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Effects of Diet, Pancreatectomy, Estrogens and Thyroid. Circulation 547, 1954-... 

Peripheral Antagonists. The relatively long duration of action of the thyroid hormones makes it desirable to have compounds capable of blocking them competitively at their site of action. This is desirable in the treatment of thyroid storm where the reduction of circulating hormone levels brought about by the inhibition of their synthesis is too slow. 

Thyroxine (3, 5, 3,5-L-teraiodothyronine, T4) is a thyroid hormone, which is transformed in peripheral tissues by the enzyme 5 -monodeiodinase to triiodothyronine. T4 is 3-8 times less active than triiodothyronine. T4 circulates in plasma bound to plasma proteins (T4-binding globulin, T4-binding prealbumin and albumin). It is effective in its free non-protein-bound form, which accounts for less than 1%. Its half-life is about 190 h. 

Antithyroid dru inhibit the manufacture of thyroid hormones. They do not affect existing tiiyroid hormones tiiat are circulating in die blood or stored in die thyroid gland. For tiiis reason, therapeutic effects of the antithyroid drugs may not be observed for 3 to 4 weeks. Antithyroid drugs are listed in the Summary Drug Table Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs. 

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is present in 90% of patients with the classical triad of Graves disease (goiter, ophthalmopathy, dermopathy) but these features may follow independent courses and successful control of the hyperthyroidism improves TAO in less than 5% cases. Immunosuppression has been used since theories of the etiology of TAO include the presence of circulating antibodies to both thyroid and ocular muscle fibers, and of thyroglobulin-antithy-roglobulin complexes with high affinity for extraocular muscles. 

Figure 25-8. Control of adipose tissue lipolysis. (TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone FFA, free fatty acids.) Note the cascade sequence of reactions affording amplification at each step. The lipolytic stimulus is "switched off" by removal of the stimulating hormone the action of lipase phosphatase the inhibition of the lipase and adenylyl cyclase by high concentrations of FFA the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by adenosine and the removal of cAMP by the action of phosphodiesterase. ACTFI,TSFI, and glucagon may not activate adenylyl cyclase in vivo, since the concentration of each hormone required in vitro is much higher than is found in the circulation. Positive ( ) and negative ( ) regulatory effects are represented by broken lines and substrate flow by solid lines.

FIGURE 41-1. Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. Thyrotropinreleasing hormone (TRH) is synthesized in the neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. TRH is released into the hypothalamic-pituitary portal circulation and carried to the pituitary, where it activates the pituitary to synthesize and release thyrotropin (TSH). TSH activates the thyroid to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). T4 and T3 inhibit TRH and TSH secretion, closing the feedback loop. 

The most common causes of hypothyroidism are listed in Table 41-2. Up to 90% of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis have circulating anti-TPOAbs. The autoimmune inflammatory response results in a lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland and its eventual destruction. 

All OCPs are polytropic, parenchymatous poisons, afflicting the central nervous system, liver, kidneys, the heart muscle, the stomach and intestines, and the endocrine system (mostly the adrenal glands, thyroid, and ovaries). Morphological changes in warm-blooded creatures poisoned by OCPs vary from insignificant disruptions in circulation and reversible dystrophy to focal necroses these effects depend on the organism, the dose of OCP, how long the OCP remains active, as well as on other factors [9, 39, 40, A47, A79]. 

Steroid and thyroid hormones are minimally soluble in the blood. Binding to plasma proteins renders them water soluble and facilitates their transport. Protein binding also prolongs the circulating half-life of these hormones. Because they are lipid soluble, they cross cell membranes easily. As the blood flows through the kidney, these hormones would enter cells or be... 

The thyroid hormones are lipophilic and relatively insoluble in the plasma. Therefore, they are transported throughout the circulation bound to plasma proteins such as thyroxine-binding globulin (75%) and albumins (25%). Approximately 99.96% of circulating thyroxine is protein bound. Bound hormone is not available to cause any physiological effects however, it is in equilibrium with the remaining 0.04% that is unbound. This free form of the hormone is able to bind to receptors on target tissues and cause its effects. Thyroid hormone has many metabolic effects in the body ... 

Reports of the effects of Li+ upon the thyroid gland and its associated hormones are the most abundant of those concerned with the endocrine system. Li+ inhibits thyroid hormone release, leading to reduced levels of circulating hormone, in both psychiatric patients and healthy controls [178]. In consequence of this, a negative feedback mechanism increases the production of pituitary TSH. Li+ also causes an increase in hypothalamic thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH), probably by inhibiting its re-... 

Thyroid hormone production is regulated by TSH secreted by the anterior pituitary, which in turn is under negative feedback control by the circulating level of free thyroid hormone and the positive influence of hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Thyroid hormone production is also regulated by extrathyroidal deiodination of T4 to T3, which can be affected by nutrition, nonthyroidal hormones, drugs, and illness. 

Figure 7.4 The effect of bile acids on energy expenditure. Circulating bile acids bind to the G-protein-coupled receptor, TGR5 that stimulates increased cAMP-PKA activation and increased expression of type-2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2). This response is sensitised by a high-fat diet. D2 converts thyroxine (T4) to active 3,5,3 -tri-iodothyronine (T3). T3 stimulates thyroid hormone receptor binding to target genes. This leads to altered expression of genes associated with energy balance, and increased energy expenditure.

The lARC has determined that there is sufficient evidence for the carcinogenicity of amitrole to experimental animals and inadequate evidence for carcinogenicity to humans. It was noted that amitrole produces thyroid tumors in rodents by a nongenotoxic mechanism that involves interference with the functioning of the thyroid peroxidase, resulting in a reduction in circulating thyroid hormone concentration and an increase secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone. Amitrole would not be expected to produce thyroid cancer in humans exposed to concentrations that do not alter thyroid hormone homeostasis. 

Increased TBG leading to increased circulating total thyroid hormone, as measured by PBI, T4 by column, or T4 by radioimmunoassay. Free T3 resin uptake is... 

Enzyme induction properties Rifampin has enzyme induction properties that can enhance the metabolism of endogenous substrates including adrenal hormones, thyroid hormones, and vitamin D. Rifampin and isoniazid have been reported to alter vitamin D metabolism. In some cases, reduced levels of circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D have been accompanied by reduced serum calcium and phosphate, and elevated parathyroid hormone. 

Calcitonin is a single chain polypeptide of 32 amino-acids. It is secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. However in the circulation various forms of calcitonin are present, probably including several precursors. Calcitonin inhibits osteoclastic resorption of bone and it increases calcium and... 

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