Physiological roles
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Physiological roles • Influence on many aspects of body function • Direct action • Indirect action • Early growth and development • Deficiency • Abnormalities • Growth • Development • Reproduction • Behavior • Metabolism
Thyroid hormones • Global implications • Tissues • Stage of life
Growth and development • Absence of thyroid hormones • Growth retardation • Lack of bone elongation • Lack of bone maturation • Reduced GH secretion (No effects of replacement in the absence of thyroid hormones) • Tissue development in amphibians • Mammary gland development • Ducts • Alveoli • Require prolactin
Growth and development • Brain development • Protein synthesis • Myelin production • Axonal ramification/branching • Irreversible effects • Mental deficiency
Generation of body heat • Majority of body heat • Activity of Na transporter • Hydrolysis of ATP • Thyroid hormones • Increased oxygen consumption • Generation of ATP by mitochondria • Increased Na/K-ATPase expression • Tissue-specific
Relationship between diet and thyroid hormone function • Increase in energy intake • Total calories • Increased carbohydrate content • Increase in thermogenesis • Increased T3 • Increased conversion of T4 to T3 • Reduction in carbohydrate intake • Increased conversion of T3 to rT3 • Increased metabolism of nutrients • Sparing of nutrients from weight gain
Thyroid hormone concentrations during fasting • Decreased T3 • Decreased hepatic T3 receptors • Independent from changes in T3 concentrations • Effects of age • Reduced food intake • Increased longevity • Frequency of diseases • Severity of diseases • Potentially caused by alteration of thyroid hormone secretion
Permissive actions of thyroid hormones • Thyroid hormones • Required for action of other hormones • GH secretion and GH action • Increased GH secretion by thyroid hormones • Synergizes with glucocorticoids • Increased ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity • Regulation of nucleic acids and protein synthesis • GH plus thyroid hormones (tissue-specific)
Mechanism of action • Analogous to steroid hormones • Two nuclear receptors (alpha and beta) • Two isoforms within each receptor (1 and 2) • Beta1, beta2, and alpha1 • High affinity to T3 • Alpha2 • No binding to thyroid hormones • Negative regulator of other receptors • Specific expression within the CNS and pituitary gland
Dimerization • Homodimers • Heterodimers • Retinoic acid receptor • Retinoic acid X receptor • Thyroid hormone receptor auxiliary proteins (TRAPs)
Process of signal transduction • Transport of T4 and T3 from circulation to cytoplasm • Energy-dependent process • Conversion of T4 to T3 • Binding of T3 to TR • Formation of dimer • Interaction with DNA
Non-genomic action • Plasma membrane • Increased red cell Ca-ATPase activity • Increased amino acid uptake • Increased glucose uptake • Mitochondria • Increased ADP uptake by mitochondria • Increased oxygen consumption • Changes in mitochondria morphology • Mitochondrial TR • Absent in thyroid hormone refractory tissues
Pathophysiology • Hypersecretion/hyposecretion of thyroid hormones • Hypothyroidism • Hyperthyroidism • Hypersecretion/hyposecretion of TRH/TSH • Secondary/tertiary hyperthyroidism • Secondary/tertiary hypothyroidism
Cause • Genetic • Failure on thyroid growth and function • Defects on thyroid hormone biosynthesis mechanism • Iodine trapping or organification • Thyroglobulin synthesis/secretion
Overstimulation of thyroid gland • Autoimmune disease against TSH receptor • Excess secretion of TSH • Grave’s disease • Goiter • Loss of T3/T4 secretion • No negative feedback • Swelling of thyroid glands • Cause • Thyroiditis • Lack of iodine
Cretins • Absence of thyroid hormone • Retarded development of thyroid gland or thyroiditis • More prevalent in females • Retarded growth and maturation of skeletons and muscles • Mental retardation
Generalized tissue resistance to thyroid hormone • Variable clinical manifestation • Tissue-dependent • Elevated thyroid hormones • Goiter • Euthyroid • Cause • Decreased binding affinity • Decreased receptor number • Abnormal postreceptor signal transduction