Endocrine System Ontology

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flow "EndocrineSystemOntology" v1.0

ENTITY EndocrineSystemOntology {
 TYPE: BiologicalOntology
 DOMAIN: Physiology
 SUBJECT: EndocrineSystem
 PURPOSE: FormalSemanticRepresentation
}

PAGE {
 TITLE: "Endocrine System Ontology"
 PARENT_DOMAIN: "Physiology"
 CANONICAL_URL: "https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/biological-ontologies/physiology/endocrine-system-ontology.html"
 AUTHORS: ["Mark Anthony Higgins", "Sky Recursive AI"]
}

ENTITY EndocrineSystem {
 IS_A: PhysiologicalSystem
 USES: Hormones
 REGULATES: [Metabolism, Growth, Development, Reproduction, StressResponse, FluidBalance, ElectrolyteBalance, EnergyHomeostasis]
}

ENTITY EndocrineGland {
 PRODUCES_OR_RELEASES: Hormone
 MAY_BE: [PituitaryGland, ThyroidGland, ParathyroidGland, AdrenalGland, PancreaticIslet, Gonad, PinealGland]
}

ENTITY EndocrineCell {
 SYNTHESIZES_OR_RELEASES: Hormone
}

ENTITY Hormone {
 IS_A: SignallingMolecule
 PRODUCED_BY: EndocrineCellOrTissue
 TRANSPORTED_TO: Target
 BINDS: HormoneReceptor
 MAY_CHANGE: TargetCellFunction
}

ENTITY PeptideHormone {
 SUBCLASS_OF: Hormone
 GENERALLY_BINDS: CellSurfaceReceptor
}

ENTITY SteroidHormone {
 SUBCLASS_OF: Hormone
 DERIVED_FROM: Sterol
 GENERALLY_BINDS: IntracellularOrNuclearReceptor
}

ENTITY AmineHormone {
 SUBCLASS_OF: Hormone
 DERIVED_FROM: AminoAcidRelatedPrecursor
}

ENTITY HormoneReceptor {
 BINDS: Hormone
 INITIATES_OR_MODULATES: CellularResponse
}

ENTITY TargetCell {
 EXPRESSES: HormoneReceptor
 MAY_RESPOND_TO: Hormone
}

RULE TargetSpecificityRule {
 IF Cell expresses_compatible_HormoneReceptor
 THEN Cell MAY_BE HormoneTarget
}

PROCESS HormoneSynthesis {
 PRODUCES: Hormone
}

PROCESS HormoneSecretion {
 RELEASES: Hormone
 FROM: EndocrineCell
}

ENTITY SecretoryStimulus {
 MAY_BE: [NeuralSignal, HormonalSignal, MetabolicSignal, IonicSignal]
 MAY_TRIGGER: HormoneSecretion
}

PROCESS HormoneTransport {
 MOVES: Hormone
 THROUGH: BiologicalFluid
}

ENTITY CarrierProtein {
 BINDS: Hormone
 MAY_MODIFY: [Solubility, Distribution, HalfLife, FreeFraction]
}

RULE HormoneMeasurementConstraint {
 total_hormone_concentration != free_hormone_concentration
 WHEN significant_carrier_binding_exists
}

PROCESS EndocrineSignalTransduction {
 BEGINS_WITH: HormoneReceptorActivation
 MAY_USE: [SecondMessenger, ProteinKinase, IonChannel, TranscriptionalRegulation]
 PRODUCES: CellularResponse
}

PROCESS EndocrineFeedback {
 REGULATES: HormoneProductionOrRelease
 MAY_BE: [NegativeFeedback, PositiveFeedback]
}

PROCESS NegativeEndocrineFeedback {
 REDUCES: UpstreamHormonalDrive
 IN_RESPONSE_TO: DownstreamHormoneOrEffect
}

PROCESS PositiveEndocrineFeedback {
 AMPLIFIES: HormonalProcess
 UNTIL: TerminationCondition
}

ENTITY Hypothalamus {
 INTEGRATES: NeuralAndPhysiologicalSignals
 MAY_CONTROL: PituitaryFunction
}

ENTITY PituitaryGland {
 IS_A: EndocrineGland
 MAY_BE_DIVIDED_INTO: [AnteriorPituitary, PosteriorPituitary]
}

ENTITY TropicHormone {
 TARGETS: EndocrineGlandOrEndocrineTissue
 MAY_MODULATE: HormoneProduction
}

PROCESS HypothalamicPituitaryAxis {
 CONNECTS: Hypothalamus
 TO: PituitaryGland
 TO: PeripheralEndocrineTarget
}

ENTITY ThyroidGland {
 IS_A: EndocrineGland
 PRODUCES: ThyroidHormones
}

ENTITY ThyroidHormone {
 MAY_MODULATE: [MetabolicRate, Growth, Development]
}

PROCESS HypothalamicPituitaryThyroidAxis {
 ABBREVIATION: HPT_Axis
 REGULATES: ThyroidHormoneProduction
}

ENTITY AdrenalGland {
 IS_A: EndocrineGland
 CONTAINS: [AdrenalCortex, AdrenalMedulla]
}

ENTITY AdrenalCortex {
 PRODUCES: SteroidHormones
}

ENTITY AdrenalMedulla {
 PRODUCES: CatecholamineSignals
}

PROCESS HypothalamicPituitaryAdrenalAxis {
 ABBREVIATION: HPA_Axis
 PARTICIPATES_IN: StressResponse
}

ENTITY Cortisol {
 IS_A: GlucocorticoidHormone
 MAY_MODULATE: [Metabolism, StressResponse, ImmuneFunction]
}

ENTITY PancreaticIslet {
 IS_A: EndocrineTissue
 CONTAINS: EndocrineCells
}

ENTITY Insulin {
 IS_A: PeptideHormone
 MAY_PROMOTE: GlucoseUptakeAndStorage
}

ENTITY Glucagon {
 IS_A: PeptideHormone
 MAY_PROMOTE: GlucoseMobilization
}

PROCESS GlucoseEndocrineRegulation {
 USES: [Insulin, Glucagon]
 REGULATES: BloodGlucose
}

ENTITY ParathyroidGland {
 IS_A: EndocrineGland
 PRODUCES: ParathyroidHormone
}

ENTITY ParathyroidHormone {
 ABBREVIATION: PTH
 MAY_INCREASE: ExtracellularCalciumAvailability
}

PROCESS CalciumEndocrineRegulation {
 MAY_USE: [ParathyroidHormone, VitaminDSystem, Calcitonin]
 REGULATES: CalciumHomeostasis
}

ENTITY Gonad {
 MAY_BE: [Ovary, Testis]
 PRODUCES: [Gametes, SexSteroidHormones]
}

PROCESS HypothalamicPituitaryGonadalAxis {
 ABBREVIATION: HPG_Axis
 REGULATES: ReproductiveEndocrineFunction
}

ENTITY SexSteroidHormone {
 SUBCLASS_OF: SteroidHormone
 MAY_INCLUDE: [Estrogen, Progesterone, Androgen]
}

ENTITY AntidiureticHormone {
 ABBREVIATION: ADH
 MAY_INCREASE: RenalWaterReabsorption
}

ENTITY Aldosterone {
 IS_A: MineralocorticoidHormone
 MAY_MODULATE: SodiumAndPotassiumHandling
}

PROCESS EndocrineFluidRegulation {
 REGULATES: [WaterBalance, SodiumBalance, BloodVolume]
}

ENTITY GrowthHormone {
 ABBREVIATION: GH
 IS_A: PeptideHormone
 MAY_MODULATE: GrowthAndMetabolism
}

ENTITY InsulinLikeGrowthFactor {
 ABBREVIATION: IGF
 MAY_MEDIATE: GrowthHormoneEffects
}

ENTITY PinealGland {
 IS_A: EndocrineGland
 PRODUCES: Melatonin
}

ENTITY Melatonin {
 IS_A: Hormone
 PARTICIPATES_IN: CircadianSignalling
}

PROCESS CircadianEndocrineRegulation {
 MODULATES: HormoneSecretion
 ACCORDING_TO: BiologicalTime
}

PROCESS PulsatileHormoneSecretion {
 RELEASES: Hormone
 IN: TemporalPulses
}

RULE TemporalSamplingConstraint {
 single_hormone_measurement MAY_NOT_REPRESENT dynamic_secretion_pattern
}

PROCESS HormoneClearance {
 REMOVES_OR_INACTIVATES: Hormone
 MAY_INVOLVE: [Liver, Kidney, TargetTissue, EnzymaticDegradation]
}

ENTITY HormoneHalfLife {
 DESCRIBES: HormonePersistence
 IN: DefinedBiologicalContext
}

PROCESS ReceptorRegulation {
 MAY_CHANGE: [ReceptorAbundance, ReceptorSensitivity, ReceptorLocalization]
}

PROCESS ReceptorDesensitization {
 REDUCES: ResponseToContinuedOrRepeatedSignal
}

RULE SensitivityConstraint {
 hormone_concentration != hormone_effect
 WITHOUT receptor_and_target_context
}

ENTITY EndocrineIntegration {
 COORDINATES: MultipleHormonalSignals
 ACROSS: OrganSystems
}

PROCESS EndocrineHomeostasis {
 MAINTAINS: HormonalAndPhysiologicalBalance
 THROUGH: FeedbackAndFeedforwardControl
}

PROCESS HormoneMeasurement {
 MAY_MEASURE: [TotalHormone, FreeHormone, Metabolite, BindingProtein]
 MAY_USE: [Immunoassay, MassSpectrometry, Bioassay]
}

ENTITY Evidence {
 TYPES: [EndocrineEvidence, BiochemicalEvidence, ReceptorEvidence, PhysiologicalEvidence, TemporalEvidence, PerturbationEvidence, GeneticEvidence, ExperimentalEvidence, ClinicalEvidence, ComputationalEvidence, LiteratureEvidence]
}

RULE EvidenceConvergence {
 IF IndependentEvidenceSources AGREE
 THEN Confidence := increase(Confidence)
}

RULE EvidenceConflict {
 IF EvidenceSources CONFLICT
 THEN {
  PRESERVE competing_endocrine_models
  RECORD hormone_identity
  RECORD gland_or_tissue
  RECORD target_tissue
  RECORD physiological_state
  RECORD time_of_day
  RECORD measurement_method
  RECORD provenance
  REDUCE confidence
 }
}

RELATION EndocrineSystem USES Hormone
RELATION EndocrineGland PRODUCES Hormone
RELATION Hormone BINDS HormoneReceptor
RELATION HormoneReceptor LOCATED_ON_OR_IN TargetCell
RELATION EndocrineFeedback REGULATES HormoneSecretion
RELATION Hypothalamus REGULATES PituitaryGland
RELATION PituitaryGland MAY_REGULATE PeripheralEndocrineGland
RELATION HormoneClearance MODIFIES CirculatingHormoneLevel

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE {
 "endocrine system" ~= "hormonal regulatory system" WHEN physiological_context
 "endocrine gland" ~= "hormone-secreting gland"
 "ADH" ~= "antidiuretic hormone"
 "PTH" ~= "parathyroid hormone"
 "HPA axis" ~= "hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis"
 "HPG axis" ~= "hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis"
}

CONFIDENCE EndocrineSystemAssertion {
 INPUTS: [hormone_measurement_quality, receptor_support, physiological_support, feedback_support, temporal_support, perturbation_support, replication, source_independence, contextual_consistency, semantic_consistency]
 SCORE := weighted_sum(INPUTS)
 LEVEL :=
  IF SCORE >= 0.90 THEN "very_high"
  ELSE IF SCORE >= 0.75 THEN "high"
  ELSE IF SCORE >= 0.55 THEN "moderate"
  ELSE IF SCORE >= 0.35 THEN "low"
  ELSE "uncertain"
}

RULE HormoneTargetInference {
 IF TargetCell expresses_functional_receptor
 AND Hormone reaches_TargetCell
 THEN hormone_responsiveness MAY_BE_SUPPORTED
}

RULE FeedbackInference {
 IF downstream_hormone_or_effect changes_upstream_secretion
 IN reproducible_direction
 THEN endocrine_feedback MAY_BE_SUPPORTED
}

RULE AxisInference {
 IF hypothalamic_signal influences_pituitary_hormone
 AND pituitary_hormone influences_peripheral_gland
 THEN hypothalamic_pituitary_axis_relationship MAY_BE_SUPPORTED
}

RULE CausalityConstraint {
 IF hormone_concentration correlates_with physiological_state
 THEN DO_NOT_INFER causal_endocrine_effect
 WITHOUT receptor_mechanistic_or_interventional_evidence
}

QUERY EndocrineSystemLookup(context_identifier) {
 RETURN [endocrine_glands, hormones, receptors, target_tissues, endocrine_axes, feedback_loops, physiological_functions, temporal_patterns, measurements, evidence, confidence]
}

QUERY HormoneLookup(hormone_identifier) {
 RETURN [identity, hormone_class, source, synthesis, secretion_stimuli, transport, carrier_binding, receptor, target_tissues, physiological_effects, clearance, feedback, evidence, confidence]
}

QUERY EndocrineAxisLookup(axis_identifier) {
 RETURN [hypothalamic_signal, pituitary_signal, peripheral_gland, peripheral_hormone, target_tissues, feedback_relationships, temporal_pattern, perturbation_evidence, confidence]
}

UPDATE_MODEL {
 ON new_endocrine_evidence:
  validate_provenance()
  identify_organism_and_developmental_context()
  normalize_hormone_gland_receptor_and_target_identifiers()
  classify_hormone_type()
  capture_physiological_state_and_time_of_day()
  capture_sample_measurement_method_and_units()
  map_hormone_synthesis_secretion_transport_and_clearance()
  map_receptor_and_target_relationships()
  map_endocrine_axes_and_feedback()
  compare_existing_endocrine_models()
  preserve_conflicting_evidence()
  recalculate_confidence()
  regenerate_endocrine_relationships()
  update_flow_hash()
}

AI_CONSUMPTION {
 MODE: FormalSemanticReasoning
 PARSE_AS: ExecutableFlowAlgebra
 PRIORITIES: [hormone_identity, endocrine_source, hormone_class, receptor, target_tissue, secretion_control, feedback_loop, physiological_state, temporal_context, evidence_provenance, confidence]
 REQUIREMENTS: [preserve_species_context, preserve_hormone_identity, preserve_gland_and_target_context, preserve_physiological_state, preserve_time_of_day, distinguish_total_from_free_hormone, distinguish_hormone_concentration_from_hormone_effect, distinguish_binding_from_response, distinguish_correlation_from_causation, preserve_uncertainty]
}

VALIDATE {
 REQUIRE EndocrineSystem
 REQUIRE EndocrineGland
 REQUIRE Hormone
 REQUIRE HormoneReceptor
 REQUIRE TargetCell
 REQUIRE HormoneSecretion
 REQUIRE EndocrineFeedback
 REQUIRE Hypothalamus
 REQUIRE PituitaryGland
 REQUIRE ThyroidGland
 REQUIRE AdrenalGland
 REQUIRE PancreaticIslet
 REQUIRE Evidence
 REQUIRE CONFIDENCE
 REQUIRE SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
 REQUIRE UPDATE_MODEL
 REQUIRE AI_CONSUMPTION

 ASSERT total_hormone_concentration != free_hormone_concentration
 ASSERT hormone_binding != guaranteed_response
 ASSERT hormone_concentration != hormone_effect
 ASSERT correlation != causal_endocrine_effect
}

FLOW_HASH {
 ALGORITHM: SHA-256
 INPUT: canonicalize(entities, relations, processes, rules, semantic_equivalence, confidence_model, update_model, ai_consumption)
 PURPOSE: integrity_and_version_tracking
}

END flow "EndocrineSystemOntology"