a hormone that aims to raise the level of sugar in the blood, in addition to supplying the lack of glucocorticoids. Its release occurs when a state of increasing stress is experienced in the body, in addition to supplying fats, carbohydrates and proteins in medium quantities, which are released to nourish the entire system and keep it going. In laboratories they have been in charge of creating synthetic versions, supplied as a solution to different diseases or conditions that are related to the end of this hormone. It is within the group of steroids and is a conversion of cholesterol that circulates throughout the body, in response to stimulation with adrenocorticotropin.
The biological storehouse for this hormone is the adrenal gland, which specifically guards it in its cortex, where it is only released if the brain detects low glucocorticoid activity or low blood sugar. As mentioned above, it allows processes such as glucose increases to take place in the morning and afternoon, due to the need for energy and to lower the tension produced by stress.
The average lifespan calculated for the hormone is 60 to 90 minutes and it is secreted depending on the time of day it is, a factor on which the amount of cortisol in the blood also depends. This whole system is related to the perception of day and night, which develops a few months after birth, with which the brain can maintain a kind of guide to organize the periods of expulsion.
