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Carlomagno F, Minnetti M, Angelini F, Pofi R, Sbardella E, Spaziani M, Aureli A, Anzuini A, Paparella R, Tarani L, Porcelli T, De Stefano MA, Pozza C, Gianfrilli D, Isidori AM. Altered Thyroid Feedback Loop in Klinefelter Syndrome: From Infancy Through the Transition to Adulthood. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:e1329-e1340. [PMID: 37216911 PMCID: PMC10584011 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT It has been claimed that thyroid dysfunction contributes to the spectrum of Klinefelter syndrome (KS); however, studies are scarce. OBJECTIVE In a retrospective longitudinal study, we aimed at describing the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and thyroid ultrasonographic (US) appearance in patients with KS throughout the life span. METHODS A total of 254 patients with KS (25.9 ± 16.1 years) were classified according to their pubertal and gonadal status and compared with different groups of non-KS age-matched individuals with normal thyroid function, treated and untreated hypogonadism, or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. We assessed serum thyroid hormone levels, antithyroid antibodies, US thyroid parameters, and in vitro pituitary type 2 deiodinase (D2) expression and activity. RESULTS Thyroid autoimmunity was more prevalent among individuals with KS at all ages, although the antibody (Ab)-negative vs Ab-positive cohorts were not different. Signs of thyroid dysfunction (reduced volume, lower echogenicity, and increased inhomogeneity) were more prominent in KS than in euthyroid controls. Free thyroid hormones were lower in prepubertal, pubertal, and adult patients with KS, whereas thyrotropin values were lower only in adults. Peripheral sensitivity to thyroid hormones was unaltered in KS, suggesting a dysfunctional HPT axis. Testosterone (T) was the only factor associated with thyroid function and appearance. In vitro testing demonstrated an inhibitory effect of T on pituitary D2 expression and activity, supporting enhanced central sensing of circulating thyroid hormones in hypogonadism. CONCLUSION From infancy through adulthood, KS is characterized by increased morphofunctional abnormalities of the thyroid gland, combined with a central feedback dysregulation sustained by the effect of hypogonadism on D2 deiodinase.
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- Francesco Carlomagno
- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy
- Centre for Rare Diseases (Endo-ERN accredited), Policlinico Umberto I, Rome 00161, Italy
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Kim MJ, Choi S, Kim S, Lee I, Moon MK, Choi K, Park J, Cho YH, Kwon YM, Yoo J, Cheon GJ, Park YJ. Sex, menopause, and age differences in the associations of persistent organic pollutants with thyroid hormones, thyroxine-binding globulin, and peripheral deiodinase activity: A cross-sectional study of the general Korean adult population. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113143. [PMID: 35364044 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can disrupt the thyroid hormone system in humans. We assessed the associations of several POPs with serum thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone, and investigated the modulating effects of sex, menopausal status, and age on these associations, in a subgroup of the adult population (n = 1250) from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey. PCB105 and PCB118 were negatively associated with total T4 in premenopausal females and males aged <50, whereas the associations were insignificant in other groups. PCB180, p,p'-DDE, and p,p'-DDT showed positive associations with total T3 in postmenopausal females; however, among males aged ≥50, PCB118, PCB138, and p,p'-DDE showed negative associations with total T3. The effects of exposure to multiple POPs were examined in multi-factor analyses. Factor 2 comprised PCB52, hexachlorobenzene, and BDE-47 was associated with an increase in free T4 in premenopausal females (β = 0.015, p = 0.024), while Factor 1, which contained most POPs, was associated with a change in total T3 in postmenopausal females (β = 0.032, p = 0.040) and males aged ≥50 (β = -0.039, p = 0.023). Changes in total T4 or total T3 could be explained by differences in thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) and peripheral deiodinase activity (GD). Negative associations of TBG with PCB105 in premenopausal females and PCB153 in males aged <50 may mediate the effect of decreasing total T4. PCB180, p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDT, and Factor 1 were positively associated with GD, which is consistent with an increased total T3 in postmenopausal females. PCB118 was negatively associated with GD and total T3 in males aged ≥50. BDE-47 and β-hexachlorocyclohexane were associated with thyroid autoantibodies in premenopausal females and males aged <50. Our observations suggest that the thyroid-disrupting effects of POPs may differ by sex, sex hormonal status, and age, and may be mediated by TBG and GD.
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- Min Joo Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Chemical Safety Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
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- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Ministry of Environment, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Ministry of Environment, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
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Parra-Montes de Oca MA, Sotelo-Rivera I, Gutiérrez-Mata A, Charli JL, Joseph-Bravo P. Sex Dimorphic Responses of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis to Energy Demands and Stress. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:746924. [PMID: 34745011 PMCID: PMC8565401 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.746924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid-axis (HPT) is one of the main neuroendocrine axes that control energy expenditure. The activity of hypophysiotropic thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) neurons is modulated by nutritional status, energy demands and stress, all of which are sex dependent. Sex dimorphism has been associated with sex steroids whose concentration vary along the life-span, but also to sex chromosomes that define not only sexual characteristics but the expression of relevant genes. In this review we describe sex differences in basal HPT axis activity and in its response to stress and to metabolic challenges in experimental animals at different stages of development, as well as some of the limited information available on humans. Literature review was accomplished by searching in Pubmed under the following words: "sex dimorphic" or "sex differences" or "female" or "women" and "thyrotropin" or "thyroid hormones" or "deiodinases" and "energy homeostasis" or "stress". The most representative articles were discussed, and to reduce the number of references, selected reviews were cited.
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Quirós Cognuck S, Reis WL, Silva M, Debarba LK, Mecawi AS, de Paula FJA, Rodrigues Franci C, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Sex differences in body composition, metabolism-related hormones, and energy homeostasis during aging in Wistar rats. Physiol Rep 2021; 8:e14597. [PMID: 33075214 PMCID: PMC7571994 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aging affects the body composition and balance of energy metabolism. Here, we collected in a single work several physiological parameters to show how aging and sex differences can influence energy homeostasis. Body mass index (BMI), Lee index, glucose tolerance, glycemia, and lipidogram in fasting were measured in male and female Wistar rats at the ages of 2, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months. We also measured the lipid profile, free fatty acids, glycerol, glycemia, leptin, adiponectin, insulin, corticosterone (CORT), prolactin (PRL), thyroid stimulated hormone, and triiodothyronine (T3) in 3‐ and 18‐month‐old rats of both sexes, fed ad libitum. Animals were classified as obese beginning at 2 months in males and 6 months in females. Aged male rats showed hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance compared to young males and old females. In the ad libitum condition, the 18‐month males presented higher serum levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and free fatty acids than females. The 18‐month‐old females had higher PRL and CORT concentration than males, but insulin and T3 were higher in 18‐month‐old males than females. Our work demonstrated that aging processes on energy metabolism in rats is sex specific, with a better lipid profile and glucose tolerance in aged females.
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- Susana Quirós Cognuck
- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Science, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolos, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical Clinic Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirao Preto Medicine School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Moreira-Pais A, Ferreira R, Neves JS, Vitorino R, Moreira-Gonçalves D, Nogueira-Ferreira R. Sex differences on adipose tissue remodeling: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventions. J Mol Med (Berl) 2020; 98:483-493. [PMID: 32152705 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-020-01890-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sexual dimorphism greatly influences adipose tissue remodeling, which is characterized by changes in the activity, number, and/or size of adipocytes in response to distinct stimuli, including lifestyle and anti-obesity drugs. This sex dependence seems to be due to the anatomical and endocrine disparities between men and women. At the molecular level, sex hormones are believed to mediate such differences and involve estrogen and androgen receptor-induced gene expression. The signaling pathways that regulate adipose tissue metabolism and function include peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), among other molecular players. Sex hormone-related pathways also interplay with adrenergic signaling, probably the most well-characterized molecular mechanism implicated in the remodeling of white adipose tissue. This review overviews and integrates the signaling pathways behind sexual dimorphism in adipose tissue remodeling, hoping to increase the knowledge on the pathogenesis of diseases, such as obesity and related comorbidities, and consequently, to drive future studies to investigate the regulation of this tissue homeostasis, either in men or women.
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- Alexandra Moreira-Pais
- QOPNA & LAQV, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal. .,CIAFEL, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, R. Dr. Plácido da Costa 91, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal.
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- QOPNA & LAQV, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.,UnIC, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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- UnIC, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Medical Sciences, iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Agra do Crasto, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CIAFEL, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, R. Dr. Plácido da Costa 91, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal.,UnIC, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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- UnIC, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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Echeverry-Alzate V, Bühler KM, Calleja-Conde J, Huertas E, Maldonado R, Rodríguez de Fonseca F, Santiago C, Gómez-Gallego F, Santos A, Giné E, López-Moreno JA. Adult-onset hypothyroidism increases ethanol consumption. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2019; 236:1187-1197. [PMID: 30470859 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-5123-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE Only in Europe it can be estimated that more than 20 million of people would be affected by hypothyroidism in some moment of their life. Given that ethanol consumption is so frequent, it would be reasonable to ask what the consequences of ethanol consumption in those individuals affected by hypothyroidism are. OBJECTIVES To study the interaction between hypothyroidism and ethanol consumption. METHODS We study ethanol consumption in a rat model of methyl-mercaptoimidazole-induced-adult-onset hypothyroidism and thyroid T4/T3 hormone supplementation. Also, we studied the effects of ethanol on motor activity, memory, and anxiety. RESULTS We found that hypothyroidism increased the voluntary ethanol consumption and that this was enhanced by thyroid hormone supplementation. Hypothyroidism was associated with motor hyperactivity which was prevented either by T4/T3 supplementation or ethanol. The relationship between hypothyroidism, ethanol, and anxiety was more complex. In an anxiogenic context, hypothyroidism and T4/T3 supplementation would increase immobility, an anxiety-like behavior, while in a less anxiogenic context would decrease rearing, a behavior related to anxiety. Regarding memory, acute ethanol administration did not alter episodic-like memory in hypothyroid rats. Gene expression of enzymes involved in the metabolism of ethanol, i.e., Adh1 and Aldh2, were altered by hypothyroidism and T4/T3 supplementation. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that hypothyroid patients would need personalized attention in terms of ethanol consumption. In addition, they point that it would be useful to embrace the thyroid axis in the study of ethanol addiction, including as a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of alcoholism and its comorbid disorders.
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- V Echeverry-Alzate
- Department of Psychobiology & Behavioral Sciences Methods, School of Psychology, Campus de Somosaguas, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology & Behavioral Sciences Methods, School of Psychology, Campus de Somosaguas, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology & Behavioral Sciences Methods, School of Psychology, Campus de Somosaguas, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Processes & Speech Therapy, School of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratori de Neurofarmacologia, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundación IMABIS, Laboratorio de Medicina Regenerativa, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, 29010, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), La Rioja, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular Biology, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology & Behavioral Sciences Methods, School of Psychology, Campus de Somosaguas, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223, Madrid, Spain.
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Chen P, Hou X, Wei L, Feng L, Zhong L, Jiao L, Wang H, Bao Y, Jia W. Free triiodothyronine is associated with the occurrence and remission of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in euthyroid women. Eur J Clin Invest 2019; 49:e13070. [PMID: 30636282 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) in euthyroid subjects was in dispute. We aimed to investigate this issue in a population-based cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 3144 euthyroid subjects at baseline from the Shanghai Nicheng Atherosclerosis Study were selected for the cross-sectional analysis, and 2089 subjects being followed up after 2.2 years were selected for the longitudinal analysis. NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasound. The cut-off point of elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level was 40 U/L. The FIB-4 index was used to assess the risk of advanced liver fibrosis. RESULTS Age-adjusted mean levels of FT3 and FT3/free thyroxine (FT4) ratio were higher in subjects with NAFLD than those without NAFLD and linearly increased with a higher risk of NAFLD progression (assessed by levels of ALT and FIB-4 index) in euthyroid women but not in men. After adjustment for confounding variables, FT3 levels significantly increased with the presence of NAFLD (β = 0.1, P < 0.001) and linearly increased with a higher risk of NAFLD progression in euthyroid women. After a 2.2-year follow-up, FT3 levels increased with the occurrence of NAFLD (mean change percentage: 1.4%) and decreased with the remission of NAFLD (mean change percentage: -2.7%) in euthyroid women. CONCLUSIONS There are positive associations of FT3 levels with NAFLD and the risk of NAFLD progression in euthyroid women. The changes in FT3 levels with the alteration of NAFLD status may be an adaptive response to maintain energy and metabolic homeostasis.
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- Peizhu Chen
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai, China
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Šošić-Jurjević B, Lütjohann D, Jarić I, Miler M, Vojnović Milutinović D, Filipović B, Ajdžanović V, Renko K, Wirth EK, Janković S, Kӧhrle J, Milošević V. Effects of age and soybean isoflavones on hepatic cholesterol metabolism and thyroid hormone availability in acyclic female rats. Exp Gerontol 2017; 92:74-81. [PMID: 28336316 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Soy-food and its isoflavones, genistein (G) and daidzein (D), were reported to exert mild cholesterol-lowering effect, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In this research, first we studied age-related alterations in hepatic cholesterol metabolism of acyclic middle-aged (MA) female rats. Then we tested if purified isoflavones may prevent or reverse these changes, and whether putative changes in hepatic thyroid hormone availability may be associated with this effect. Serum and hepatic total cholesterol (TChol), bile acid and cholesterol precursors, as well as serum TSH and T4 concentrations, hepatic deiodinase (Dio) 1 enzyme activity and MCT8 protein expression were determined by comparing data obtained for MA with young adult (YA) intact (IC) females. Effects of subcutaneously administered G or D (35mg/kg) to MA rats were evaluated versus vehicle-treated MA females. MA IC females were characterized by: higher (p<0.05) serum TChol, lower (p<0.05) hepatic TChol and its biosynthetic precursors, lower (p<0.05) hepatic 7α-hydroxycholesterol but elevated (p<0.05) 27- and 24-hydroxycholesterol in comparison to YA IC. Both isoflavone treatments decreased (p<0.05) hepatic 27-hydroxycholesterol, G being more effective than D, without affecting any other parameter of Chol metabolism. Only G elevated hepatic Dio1 activity (p<0.05). In conclusion, age-related hypercholesteremia was associated with lower hepatic Chol synthesis and shift from main neutral (lower 7α-hydroxycholesterol) to alternative acidic pathway (higher 27-hydroxycholesterol) of Chol degradation to bile acid. Both isoflavones lowered hepatic 27-hydroxycholesterol, which may be considered beneficial. Only G treatment increased hepatic Dio1 activity, thus indicating local increase in thyroid hormones, obviously insufficient to induce prominent cholesterol-lowering effect.
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- Branka Šošić-Jurjević
- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Klinische Pharmakologie Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 68b, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Šošić-Jurjević B, Filipović B, Renko K, Miler M, Trifunović S, Ajdžanovič V, Kӧhrle J, Milošević V. Testosterone and estradiol treatments differently affect pituitary-thyroid axis and liver deiodinase 1 activity in orchidectomized middle-aged rats. Exp Gerontol 2015; 72:85-98. [PMID: 26384168 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We previously reported that orchidectomy (Orx) of middle-aged rats (15-16-month-old; MA) slightly affected pituitary-thyroid axis, but decreased liver deiodinase (Dio) type 1 and pituitary Dio2 enzyme activities. At present, we examined the effects of subsequent testosterone-propionate treatment (5mg/kg; Orx+T), and compared the effects of testosterone with the effects of estradiol-dipropionate (0.06mg/kg; Orx+E) treatment. Hormones were subcutaneously administered, daily, for three weeks, while Orx and sham-operated (SO) controls received only the vehicle. The applied dose of T did not alter serum TSH, T4 and T3 concentrations in Orx- MA, though it increased TSH when administrated to Orx young adults (2.5-month-old; Orx-YA). However, pituitaries of Orx-MA+T rats had higher relative intensity of immunofluorescence (RIF) for TSHβ; in their thyroids we found increased volume and height of follicular epithelium, decreased volume of the colloid and higher RIF for T4-bound to thyroglobulin (Tg-T4). Liver Dio1 activity was increased. E-treatment did not affect serum hormone levels, pituitary RIF for TSHβ, or liver Dio1 activity in Orx-MA rats. Thyroids had decreased relative volume and height of follicular epithelium, increased relative volume of the colloid, decreased volume of sodium-iodide symporter-immunopositive epithelium and lower RIF for Tg-T4. Detected changes were statistically significant. In conclusion, androgenization enhanced pituitary TSHβ RIF, thyroid activation and liver Dio1 enzyme activity in Orx-MA, without elevating serum TSH as in Orx-YA rats. Estrogenization induced pituitary enlargement with no effect on pituitary TSHβ RIF, serum TSH or liver Dio1 activity. E also induced alterations in thyroid histology that indicate mild suppression of its functioning, and contributed to thyroid blood vessel enlargement in Orx-MA rats.
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- B Šošić-Jurjević
- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Blvd. 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Kendirci HNP, Ağladıoğlu SY, Önder A, Baş VN, Çetinkaya S, Aycan Z. Effects of GnRH analogue treatment on anterior pituitary hormones in children with central precocious puberty. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2015; 28:1145-51. [PMID: 25999327 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2014-0222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the effect of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) treatment on anterior pituitary hormones in female children with central precocious puberty (CPP). SUBJECTS AND METHOD There were 62 female children who had been diagnosed with CPP and received GnRHa (Leuprolide acetate, 3.75 mg intramuscular/subcutaneous/28 days) included in the study. All subjects were clinically evaluated prior to treatment and every 3 months during treatment with serum LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, PRL as pituitary hormones, and the end hormones such as plasma E2, cortisol, fT3, fT4 levels were measured. IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels were measured, and SDS was evaluated according to age and gender. RESULTS Prolactin levels were higher during GnRHa treatment compared to pre-treatment values although the increase was statistically significant only at month 3. In addition, while 2 (3.2%) of the patients had hyperprolactinemia before treatment, 11 (17.7%) patients developed hyperprolactinemia at different time points during treatment. CONCLUSION This study concluded that GnRHa treatment resulted in hyperprolactinemia and had no significant effect other pituitary hormones.
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Silverstein MG, Kaplan JR, Appt SE, Register TC, Shively CA. Effect of soy isoflavones on thyroid hormones in intact and ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Menopause 2014; 21:1136-42. [PMID: 24618766 PMCID: PMC4160414 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Soy isoflavones are commonly used to alleviate menopause-related symptoms. Postmenopausal women are at increased risk for hypothyroidism, and there are concerns that isoflavones may be detrimental to thyroid health. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of soy protein and isoflavones on thyroid function and the relationship between thyroid function and ovarian function. METHODS Adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were randomized to consume two diets differing only in protein source: casein-lactalbumin (n = 44) or soy protein with isoflavones (n = 41). After 34 months, all animals were ovariectomized via laparotomy. Half of the monkeys from each diet treatment group continued to consume their preovariectomy treatment phase diet (either isolated soy protein [n = 19] or casein-lactalbumin [n = 21]) for an additional 34 months. The remaining animals did not continue their diets and thus were not considered further. Circulating progesterone, triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone were measured at baseline. Thyroid hormones were remeasured during each treatment phase. RESULTS Dietary soy increased triiodothyronine in preovariectomized monkeys and prevented a decline in thyroxine after surgical menopause (both P's < 0.05). Mean progesterone concentrations were positively correlated with triiodothyronine at baseline in preovariectomized monkeys (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Progesterone levels and triiodothyronine are positively correlated in macaques. Dietary soy increases triiodothyronine in preovariectomized monkeys and prevents a decline in thyroxine after surgical menopause. The outcomes observed in this study suggest that soy protein and isoflavone consumption does not adversely affect-and may even preserve-thyroid function in postmenopausal women.
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- Marnie G Silverstein
- From the 1Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Graduate Program, Section on Comparative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; and 2Section on Comparative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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Sosic-Jurjevic B, Filipovic B, Renko K, Ajdzanovic V, Manojlovic-Stojanoski M, Milosevic V, Köhrle J. Orchidectomy of middle-aged rats decreases liver deiodinase 1 and pituitary deiodinase 2 activity. J Endocrinol 2012; 215:247-56. [PMID: 22956722 DOI: 10.1530/joe-12-0336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Endogenous androgens are involved in regulation of thyroid function and metabolism of thyroid hormones. As serum testosterone level progressively declines with age, this regulation may change. We tested how androgen deprivation, achieved by orchidectomy, affects thyroid homeostasis in middle-aged rats. Fifteen-month-old Wistar rats were orchidectomized (Orx) or sham-operated under ketamine anesthesia (15 mg/kg body weight). Five weeks after the surgery, animals were decapitated. Thyroids were used for histomorphometric and ultrastructural examinations and together with livers and pituitaries for real-time quantitative PCR and deiodinase (DIO) activity measurements. Serum testosterone, TSH, l-thyroxine (T(4)), and cholesterol (Chol) levels were determined. As expected, middle-aged control rats had lower (P<0.05) testosterone and T(4) compared with 3-month-old males. In the Orx middle-aged group, we detected diminished serum testosterone (P<0.05), no change in TSH and T(4) levels, and higher Chol level (P<0.05), in comparison with age-matched controls. Histomorphometric analysis of thyroid tissue revealed decreased relative volume densities of follicles and colloid (P<0.05). Relevant gene expressions and DIO1 enzyme activity were not changed in the thyroids of Orx rats. Liver Dio1 gene expression and DIO1 activity were decreased (P<0.05) in comparison with the control values. Pituitary levels of TSHβ, Dio1, and Dio2 mRNAs did not change, while DIO2 activity decreased (P<0.05). In conclusion, orchidectomy of middle-aged rats affected thyroid structure with no effect on serum T(4) and TSH. However, decreased liver DIO1 and pituitary DIO2 enzyme activities indicate compensatory-adaptive changes in local T(3) production.
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- Branka Sosic-Jurjevic
- Department of Cytology, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković', University of Belgrade, Despot Stefan Boulevard, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Lang Podratz P, Delgado Filho VS, Lopes PFI, Cavati Sena G, Matsumoto ST, Samoto VY, Takiya CM, de Castro Miguel E, Silva IV, Graceli JB. Tributyltin impairs the reproductive cycle in female rats. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2012; 75:1035-1046. [PMID: 22852853 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.697826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Triorganotins are environmental contaminants, commonly used in antifouling agents for boats, that bioaccumulate and thus are found in mammals and humans due to ingestion of contaminated seafood diets. The importance of triorganotins as environmental endocrine disruptors and consequent reproductive toxicity in different animal models is well known; however, the adverse effects on reproductive cycle are less well understood. The potential reproductive toxicity of tributyltin (TBT) on regular reproductive cycling of female rats was examined. Wistar female rats (12 wk old, weighing approximately 230 g) were divided into two groups: control (vehicle, ethanol 0.4%) and tributyltin (100 ng/kg/d, 7 d/wk, for 16 d by gavage). Tributyltin significantly decreased the cycle regularity (%), duration of the reproductive cycle, the proestrus and diestrus phases, and number of epithelial cell in proestrus phase. TBT also increased the duration of metestrus and the number of cornified cells in this phase. Ovary weight and serum 17β-estradiol levels decreased markedly, accompanied by a significant increase in progesterone levels. Histological analysis showed apoptotic cells in corpus luteum and granulosa cells layer, with cystic follicles after TBT exposure. Tributyltin also elevated number of atretic follicles and corpoa lutea. The micronucleus (MN) test, using Chinese hamster ovary cells, demonstrated a concentration-dependent mutagenic effect of TBT, and at 2.0 × 10(-2)ng/ml most of the cells were nonviable. The toxic potential of TBT over the reproductive cycle may be attributed to changes found in the ovarian weight, unbalanced levels of sexual female hormones, and number of ovarian follicles and corpora lutea.
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- Priscila Lang Podratz
- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Espirito Santo-UFES, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Pfannenberg C, Werner MK, Ripkens S, Stef I, Deckert A, Schmadl M, Reimold M, Häring HU, Claussen CD, Stefan N. Impact of age on the relationships of brown adipose tissue with sex and adiposity in humans. Diabetes 2010; 59:1789-93. [PMID: 20357363 PMCID: PMC2889780 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates energy homeostasis and fat mass in mammals and newborns and, most likely, in adult humans. Because BAT activity and BAT mass decline with age in humans, the impact of BAT on adiposity may decrease with aging. In the present study we addressed this hypothesis and further investigated the effect of age on the sex differences in BAT activity and BAT mass. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data from 260 subjects (98 with BAT and 162 study date-matched control subjects) who underwent (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) under thermoneutral conditions were analyzed. BAT activity and BAT mass were determined in the upper body. RESULTS BAT activity and BAT mass were higher in female (1.59 +/- 0.10 and 32 +/- 5 g vs. 1.02 +/- 0.10 and 18 +/- 4 g, both P < or = 0.0006) than in male subjects. In multivariate analyses, sex (P < 0.0001), age (P < 0.0001), and BMI (P = 0.0018) were associated independently with BAT activity. Interestingly, only in male subjects was there an interaction between BMI and age in determining BAT activity (P = 0.008) and BAT mass (P = 0.0002); BMI decreased with increasing BAT activity and BAT mass in the lowest age tertile (Spearman rank correlation coefficient r(s) = -0.38, P = 0.015 and r(s) = -0.37, P = 0.017, respectively), not in the higher age tertiles. Furthermore, BAT activity and mass differed between female and male subjects only in the upper two age tertiles (all P < or = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Our data corroborate that, in general, BAT activity and BAT mass are elevated in female subjects and in younger people. Importantly, we provide novel evidence that the impact of BAT activity and BAT mass on adiposity appears to decline with aging only in male subjects. Furthermore, while BAT activity and BAT mass only moderately decline with increasing age in female subjects, a much stronger effect is found in male subjects.
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- Christina Pfannenberg
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Corresponding author: Norbert Stefan,
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Anguiano B, Aranda N, Delgado G, Aceves C. Epididymis expresses the highest 5'-deiodinase activity in the male reproductive system: kinetic characterization, distribution, and hormonal regulation. Endocrinology 2008; 149:4209-17. [PMID: 18467445 PMCID: PMC2488221 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We characterized the enzymes that catalyze the deiodination of T(4) to T(3) in the male reproductive tract. Testis, epididymis (EPI), seminal vesicles, prostate, bulbourethral glands, spermatozoa, and semen were taken from sexually mature rats (300 g). Iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase (5'-D) activity was quantified by the radiolabeled-iodide-release method. 5'-D activity was 10-fold higher in EPI and semen than in the rest of the tissues. In EPI, semen, and prostate, the enzymatic activity was completely inhibited by 1 mm 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil, whereas in the other tissues the inhibition was partial (50%). The high susceptibility to 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil inhibition, a ping-pong kinetic pattern, and low cofactor (Michaelis Menten constant for dithiothreitol=0.7 mm) and high substrate (Michaelis Menten constant for reverse T(3)=0.4 microm) requirements indicate that EPI 5'-D corresponds to type 1 deiodinase (D1). Real-time RT-PCR amplification of D1 mRNA in this tissue confirms this conclusion. The highest EPI D1 expression occurred at the onset of puberty and sexual maturity, and in the adult, this activity was more abundant in corpus and caput than in the caudal region. EPI D1 expression was elevated under conditions of hyperthyroidism and with addition of 17beta-estradiol. Our data also showed a direct association between D1 and a functional epididymis marker, the neutral alpha-glucosidase enzyme, suggesting that local generation of T(3) could be associated with the development and function of EPI and/or spermatozoa maturation. Further studies are necessary to analyze the possible physiological relevance of 5'-D in the male reproductive system.
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- Brenda Anguiano
- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, México
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de Oliveira E, Teixeira Silva Fagundes A, Teixeira Bonomo I, Curty FH, Fonseca Passos MC, de Moura EG, Lisboa PC. Acute and chronic leptin effect upon in vivo and in vitro rat thyroid iodide uptake. Life Sci 2007; 81:1241-6. [PMID: 17904585 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Leptin has stimulatory effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and on deiodinases activities. Here, we evaluated the effect of leptin injection upon in vivo and in vitro thyroid 125I uptake (RAIU). We designed two experiments: acute leptin (LepA) with a single dose of leptin (8 microg/100 g BW/sc), and chronic leptin (LepC), injected with the same dose of LepA, once a day, for 6 days. In parallel, control groups were saline-injected. For in vivo study, part of the animals were injected with 125I (3700 Bq) and killed after 15 or 120 min. In vivo thyroid RAIU was not changed in LepA animals. However, LepC animals showed higher in vivo thyroid RAIU (15 min:+130% and 120 min:+72%; p<0.05). For in vitro study, the other animals were killed and their thyroids were incubated with 125I. Thyroids explants from LepA and LepC groups presented lower thyroid 125I content (-32% and -29% p<0.05, respectively). The amount of our data suggest that, in vitro, leptin causes a direct inhibition of the rat thyroid RAIU, but in vivo, the effect of leptin was different according to the treatment period, which indicates that other indirect mechanisms are involved in the in vivo leptin chronic stimulation of the thyroid gland.
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- Elaine de Oliveira
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Riese C, Michaelis M, Mentrup B, Götz F, Köhrle J, Schweizer U, Schomburg L. Selenium-dependent pre- and posttranscriptional mechanisms are responsible for sexual dimorphic expression of selenoproteins in murine tissues. Endocrinology 2006; 147:5883-92. [PMID: 16959840 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Important enzymes for thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidative defense, and intracellular redox control contain selenocysteine (Sec) in their active centers. Expression of these selenoproteins is tightly controlled, and a sex-specific phenotype is observed on disturbance of selenium (Se) transport in mice. Therefore, we analyzed Se concentrations and expression levels of several selenoproteins including type I iodothyronine deiodinase (Dio1) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) isozymes in male and female mice. On regular lab chow, serum Se levels were comparable, but serum GPx3 activity was higher in females than males (1.3-fold). Selenoprotein P (SePP) mRNA levels were higher in livers (1.3-fold) and lower in kidneys (to 31%) in female compared with male mice. Orchidectomy alleviated the sex-specific differences in SePP mRNA amounts, indicating modulatory effects of androgens on SePP expression. Female mice expressed higher levels of Dio1 mRNA in kidney (2.6-fold) and liver (1.4-fold) in comparison with male mice. This sexual dimorphic expression of Dio1 mRNA was paralleled by increased Dio1 activity in female kidney (1.8-fold) but not in liver in which males expressed higher Dio1 activity (2.8-fold). Interestingly, Se deficiency decreased Dio1 activity more effectively in males than females, and resulting hepatic enzyme levels were then comparable between the sexes. At the same time, the sex-specific difference of Dio1 activity widened in kidney. Orchidectomy or estradiol treatment of ovariectomized females impacted stronger on renal than hepatic Dio1 expression. Thus, we conclude that Se-dependent posttranscriptional mechanisms are operational that affect either translational efficiency or Dio1 stability in a sex- and tissue-specific manner.
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- Cornelia Riese
- Institut fuer Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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Lima LP, Barros IA, Lisbôa PC, Araújo RL, Silva ACM, Rosenthal D, Ferreira ACF, Carvalho DP. Estrogen effects on thyroid iodide uptake and thyroperoxidase activity in normal and ovariectomized rats. Steroids 2006; 71:653-9. [PMID: 16762383 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sex steroids interfere with the pituitary-thyroid axis function, although the reports have been controversial and no conclusive data is available. Some previous reports indicate that estradiol might also regulate thyroid function through a direct action on the thyrocytes. In this report, we examined the effects of low and high doses of estradiol administered to control and ovariectomized adult female rats and to pre-pubertal females. We demonstrate that estradiol administration to both intact adult and pre-pubertal females causes a significant increase in the relative thyroid weight. Serum T3 is significantly decreased in ovariectomized rats, and is normalized by estrogen replacement. Neither doses of estrogen produced a significant change in serum TSH and total T4 in ovariectomized, adult intact and pre-pubertal rats. The highest, supraphysiological, estradiol dose produced a significant increase in thyroid iodide uptake in ovariectomized and in pre-pubertal rats, but not in control adult females. Thyroperoxidase activity was significantly higher in intact adult rats treated with both estradiol doses and in ovariectomized rats treated with the highest estradiol dose. Since serum TSH levels were not significantly changed, we suggest a direct action of estradiol on the thyroid gland, which depends on the age and on the previous gonad status of the animal.
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- Lívia P Lima
- Laboratório de Fisiologia Endócrina, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Fortunato RS, Marassi MP, Chaves EA, Nascimento JHM, Rosenthal D, Carvalho DP. Chronic administration of anabolic androgenic steroid alters murine thyroid function. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2006; 38:256-61. [PMID: 16531893 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000183357.19743.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The administration of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) to improve athletic performance has increased notably during the past three decades, even among nonathletes. Thyroid function is affected by AAS use in humans, although the mechanisms of the effects of AAS are unclear. We evaluated the effects on thyroid function of supraphysiologic doses of nandrolone decanoate (DECA), which is one of the most anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) used. METHODS Male Wistar rats were treated with vehicle or 1 mg.100 g(-1) body weight (b.w.) of DECA, once a week for 8 wk, intramuscularly. We analyzed thyroperoxidase (TPO) activity, type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase (D1) activities in liver, kidney, pituitary, and thyroid, and serum levels of total T3, total T4, free T4, and TSH. Parametric and nonparametric t-tests were employed for statistical analyses. RESULTS Treated animals showed a significant increase in the weight of kidneys and heart, and a decrease in the relative testis weight. Retroperitoneal adipose tissue was only slightly decreased. DECA treatment induced a significant increase in the absolute and relative thyroid gland weight. The concentrations of total serum T3, free T4, and TSH decreased significantly with treatment, but total serum T4 levels were unchanged. Thyroperoxidase activity was unaltered, whereas liver and kidney D1 activities were significantly increased, but pituitary and thyroid D1 did not change. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that DECA exerts direct actions on the thyroid gland and in the peripheral metabolism of thyroid hormones and might lead to thyroid dysfunction.
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- Rodrigo S Fortunato
- Endocrine Physiology Laboratory, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Seidlová-Wuttke D, Jarry H, Christoffel J, Rimoldi G, Wuttke W. Effects of bisphenol-A (BPA), dibutylphtalate (DBP), benzophenone-2 (BP2), procymidone (Proc), and linurone (Lin) on fat tissue, a variety of hormones and metabolic parameters: a 3 months comparison with effects of estradiol (E2) in ovariectomized (ovx) rats. Toxicology 2005; 213:13-24. [PMID: 15951094 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2005] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 05/01/2005] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The endocrine active substances BPA, DBP and BP2 have estrogenic effects in the uterus. Proc and Lin were shown to be antiandrogenic. Whether other estrogen-regulated parameters like lipids, fat metabolism and hormones are also affected by these substances is unknown. We compared the effects of a 3 months lasting administration of these substances with those of E2 on an estrogen-regulated fat depot and on serum TSH, T3, T4, LH, and lipid concentrations. BP2 shared many of the effects of E2 by suppressing LH, cholesterol, LDL, HDL and the size of a small estrogen-regulated fat depot in the lower hindleg. BP2 suppressed T4 but not T3 and TSH. The effects of DBP and BPA were mostly negligible whereas Lin and Proc also reduced the fat depot and serum leptin but increased triglycerides and serum lipids. Serum T3 and T4 concentrations were reduced by Lin and Proc. These data indicate that BP2 has similar, though slightly weaker effects as E2 whereas the effects of Proc and Lin differ from those of E2 on serum lipids and hormones. BP2 can be regarded as an estrogenic endocrine active substance whereas the effects of Lin and Proc appear not to involve estrogen receptors.
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- Dana Seidlová-Wuttke
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Universitäts-Frauenklinik Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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The major physiologic function of type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase (D1) is to produce triiodothyronine (T(3)) for the plasma. D1 activity is regulated by numerous factors, perhaps the most important of which in human pathophysiology is T(3). T(3) induces D1 expression, contributing to the T(3) excess commonly found in hyperthyroidism. Cytokines, nutritional status, sex steroids, and other factors also regulate D1 activity, although different organs often show different responses. Numerous homeostatic mechanisms can counterbalance isolated changes in D1 expression, such as the genetically decreased expression in C3H/He mice. Two relatively commonly used drugs, propylthiouracil and amiodarone, inhibit D1, which can have substantial effects on circulating thyroid hormone levels. Overall, many factors interact in complex ways to establish D1 levels, contributing to the circulating concentrations of thyroxine (T(4)) and T(3).
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Chan SY, Andrews MH, Lingas R, McCabe CJ, Franklyn JA, Kilby MD, Matthews SG. Maternal nutrient deprivation induces sex-specific changes in thyroid hormone receptor and deiodinase expression in the fetal guinea pig brain. J Physiol 2005; 566:467-80. [PMID: 15878952 PMCID: PMC1464754 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.084673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Thyroid hormone deprivation during fetal life has been implicated in neurodevelopmental morbidity. In humans, poor growth in utero is also associated with fetal hypothyroxinaemia. In guinea pigs, a short period (48 h) of maternal nutrient deprivation at gestational day (gd) 50 results in fetuses with hypothyroxinaemia and increased brain/body weight ratios. Thyroid hormone action is mediated by nuclear thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) and is dependent upon the prereceptor regulation of supply of triiodothyronine (T3) by deiodinase enzymes. Examination of fetal guinea pig brains using in situ hybridization demonstrated widespread expression of mRNAs encoding TRalpha1, alpha2 and beta1, with regional colocalization of deiodinase type 2 (D2) mRNA in the developing forebrain, limbic structures, brainstem and cerebellum at gd52. With maternal nutrient deprivation, TRalpha1 and beta1 mRNA expression was significantly increased in the male, but decreased in the female fetal hippocampus and cerebellum and other areas showing high TR expression under euthyroid conditions. Maternal nutrient deprivation resulted in elevated D2 mRNA expression in males and females. Deiodinase type 3 (D3) mRNA expression was confined to the shell of the nucleus accumbens, the posterior amygdalohippocampal area, brainstem and cerebellum, and did not change with maternal nutrient deprivation. In conclusion, maternal nutrient deprivation resulted in sex-specific changes in TR mRNA expression and a generalized increase in D2 mRNAs within the fetal brain. These changes may represent a protective mechanism to maintain appropriate thyroid hormone action in the face of fetal hypothyroxinaemia in order to optimize brain development.
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- Shiao Y Chan
- Division of Reproductive and Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
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Schmutzler C, Hamann I, Hofmann PJ, Kovacs G, Stemmler L, Mentrup B, Schomburg L, Ambrugger P, Grüters A, Seidlova-Wuttke D, Jarry H, Wuttke W, Köhrle J. Endocrine active compounds affect thyrotropin and thyroid hormone levels in serum as well as endpoints of thyroid hormone action in liver, heart and kidney. Toxicology 2004; 205:95-102. [PMID: 15458794 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To assess interference with endocrine regulation of the thyroid axis, rats (female, ovariectomised) were treated for 12 weeks with the suspected endocrine active compounds (EAC) or endocrine disrupters (ED) 4-nonylphenol (NP), octyl-methoxycinnamate (OMC) and 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor (4-MBC) as well as 17beta-estradiol (E2) and 5alpha-androstane-3beta,17beta-diol (Adiol) on the background of a soy-free or soy-containing diet, and endpoints relevant for regulation via the thyroid axis were measured. Thyrotropin (TSH) and thyroid hormone (T4, T3) serum levels were altered, but not in a way consistent with known mechanisms of feedback regulation of the thyroid axis. In the liver, malic enzyme (ME) activity was significantly increased by E2 and Adiol, slightly by OMC and MBC and decreased by soy, whereas type I 5'-deiodinase (5'DI) was decreased by all treatments. This may be due rather to the estrogenic effect of the ED, as there is no obvious correlation with T4 or T3 serum levels. None of the substances inhibited thyroid peroxidase (TPO) in vitro, except for NP. In general, several endocrine active compounds disrupt the endocrine feedback regulation of the thyroid axis. However, there was no uniform, obvious pattern in the effects of those ED tested, but each compound elicited its own spectrum of alterations, arguing for multiple targets of interference with the complex network of thyroid hormone action and metabolism.
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- Cornelia Schmutzler
- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie und Endokrinologisches Forschungszentrum EnForCé, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Schumannstrasse 20/21, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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Thyroid hormone (T(3)) is essential for the normal development of endochondral and intramembranous bone and plays an important role in the linear growth and maintenance of bone mass. Childhood T(3) deficiency results in retardation of skeletal development and growth arrest, whereas T(3) excess leads to accelerated growth and bone formation. In adult thyrotoxicosis, there is increased bone remodelling, characterized by an imbalance between bone resorption and formation, which results in net bone loss and an increased risk for posteoporotic fracture. These clinical observations demonstrate the importance of T(3) in skeletal development and metabolism. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms of T(3) action in bone are poorly understood. Here, we provide an overview of T(3) regulation of chondrocytes, osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and the actions of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) isoforms in skeletal development. The possible roles of T(3) and TRs in nuclear receptor crosstalk, prereceptor ligand metabolism, heparan sulfate proteoglycan synthesis and angiogenesis are also considered.
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- J H Duncan Bassett
- Molecular Endocrinology Group, Division of Medicine and MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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Nascimento DS, Reis CU, Goldenberg RC, Ortiga-Carvalho TM, Pazos-Moura CC, Guggino SE, Guggino WB, Morales MM. Estrogen modulates ClC-2 chloride channel gene expression in rat kidney. Pflugers Arch 2003; 446:593-9. [PMID: 12811561 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-003-1095-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2002] [Revised: 02/07/2003] [Accepted: 04/11/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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ClC-2 is a CLC family member of chloride channels sensitive to changes in cell volume, pH and voltage. The ClC-2 is widely distributed along the nephron although in the kidney its role still not well understood. Aldosterone studies suggest that ClC-2 expression in the kidney may be hormonally regulated. To explore the possibility that estrogen control ClC-2 expression, we investigated whether its expression changed in the kidney of female Wistar rats subjected to ovariectomy with or without near-physiological or high doses of 17beta-estradiol benzoate treatment for 10 days. Total RNA isolated from rat kidney and dissected nephron segments was analyzed by ribonuclease protection assay and/or a semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The renal ClC-2 protein expression was analyzed by Western blot. The decreased renal expression of ClC-2 mRNA and protein observed in ovariectomized rats was restored to control levels after treatment with low doses of estradiol. Higher dose estradiol lead to an even greater increase in ClC-2 mRNA and protein expression. This change in overall expression was shown to be caused by the modulation of ClC-2 mRNA expression in the proximal tubule. These results suggest that ClC-2 may be involved in estrogen-induced Cl(-) transport in rat kidney.
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- Danielle S Nascimento
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lisboa PC, Oliveira KJ, Cabanelas A, Ortiga-Carvalho TM, Pazos-Moura CC. Acute cold exposure, leptin, and somatostatin analog (octreotide) modulate thyroid 5'-deiodinase activity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003; 284:E1172-6. [PMID: 12604508 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00513.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the effect of acute cold exposure, leptin, and the somatostatin analog octreotide (OCT) on thyroid type I (D1) and II (D2) deiodinase activities. Microsomal D1 and D2 activities were measured by the release of (125)I from (125)I-reverse triiodothyronine (rT(3)) under different assay conditions. Rats exposed to 4 degrees C (15, 30, 60, and 120 min) showed progressive reduction in thyroidal D1 and D2, reaching approximately 40% at 2 h (P < 0.05) despite increased circulating TSH (P < 0,05) associated with the higher thyroid D1 and D2 in hypothyroid rats. A single injection of leptin (8 microg/100 g body wt sc) induced increased thyroid and liver D1 (P < 0.05), but not thyroid D2, activities at 30 and 120 min, independently of the serum TSH rise shown only at 2 h. OCT (1 microg/kg body wt sc) increased D1 and D2 activity significantly 24 h after a single injection, with no changes in serum TSH. Therefore, leptin and somatostatin are potential physiological upregulators of thyroid deiodinases, and their low secretion during acute cold exposure may be a potential mechanism contributing to cold-induced reduction in thyroid deiodinase activity.
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- Patricia Cristina Lisboa
- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1. In addition to its role in cellular metabolic activity, thyroid hormone (TH) is critically involved in growth, development, and function of the central nervous system. In the brain, as in other structures, TH is described to exert its major action by the binding of L-3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), considered as the bioactive form of the hormone, to nuclear thyroid hormone receptors (TR) that function as ligand-dependent transcription factors. 2. The transcription of numerous brain genes was indeed shown to be positively or negatively regulated by TH, turning these TR-mediated effects one explanation for the physiological effects of TH. In this context, the knowledge from TR-knockout studies provides some surprising results, since neonatal hypothyroidism is associated to more significant abnormalities than is TR deficiency. Some (nonexclusive) hypotheses include a permissive effect of TH, allowing derepression of unliganded-TR effects and non-TR-mediated effects of the hormone, further emphasizing the importance of a controlled accessibility of neural cells to TH. 3. On the other hand, T3 was demonstrated to directly act not only on neuronal but also on glial cells proliferation and differentiation, contributing to the harmonious development of the brain. Interestingly, in addition to these direct actions on neuronal and glial cells, several lines of evidence, notably developped in our laboratory, point out the role of thyroid hormone in neuronal-glial interactions.
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- Sandra König
- Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21949-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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