TY - JOUR. T1 - Recombinant human thyrotropin before 131I therapy in patients with nodular goitre. T2 - A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. AU - Lee, Yen Ying. AU - Tam, Ka-Wai. AU - Lin, You Meei. AU - Leu, Wuan Jin. AU - Chang, Jui Chia. AU - Hsiao, Chi Lien. AU - Hsu, Meng Ting. AU - Hsieh, An-Tsz. PY - 2015/11/1. Y1 - 2015/11/1. N2 - Background Recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) can be used to enhance radioiodine therapy for shrinking multinodular goitre. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of rhTSH pretreatment and radioiodine therapy with that of radioiodine alone for treating benign nodular goitre. Methods The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched to identify studies published before September 2014. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate the pooled effect size using random-effects models. The primary outcome was the reduction in thyroid volume. Secondary outcomes included thyroid function, ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of TSH levels on clinical outcomes 14 days after frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Blood samples were collected on the first visit to our department and 14 days after embryo transfer. Women were divided into three groups based on D14 TSH levels, which were compared to basal TSH levels in groups with different clinical outcomes. TSH levels between pregnant and nonpregnant women were also compared. The clinical pregnancy rate in women with lower TSH levels 14 days after transfer was slightly but significantly lower (56%, P = 0.05) compared to those with higher TSH levels. Furthermore, TSH levels were significantly elevated 14 days after transfer compared to basal TSH levels in pregnant women and in women who successfully became pregnant (P | 0.001, respectively). Elevated TSH levels 14 days after embryo transfer compared to basal TSH levels seem to play a protective role and predict favorable clinical outcomes under specific conditions.

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a condition where some laboratory findings point at a thyroid gland not working properly. Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism may have vague, non-specific symptoms of actual hypothyroidism (for example dry skin, cold skin or feeling colder, constipation, slower thinking, poor memory) but these thyroid-related symptoms are not specific, that is why the diagnosis is based on test results. The fundamental question regarding people with subclinical hypothyroidism is whether they should be treated with thyroid hormones. To answer this question twelve studies of six to 14 months duration involving 350 people were analysed. Thyroid hormone therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism did not result in improved survival or decreased cardiovascular morbidity (for example less heart attacks or strokes). Data on health-related quality of life and symptoms did not demonstrate significant differences between placebo and thyroid hormone therapy. Some evidence indicated that ...

Age- and method-dependent plasma TSH reference intervals are essential for the diagnosis and management of congenital hypothyroidism. However, accurate reference intervals for plasma TSH have not been adequately defined due to the difficulties in obtaining samples from a healthy paediatric population. To overcome the difficulties in generating such intervals we estimated method-dependent plasma TSH upper-reference intervals by determining the blood spot TSH upper-reference interval from newborn blood spot TSH screening data (N = 10,697) and then derived method-dependent conversion factors for blood spot TSH to plasma TSH concentration from paired-blood spot and plasma TSH measurements. The upper reference interval for blood spot TSH of 3.04 mU/L was obtained from the 97.5th centile of the selected data. Using experimentally-derived conversion factors, estimates of plasma TSH upper reference intervals of 7.6, 6.3, 7.3, 8.3 and 6.5 mU/L were obtained for the Siemens Centaur, Abbott Architect, ...

Manley S.W., Huxham G.J. and Bourke J.R. (1986) Role of sodium influx in thyrotrophin action: Effects of the sodium channel agonist veratridine and thyrotrophin on radioiodine turnover and membrane potential in cultured porcine thyroid cells. Journal of Endocrinology, 110 3: 459-466. ...

Inheritable isolated central hypothyroidism (ICH) due to mutations of TSH beta gene has been reported in few patients. For this reason the diagnostic criteria are vague. The disorder is usually characterized by undetectable TSH levels, although low/normal serum TSH, depending on TSH measurement methods, has been documented in some patients. Here we report an Egyptian girl with ICH due to a novel nonsense mutation of the TSH beta gene (Q49X). She was referred at 75 days of age for severe clinical signs of hypothyroidism, whose central origin was documented by normal serum TSH, low free T(4) and free T(3) levels, impaired TSH response to TRH, absence of (99)Tc thyroidal uptake, and antithyroid autoantibodies. Ultrasound revealed a hypoplastic thyroid, whereas magnetic resonance imaging showed a hyperplastic pituitary. All other pituitary hormones, including PRL, were normally secreted. A diagnosis of idiopathic ICH was made, and substitutive L-T(4) treatment was started at 81 days of age. At the ...

TSH or free T4 levels may be diagnostically misleading in cases of abnormalities in hypothalamus or pituitary function, in which the usual negative feedback is not seen and TSH may remain within normal limits.. Misinterpretation due to the inclusion of biologically inactive TSH isoforms in TSH assays can lead to a missed diagnosis of central hypothyroidism. TSH assays include biologically inactive TSH isoforms, which are secreted when the pituitary is damaged or when hypothalamic TRH stimulation is deficient.. Most thyroid testing is performed by either immunoassay, in which labeled and unlabeled ligands compete for a limited number of antibody sites, or immunometric assays, in which an antibody is bound to a solid surface rather than an antibody. Cross reactivity of auto-antibodies or heterophilic antibodies can affect diagnostic accuracy of competitive binding-based tests.. The term heterophilic antibodies is often loosely applied to relatively weak antibodies with multiple activity sites, ...

In 1948, 5234 men and women enrolled in a study in Framingham, Massachusetts, to help define risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The Heart Study has also provided data on thyroid diseases, including nodules (1, 2); thyroid deficiency in elderly persons (3); and, most recently, low thyrotropin levels as a risk factor for AF. The authors lucidly describe the 10-year experience for this arrhythmia in 2007 of the original cohort participants. After adjustment for AF risk factors, including age, sex, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and heart murmur, low thyrotropin levels typical of subclinical hyperthyroidism were associated with a 3-fold increased risk for AF. Because hyperthyroidism is one of the most correctable causes of AF (4, 5), this study has important clinical ramifications. Modification of risk factors to decrease the incidence of morbid events is a logical step. In this instance, the modification ...

Does it matter whether the serum thyrotropin concentration is suppressed to a level of 0. Falta de yodomateria prima. It is also important hiperfhncion note that screening based on thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations will of course also turn up subclinical and overt thyrotoxicosis,8 and arguably this is even more important to recognise tiroidwa treat.. Depende de un exceso en su organismo de ACTH adenocorticotropa este exceso puede ser causado por:. We undertook this tiroixea thyroid screening study to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in women with elevated thyrotropin thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH and normal free thyroxine levels. These studies have increased the concern that even mild hypothyroidism can interfere with normal brain development.. Doses of thyroxine that suppress thyrotropin secretion, however, have more widespread effects, such as increasing the nocturnal heart rate, shortening the systolic time interval, increasing urinary sodium excretion and serum enzyme activities in ...

In vitro thyroid function tests were performed in three groups of patients with chronic renal failure who were receiving, on average, 15, 18 and 27 hours of maintenance hemodialysis per week. Total thyroxine levels were low and total triiodothyronine levels low to normal in those receiving the least dialysis (15 hours), and were significantly higher in those receiving longer dialysis. Free thyroxine levels, as measured by the effective thyroxine ratio, were normal and similar in all three groups, as were serum thyrotrophin levels. All patients were clinically euthyroid. As total hormone levels showed a significant inverse relationship to both urea and creatinine, this study suggests that there is a dialyzable metabolite retained in uremia which competes with thyroid hormones for protein-binding sites.

Subclinical hyperthyroidism is different from hyperthyroidism. Your TSH levels are low but your thyroid hormone levels are normal.. If you have subclinical hyperthyroidism, you may have no symptoms at all. Or you may lose weight or feel anxious. People with subclinical hyperthyroidism may also develop some of the more serious problems related to hyperthyroidism such as heart and bone problems. But experts do not know whether the benefits of treating subclinical hyperthyroidism outweigh the risks. For this reason, if you have subclinical hyperthyroidism, your doctor may just watch you closely.. ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends yearly screening of thyroid studies in DS. Clinical experience suggests that TSH concentrations in the subclinical hypothyroid range (5-10 milli international units(mIU/L)) are not uncommon in DS, but the benefits and risks of treating SCH in the DS population are not known. In adults, SCH has been associated with increased cardiometabolic risk (CMR) and individuals with DS may be at increased cardiometabolic risk as well.. Data in children with SCH are limited. Despite the recommendations to screen for thyroid dysfunction, evidence to guide management of elevated TSH in children with DS is equally sparse. In non-DS children, TSH,4.65 mIU/L was associated with lower HDL. One year of levothyroxine treatment in short children with subclinical hypothyroidism and short stature improved growth velocity. Left ventricular (LV) function and LV mass (by echocardiography) was not different in 16 children with DS and subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH,6.5 ...

Long term follow-up of the patients with delayed TSH elevation or subclinical hypothyroidism has been seldom reported. The purpose of this study was to explore the diagnostic criteria for subclinical hypothyroidism and the initial dosage of L-thyroxine through long-term follow up for infants with hyperthyrotropinemia３and evaluate the curative effect.All live-born neonates in province took part in the screening program from October, 1999 to September ,2006. Laboratory tests are performed as a time resolved fluoro-immunoassay (TRFIA). TSH is measured with a cut-off , 9 mU/L. The diagnostic standard for subclinical hypothyroidism was: TSH ≥ 20 mU/L, T3 and T4 normal or low-normal ,or TSH , 5.6 mU/L and , 20 mU/L on initial determination and on follow-up or TSH levels increase on follow-up and/or gradually declining T4 levels.L-Thyroxine was administered for substitution therapy. After 2 years therapy３allround evaluation was performed. Compare the correlation to effects with different level of ...

For the purposes of the current study, normal values were considered to be those that comprised the range from the 2.5th to 97.5th percentiles for the entire cohort. For TSH, these values were 0.03 to 4.13 milliunits/L and for free T4 these values ranged from 0.9 to 2.0 ng/dL. All women screened and delivered at Parkland Hospital and without evidence of overt thyroid dysfunction were included... Women with serum TSH values within the normal range were considered to be euthyroid. Those with an abnormally low TSH but normal free T4 levels were classified as having subclinical hyperthyroidism. Conversely, women with abnormally high TSH but normal free T4 levels were classified as having subclinical hypothyroidism ...

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Case studies of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have reported an increased incidence of thyroid dysfunction. There also have been more recent reports of Graves disease in patients taking highly active antiretroviral agents. Beltran and colleagues screened a cohort of HIV-infected patients to determine the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction.. A cohort of 350 patients with HIV was screened. Seven patients with hyperthyroidism and abnormal free triiodothyronine levels were not included in the final analysis. Overt hypothyroidism, defined as a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level above the normal range and a low free thyroxine (T4) level, was detected in 2.6 percent of patients. Subclinical hypothyroidism (i.e., elevated TSH level and normal free T4 level) was detected in an additional 6.6 percent of patients, and a low free T4 level was found in another 6.8 percent.. A further case-control comparison was performed for the hypothyroid and euthyroid patients. Older age, ...

For patients undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer who arent at high risk of recurrence, therapy to suppress thyrotropin (TSH) may be ineffective as well as risky. These findings were published in the journal Thyroid.. Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer and can often be cured with surgery to remove the thyroid completely or partially (thyroidectomy) and radioactive iodine treatment.. Following treatment for thyroid cancer, many patients receive treatment to suppress the production of TSH, sometimes for the rest of their lives. The goal of TSH suppression is to reduce risk of recurrence, but there is debate over this practice. The risk of recurrence in thyroid cancer tends to be low, and experts question whether the benefits of TSH suppression justify the risks (such as osteoporosis, or weakening of the bones). In addition, experts arent in agreement over the levels TSH needed to reduce risk of recurrence and limit side effects.. Researchers with Memorial ...

Thyroid hormones are essential for growth, development and metabolism. The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis controls the production of thyroid hormones and works as a negative feedback system. The hypothalamus produces thyrotropin-releasing hormone which stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulating the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones T3 and T4.1. Hypothyroidism is the most common hormone deficiency with a 2% UK prevalence.1 Primary hypothyroidism, accounting for 95% of cases, is commonly due to autoimmune thyroid disease and presents with a low T4 and raised TSH. Central (or secondary) hypothyroidism results from pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction causing insufficient stimulation of the thyroid gland. It presents with a low or normal TSH level and low T4 level.2. This patient presented with a normal TSH and low T4 indicating central hypothyroidism. His TFTs were misinterpreted and he commenced levothyroxine with no further ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Protein kinase c activation mimics but does not mediate thyrotropin-induced desensitization of adenylyl cyclase in cultured dog thyroid cells. AU - Deery, William J.. AU - Rani, C. S.Sheela. AU - Deery, William J.. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 1991/6. Y1 - 1991/6. N2 - The mechanism and site(s) of the defect responsible for desensitization to hormone stimulation of adenylyl cyclase (AC) vary with cell type. Plasma membrane preparations were assayed after treatment of primary cultured dog thyroid cells to determine the role of the TSH receptor, stimulatory and inhibitory guanine nucleotide binding proteins (Gaand Gi), and catalytic unit in AC desensitization. Exposure of cells to TSH or the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), caused time dependent decreases in TSH-stimulated AC and [125I]TSH binding with approximately 50% decreases seen after 18 h; Bt2cAMP was unable to reproduce the TSH effect. Whereas TSH ...

To the editor: In the concluding paragraphs of the National Institutes of Health conference on inappropriate thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion, somatostatin or dopamine analogues were suggested as possible appropriate therapies in this condition (1). We write to report preliminary results of use of the dopamine agonist bromocriptine (Parlodel, Sandoz, Ltd, London, United Kingdom) in this condition.. A 56-year-old white man presented with thyrotoxicosis in 1978, with an elevated serum free thyroxine (T4) of 164 nmol/L (normal range, 55 to 144 nmol/L); free triiodothyroxine (T3), 3 nmol/L (normal range, 0.9 to 2.8 nmol/L); and early (20 minutes) iodine uptake, 25% ...

00:10 When we want to think about the hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis we need to start in hypothalamus. 00:20 In the hypothalamus we have two structures that we need to take into account. thyroid-pituitary-hypothalamic axis (6, 10-22). In these studies it has been observed that the levels of serum TT4 and TT3 may be low or normal, levels of rT3 may be high or normal, the nocturnal peak of TSH secretion is blunted or abolished, the serum baseline TSH secretion in the morning may be normal, low or high and the serum TSH response to TRH may be normal or blunted in patients with. HYPOTHALAMO †PITUITARY †GONADAL AXIS • Physiology of the HPG axis • Endogenous opioids and the HPG axis (exercise-induced menstrual disturbances) The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis determines the set point of thyroid hormone (TH) production. Hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulates the synthesis and secretion of pituitary thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH), ...

The effect of long-term treatment with amiodarone on patients with Chagas disease has seldom been reported. This nonrandomized observational study attempted to analyze the follow-up of patients with Chagas disease regarding their clinical evolution, thyroid dysfunction, and goiter. We compared 72 patients with long-term use (11 +/- 5 years) of amiodarone, including 22 patients who developed goiter, to 33 patients who did not use amiodarone, followed-up for 2 to 20 years (7 +/- 11 years). Follow-up of 72 patients for 9 +/- 5.4 years with periodic cardiac and thyroid function evaluations showed that only 26 maintained normal serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels; 24 presented with elevated levels; 4 had low levels, and 18 patients presented with fluctuations of TSH level. Among the 22 patients with goiter, only 3 (14%) patients maintained normal TSH, 8 (36%) had elevated TSH, 2 (9%) had low TSH, and 9 (41%) patients presented with fluctuating serum TSH levels. Most individuals remained clinically ...

Clinical Question: Is there a benefit to adding liothyronine to levothyroxine in the treatment of primary hypothyroidism?. Setting: Outpatient (specialty). Study Design: Randomized controlled trial (double-blinded). Synopsis: Adding synthetic triiodothyronine (liothyronine) to levothyroxine, the current standard of treatment for primary hypothyroidism, may further improve clinical symptoms. Investigators identified 46 patients, 24 to 65 years of age, with at least a six-month history of treatment with levothyroxine alone for primary hypothyroidism. Patients were assigned randomly in a double-blind fashion (concealed allocation assignment) to receive their usual dosage of levothyroxine or combination therapy (their usual levothyroxine dosage reduced by 50 μg per day plus 7.5 μg of synthetic liothyronine twice daily) for four months. Outcomes were assessed by persons blinded to treatment group assignment. No patients were lost to follow-up.. After four months, serum thyrotropin levels remained ...

High TSH levels can be a symptom of several diseases, including hypothyroidism and, more uncommonly, pituitary tumors, according to WebMD. Long-term untreated hypothyroidism can cause heart disease,...

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, or TSH) is a hormone which stimulates the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland secretes thyroid hormones, which control how fast the bodys chemical functions go (the metabolic rate). Thyroid hormones influence the metabolic rate in two ways: by stimulating almost every tissue in the body to produce proteins and by increasing the amount of oxygen that cells use. Thyroid hormones affect many vital body functions.[1] Thyrotropin is a glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by thyrotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland, which adjusts the endocrine function of the thyroid gland.[1][2][3] ...

Question - Suffering from enlarged thyroid, have symptoms of Graves disease. High serum TSH levels and free T3 and T4. On cipralex and diazepam for anxiety. Advice?. Ask a Doctor about uses, dosages and side-effects of Diazepam, Ask an Endocrinologist

Chiovato, L.; Vitti, P.; Lombardi, A.; Kohn, L.D.; Pinchera, A., 1985: Expression of the microsomal antigen on the surface of continuously cultured rat thyroid cells is modulated by thyrotropin

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels obtained one month after the cessation of anti-thyroid drug treatment were assessed retrospectively for possible use in predicting outcome in 50 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Graves disease. Thirty-four patients remained in remission at the end of the follow-up period and 16 patients relapsed. Although a TSH level of , 1.2 mU/1 did not discriminate between the two groups, none of the 24 patients who had TSH levels of , 1.2 mU/1 relapsed during the follow-up period, making early discharge from the thyroid clinic possible for these patients.. ...

Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is a condition characterized by a mild persistent thyroid failure. The main cause is represented by autoimmune thyroiditis, but mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in TSH pathway are thought to be responsible for SH, particularly in cases arising in familial settings. Patients with the syndrome of TSH unresponsiveness may have compensated or overt hypothyroidism with a wide spectrum of clinical and morphological alterations depending on the degree of impairment of TSH-receptor (TSH-R) function. We describe the case of two brothers with non autoimmune SH carrying the same heterozygous mutation in the extracellular domain of TSH-R and presenting with different clinical, biochemical and morphological features. The first one had only a slight persistent elevation of TSH, a normal thyroid ultrasound and did never require l- thyroxine (L-T4) replacement treatment. The second one had a neonatal persistent moderate TSH levels increase associated with a thyroid gland

OBJECTIVE: In recognition of its primary role in pituitary-thyroid feedback, TSH determination has become a key parameter for clinical decision-making. This study examines the value of TSH as a measure of thyroid hormone homoeostasis under thyroxine (T(4)) therapy.DESIGN AND METHODS: We have examined the interrelationships between free triiodothyronine (FT(3)), free T(4) (FT(4)) and pituitary TSH by means of i) a retrospective analysis of a large clinical sample comprising 1994 patients either untreated or on varying doses of l-T(4) and ii) independent mathematical simulation applying a model of thyroid homoeostasis, together with a sensitivity analysis.RESULTS: Over a euthyroid to mildly hyperthyroid functional range, we found markedly different correlation slopes of log TSH vs FT(3) and FT(4) between untreated patients and l-T(4) groups. Total deiodinase activity (G(D)) was positively correlated with TSH in untreated subjects. However, G(D) was significantly altered and the correlation was ...

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Diagnosis of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is based on interpretation of biochemical tests in the absence of the evident clinical symptoms. Mildly elevated TSH with normal fT4 are common in adults and the prevalence of this finding is reported to be 1-10% of general population, being higher in the elderly. In pediatric population its prevalence is lower than 2%. Moreover in about 60% of subjects the natural course of SH is a reversal of the elevated TSH to normal values. Only 3% of them progress to overt hypothyroidism with TSH values above 10 mUI/l. The risk of progression is higher in patients with elevated anti-thyroid antibodies and higher degree of hypoechogenicity at thyroid ultrasound. Increased prevalence of SH is described in obese and overweight subjects, children with Downs syndrome, with diabetes type 1 and in girls with Turners syndrome. Studies regarding the natural history of SH and its consequences in children are scarce and their conclusions are controversial. Meta-analysis ...

The association between normal-range thyroid function and BMI and dyslipidemia has been the subject of much debate. The DanThyr Study showed a positive correlation between BMI and serum TSH, a negative correlation between BMI and serum free T4, and no association between BMI and serum free T3. Obesity (BMI, 30 kg/m2) and serum TSH levels were significantly associated in this cohort study4). Of 87 obese women without complications, severely obese (BMI, 40 kg/m2) women had a higher serum TSH than mildly or moderately obese women (BMI, 40 kg/m2), and TSH was positively correlated with BMI5). The fifth Troms study showed a positive correlation between normal-range serum TSH and BMI in nonsmokers and demonstrated no correlation between serum TSH and BMI in smokers6). Michalaki et al. reported that morbidly obese subjects had higher levels of T3, free T3, T4, and TSH than did control subjects7). However, investigation of another cohort of 401 euthyroid subjects showed no significant relationship ...

The association between normal-range thyroid function and BMI and dyslipidemia has been the subject of much debate. The DanThyr Study showed a positive correlation between BMI and serum TSH, a negative correlation between BMI and serum free T4, and no association between BMI and serum free T3. Obesity (BMI, 30 kg/m2) and serum TSH levels were significantly associated in this cohort study4). Of 87 obese women without complications, severely obese (BMI, 40 kg/m2) women had a higher serum TSH than mildly or moderately obese women (BMI, 40 kg/m2), and TSH was positively correlated with BMI5). The fifth Troms study showed a positive correlation between normal-range serum TSH and BMI in nonsmokers and demonstrated no correlation between serum TSH and BMI in smokers6). Michalaki et al. reported that morbidly obese subjects had higher levels of T3, free T3, T4, and TSH than did control subjects7). However, investigation of another cohort of 401 euthyroid subjects showed no significant relationship ...

This study, which was sensitive enough to detect the effects of age and gender on neonatal blood TSH levels, detected no effect from environmental exposures to perchlorate.

Bourke J.R., Carseldine K.L., Ferris S.H., Huxham G.J. and Manley S.W. (1981) Changes in membrane potential of cultured porcine and human thyroid cells in response to thyrotrophin and other agents. Journal of Endocrinology, 88 2: 187-196. ...

The effect of thyrotropin (TSH) on cyclic AMP accumulation, phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP2) hydrolysis and [Ca2+]i rise has been studied in CHO cells stably transfected with human TSH receptor (hTSHR) cDNA. In human thyroid slices, TSH activates these two intracellular cascades with a highe …

TY - JOUR. T1 - Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism reverses ischemia and prevents myocyte loss and progressive LV dysfunction in hamsters with dilated cardiomyopathy. AU - Khalife, Wissam. AU - Tang, Yi Da. AU - Kuzman, James A.. AU - Thomas, Tracy A.. AU - Anderson, Brent E.. AU - Said, Suleman. AU - Tille, Patricia. AU - Schlenker, Evelyn H.. AU - Martin Gerdes, A.. PY - 2005/12. Y1 - 2005/12. N2 - Growing evidence suggests that thyroid dysfunction may contribute to progression of cardiac disease to heart failure. We investigated the effects of a therapeutic dose of thyroid hormones (TH) on cardiomyopathic (CM) hamsters from 4 to 6 mo of age. CM hamsters had subclinical hypothyroidism (normal thyroxine, elevated TSH). Left ventricular (LV) function was determined by echocardiography and hemodynamics. Whole tissue pathology and isolated myocyte size and number were assessed. TH treatment prevented the decline in heart rate and rate of LV pressure increase and improved LV ejection fraction. ...

Results Most of the patients were euthyroid (78.4%), while the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction including subclinical ones was 21.6%. SCH accounted for 8.6%, while subclinical hyperthyroidism accounted for only 1.5%. There were more patients with hypothyroidism than those with hyperthyroidism including the subclinical ones (14% vs 7.7%). In euthyroid patients, the TSH level within the normal range was positively and linearly correlated with log-transformed total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) (β=0.191 and 0.113, respectively; p,0.001 and p,0.05, respectively). The analysis based on the equations in path model analysis showed that the total effects of TSH on Log TC and Log TG were significant (path coefficient=0.2028 and 0.1138, t=4.5037 and 2.5028, respectively) in euthyroid patients with newly diagnosed asymptomatic CHD. The results of effects analysis showed that the total effects of TSH on TC and TG were 0.1936 and 0.1095, respectively. The direct effect of TSH on Log TC and log TG ...

To treat and how to treat patients with suspected subclinical hypothyroidism who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease and heart attack risk is also somewhat controversial.. A January 2020 study published in the journals Frontiers in endocrinology (2) reviewed the current literature regarding the problem of subclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease:. Thyroid hormone receptors (cells that bind with thyroid hormone) are present in the myocardium (heart muscle) and endothelium (cells of the blood vessels), and small alterations in its levels could have significant effects in cardiac function. Specifically, overt hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease due to metabolic and hemodynamic (blood flow) effects. Several concomitant factors like impaired lipid profile (poor cholesterol metabolism), low-grade chronic inflammatory state, increased oxidative stress and increased insulin resistance enforce this relationship. The last decade ...

Methods In a cross-sectional study we compared skin severity modifiedRodnan total skin scores (TSS) to circulating TSH levels in 43 patients with scleroderma (18 with diffuse form, 25 with limited form). SSc patients with hypothyroidism necessitating thyroid hormonal replacement therapy and patients with positive TSH receptor antibodies were not enrolled. We also concurrently measured free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb), anti-thyroid peroxidise (TPOAb) and anti-thyroglobulin (TgAb), all by chemiluminescence immunoassay.. ...

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Background & Objective: Thyroid hormones have an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), defined as a mild increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal level of thyroxine (T4), could be associated with altered lipid profile. The current study aimed at assessing the association between SCH and changes in lipid profile. Methods: Data of 53 patients with SCH and 53 euthyroid cases were collected from Besat Hospital in Hamadan, Iran, in 2013. The age range of the cases was 18 to 60 years, and the groups were matched in terms of gender, age, and body mass index (BMI). SCH was defined as a TSH value of 4.2 to 10 mU/L, and normal T4 as 0.8 to 2.8 ng/dL. Control cases had a normal TSH ranging from 0.5 to 4.2 mU/L. The total serum cholesterol (TCHOL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride (TG) levels in both groups were examined and the results were recorded. Results:Participants with SCH

In cases of primary hypothyroidism, T3 and T4 levels are low and hTSH levels are significantly elevated. In the case of pituitary dysfunction, either due to intrinsic hypothalamic or pituitary disease; i.e., central hypothyroidism, normal or marginally elevated basal TSH levels are often seen despite significant reduction in T4 and/or T3 levels. These inappropriate TSH values are due to a reduction in TSH bioactivity which is frequently observed in such cases. Routine TRH stimulation is advised to confirm the diagnosis in such cases. Secondary hypothyroidism typically results in an impaired hTSH response to TRH, while in tertiary hypothyroidism the hTSH response to TRH may be normal, prolonged or exaggerated. Anomalies do occur, however, which limit the use of TRH response as the sole means of differentiating secondary from tertiary hypothyroidism. Although elevated hTSH levels are nearly always indicative of primary hypothyroidism, some rare clinical situations arise which are the result of a ...

The actin/myosin II cytoskeleton and its role in phagocytosis were examined in primary cultures of dog thyroid cells. Two (19 and 21 kD) phosphorylated light chains of myosin (P-MLC) were identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of antimyosin immunoprecipitates, and were associated with the Triton X-100 insoluble, F-actin cytoskeletal fraction. Analyses of Triton-insoluble and soluble 32PO4-prelabeled protein fractions indicated that TSH (via cAMP) or TPA treatment of intact cells decreases the MLC phosphorylation state. Phosphoamino acid and tryptic peptide analyses of 32P-MLCs from basal cells showed phosphorylation primarily at threonine and serine residues; most of the [32P] appeared associated with a peptide containing sites typically phosphorylated by MLC kinase. Even in the presence of the agents which induced dephosphorylation, the phosphatase inhibitor, calyculin A, caused a severalfold increase in MLC phosphorylation at several distinct serine and threonine sites which was ...

Aldridge C., Behrend E.N., Martin L.G., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2015. 29(3): p.862-8. BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic hypothyroidism (IH) after treatment of

TY - JOUR. T1 - Thyrotropin binding inhibiting antibody (TBIAb) in Graves disease.. AU - Cho, W. Y.. AU - Choi, H. H.. AU - Chun, H. J.. AU - Ahn, I. M.. PY - 1988/1. Y1 - 1988/1. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023824834&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.3904/kjim.1988.3.1.45. DO - 10.3904/kjim.1988.3.1.45. M3 - Article. C2 - 2908684. AN - SCOPUS:0023824834. VL - 3. SP - 45. EP - 51. JO - Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. JF - Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. SN - 0494-4712. IS - 1. ER - ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Structure-function studies of the human thyrotropin receptor. T2 - Inhibition of binding of labeled thyrotropin (TSH) by synthetic human TSH receptor peptides. AU - Morris, John C.. AU - Bergert, Elizabeth R.. AU - McCormick, Daniel J.. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 1993/5/25. Y1 - 1993/5/25. N2 - We have probed the hormone binding regions of the entire putative extracellular domain of the human thyrotropin (TSH) receptor (hTSHr) using synthetic peptides. A series of 26 overlapping peptides comprising the complete sequence of the extracellular domain of hTSHr was synthesized. Each peptide (20 amino acid residues each) was tested for its ability to interact with TSH, as evidenced by inhibition of binding of labeled hormone to native, membrane bound TSH receptors. Four of the 26 peptides interacted with labeled TSH and inhibited its binding to thyroid membranes. The most potent of these peptides was 256-275, which inhibited 125I-bovine TSH ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Interactions of vitamin A and iodine deficiencies: effects on the pituitary-thyroid axis. AU - Zimmermann, M.B.. PY - 2007. Y1 - 2007. N2 - Vitamin A (VA) deficiency (VAD) and the iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) affect , 30% of the global population and these deficiencies often coexist in vulnerable groups. VAD has multiple effects on the pituitary-thyroid axis; VA status modulates thyroid gland metabolism, peripheral metabolism of thyroid hormone, and production of thyrotropin (TSH) by the pituitary. Findings from Africa children indicate that VAD in severely-IDD-affected children increases TSH stimulation and thyroid size, and reduces risk for hypothyroidism. In children with VAD, the higher TSH concentrations in the face of higher circulating total thyroxine suggest central resistance to normal TSH suppression by thyroid hormone. In IDD- and VAD-affected children receiving iodized salt, concurrent VA supplementation improves iodine efficacy. Recent VA and iodine depletion ...

Blood was taken from all the 365 patients on whom diagnostic radioactive iodine studies were performed in Oxford during 1966 and the unextracted serum assayed for long-acting thyroid stimulator (LATS) by a modification of the McKenzie bioassay.. LATS was detected in 20 patients, while 80 of the 365 had thyroid overactivity by both the radioactive iodine study and clinical examination combined with other thyroid function tests. Seventy of the nontoxic patients had clinical evidence of nodular goiters. On comparison of the 3 groups of patients, those with detectable LATS, those with thyrotoxicity and no LATS detected, and those with nontoxic ...

This study evaluated the effect of physiological, TSH-guided, L-thyroxine treatment on serum lipids and clinical symptoms in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. Sixty-six women with proven subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH, 11.7 +/- 0.8 mIU/liter) were randomly assigned to receive L-thyroxine or placebo for 48 wk. Individual L-thyroxine replacement (mean dose, 85.5 +/- 4.3 microg/d) was performed based on blinded TSH monitoring, resulting in euthyroid TSH levels (3.1 +/- 0.3 mIU/liter). Lipid concentrations and clinical scores were measured before and after treatment. Sixty-three of 66 patients completed the study. In the L-thyroxine group (n = 31) total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly reduced [-0.24 mmol/liter, 3.8% (P = 0.015) and -0.33 mmol/liter, 8.2% (P = 0.004), respectively]. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol decrease was more pronounced in patients with TSH levels greater than 12 mIU/liter or elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels ...

This study evaluated the effect of physiological, TSH-guided, L-thyroxine treatment on serum lipids and clinical symptoms in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. Sixty-six women with proven subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH, 11.7 +/- 0.8 mIU/liter) were randomly assigned to receive L-thyroxine or placebo for 48 wk. Individual L-thyroxine replacement (mean dose, 85.5 +/- 4.3 microg/d) was performed based on blinded TSH monitoring, resulting in euthyroid TSH levels (3.1 +/- 0.3 mIU/liter). Lipid concentrations and clinical scores were measured before and after treatment. Sixty-three of 66 patients completed the study. In the L-thyroxine group (n = 31) total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly reduced [-0.24 mmol/liter, 3.8% (P = 0.015) and -0.33 mmol/liter, 8.2% (P = 0.004), respectively]. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol decrease was more pronounced in patients with TSH levels greater than 12 mIU/liter or elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels ...

Definition of Thyroid function tests in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is Thyroid function tests? Meaning of Thyroid function tests as a legal term. What does Thyroid function tests mean in law?

As mentioned above, in the case of primary hypothyroidism (elevated TSH) cortisol is elevated, but in the setting of primarily elevated cortisol TSH is suppressed. Thus when cortisol levels are manipulated through pathologic as well as physiologic ranges, a negative relationship is found between cortisol and TSH. In the negative TSH-cortisol relationship, we are talking about effects of the adrenal axis on thyroid function. Both exogenous and endogenous (i.e. Cushings Syndrome, stress) corticosteroids suppress TSH while low cortisol levels elevate TSH 13)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3520819/#!po=46.8750. .. Lets talk about more about situation when low cortisol levels elevate TSH. Some patients with adrenal insufficiency (low cortisol) manifest reversible hypothyroidism (elevated TSH). One explanation of elevated TSH levels is that there is impaired sensitivity of the thyroid gland to TSH in hypocortisolemic states that alters thyroid hormone secretion, or perhaps there is a ...

Hypothyroidism is a common disorder due to inadequate thyroid hormone secretion. When a patient has signs and symptoms suggestive of hypothyroidism, how is it determined whether thyroid hormone replacement therapy will have a favourable harm-benefit balance? How should treatment be managed? To answer these questions, we conducted a review of the literature using the standard Prescrire methodology. The symptoms of hypothyroidism are due to slow metabolism (constipation, fatigue, sensitivity to cold, weight gain, etc.) and to polysaccharide accumulation in certain tissues, leading to hoarseness, eyelid swelling, etc. A blood TSH concentration of less than 4 or 5 mlU/L rules out peripheral hypothyroidism. TSH levels increase with age. Between 30% and 60% of high TSH levels are not confirmed on a second blood test. In overt hypothyroidism, the TSH level is high and the free T4 (thyroxine) level is low. Most of these patients are symptomatic. So-called subclinical hypothyroidism, which is rarely ...

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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) means the disorder is present at birth. CH is one of the most common, preventable causes of mental retardation. Children in the U.S. are tested for the disorder during their standard newborn screening. Newborn screening is performed in newborns in state public health programs to detect certain genetic diseases for which early diagnosis and treatment are available. Approximately one out of every 4,000 newborns is diagnosed with CH shortly after birth each year. Most children born with CH appear normal at birth, possibly because the maternal thyroid hormones have sustained the infants normal thyroid function in the womb. However, a significant sign that the infant may have hypothyroidism are low T4 (thyroxine, a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland which regulates metabolism) levels and high TSH levels. However, researchers have found that some infants with CH will have low T4 levels, but normal TSH levels.. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call ...

Generally, healthy TSH levels are an indicator the whole system is working well, but thats an oversimplification at best. A suppressed TSH is defined as any TSH level which is undetectable by standard lab testing assays and is usually reported as a value that is less than some specified amount. There are certain factors that can affect blood tests for thyroid problems. The thyroid is a small, butterfly shaped … Hypothyroidism vs. Hyperthyroidism: How to Figure Out Your Thyroid Issue. Probably hypo: Hi. The entire body slows down and gets into hypo state. Elevated thyroid hormone levels can force the pituitary to produce less TSH. In addition, TSH tests are used to help diagnose a condition called subclinical hypothyroidism, which usually causes no outward signs or symptoms. In hyperthyroidism, high levels of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are common along low levels of TSH. At these levels, the condition is often called sub-clinical hypothyroidism. In this example, any TSH value UNDER 0.35 ...

Kyiv City Clinical Endocrinology Center The objective: to evaluate the clinical manifestations of reproductive health and quality of life (QOL) disorders in women of reproductive age with high comorbidity against subclinical hypothyroidism (SHT) and manifest hypothyroidism (MHT). Materials and methods. 113 cases of SHT (1st group) and 65 cases of MHT (2 nd group) in women of reproductive age were analyzed. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism is established on the basis of data of anamnesis, physical examination, ultrasound of the thyroid gland and determination of thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and free thyroxine in the blood by electroluminescence. Results. Assessment of QoL using the MOS SF-36 questionnaire was performed in women of reproductive age with SHT, with a high (61.9%) level of menstrual irregularities, gynecological (74.3%) and extragenital (82.3%) diseases, which indicates High comorbidity. It was revealed mainly the average values of QoL on almost all scales, except for emotional ...

The TSH stimulation test is used to identify thyroid tissue which is being suppressed by an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule (high levels of circulating thyroid hormone may suppress TSH release and thus, normal glandular function) or functioning thyroid metastasis. Exogenous bovine TSH is administered once daily for 1 to 3 days. Suppressed normal thyroid tissue should be visualized following TSH stimulation. Patients with thyroid atrophy or diseased or damaged thyroid tissue will not have significant change in the appearance of their scans. Although this test was used frequently in the past to distinguish primary from secondary hypothyroidism, it no longer is necessary now that serum TSH levels are now available. In addition, the use of bovine protein may be associated with the risk of a major allergic reaction. More recently, the administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) has been proposed as an effective agent for detecting residual or metastatic thyroid tissue in patient with ...

Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Elderly: Who should be Treated? Subclinical Hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined as elevated serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) level with normal Free Thyroxine (FT4) and Free Triiodothyronine (FT3).

The effects upon basal hormone levels and neuroendocrine responses of a weight reducing diet allowing 1200 kcal daily were determined in male and female volunteers. Thyrotropin (TSH) responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) were unchanged in men but attenuated in women; this effect was associated with a fall in basal TSH in women, not in men. Rates of non-suppression of cortisol in response to oral dexamethasone (1 mg) were unchanged during dieting although basal morning cortisol levels rose in males and females. The implications for the use of the TRH test and the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in depressive illness are discussed.

Posts in this series July 2019 Thyrotoxicosis? Many factors can lower TSH Thyrotoxicosis: Symptoms and signs Thyrotoxicosis vs. Low TSH Thyrotoxicosis can occur with high or normal TSH? TSH can be very misleading during thyroid therapy, say researchers How TSH ultrashort feedback works, and antibody interference Pregnancy thyrotoxicosis vs just a low TSH due to…

How the study was done. The study subjects were 16,046 people who had participated in the third National Health and Nutrition Survey in 1988-1994, and for whom demographic, smoke exposure, and serum TSH, antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibody, and antithyroglobulin (anti-Tg) antibody results were available. Smoking or smoke exposure was determined by measuring serum cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine; people with concentrations ,15 ng/ml were designated as active smokers, and those with concentrations ≤15 ng/ml as nonsmokers.. The results of the study. There were 5134 active smokers (32 percent) and 10,912 nonsmokers (68 percent). More men than women were active smokers. Fewer active smokers than nonsmokers had high (,4.5 mU/L) serum TSH concentrations (2.6 vs. 5.4 percent). Serum TSH concentrations were low (,0.1 mU/L) in 0.6 percent of active smokers and 0.3 percent of nonsmokers, and the concentrations were slightly low (0.1 to 0.4 mU/L) in 2.2 and 1.2 percent, respectively. Fewer ...

The physiology of thyroid hormone production in hypothyroidism is similar to that described in hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism may be divided into three types, depending on functional defect. Each of these categories may have various etiologies: (1) primary (primary thyroid T4/T3 secretion defect), (2) secondary (pituitary TSH secretion defect), and (3) tertiary (hypothalamus TRH secretion defect).. From the laboratory standpoint there are three basic laboratory test patterns:. 1. Decreased T4 value and markedly elevated TSH value (usually more than 3 times reference range upper limit). This pattern is diagnostic of primary hypothyroidism (with the possible exception of very severe iodine deficiency) and is found in the great majority of primary hypothyroid patients ...

Human thyrotropin (TSH), luteotropin (LH), follitropin (FSH), and chorionic gonadotropin are members of the heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone family. The common α subunit forms noncovalent heterodimers with different β subunits. Two novel human glycoprotein hormonelike genes, α2 (A2) and β5 (B5), recently have been identified. Using a yeast two-hybrid assay, the two subunits were found as potential heterodimerization partners. Immunological analyses confirmed the heterodimerization of A2 and B5 in transfected cells and their colocalization in the anterior pituitary. Recombinant A2/B5 heterodimeric glycoproteins, purified using cation exchange and size fractionation chromatography, activated human TSH receptors, but not LH and FSH receptors, and showed high affinity to TSH receptors in a radioligand receptor assay. The heterodimer also stimulated cAMP production and thymidine incorporation by cultured thyroid cells and increased serum thyroxine levels in TSH-suppressed rats in vivo. This new ...

A common medication used for the treatment of diabetes called metformin may have effects on the thyroid. Some studies suggest that the TSH level is lower in patients with diabetes on metformin. This may be important in patients with previously diagnosed hypothyroidism on thyroid hormone. The current study was done to look at the effect of two different diabetes medications, metformin or a sulfonylurea drug, on the TSH of a large number of people some of whom take levothyroxine to treat hypothyroidism.

Description of disease Neonatal hypothyroidism. Treatment Neonatal hypothyroidism. Symptoms and causes Neonatal hypothyroidism Prophylaxis Neonatal hypothyroidism

At the base of the neck, we find the thyroid. This has the duty of regulating the metabolism of numerous processes such as energy expense, heart function, muscle function as well as substrate turnover. When the function of the thyroid is disturbed, hormone levels can vary, affecting performance in sport. TSH or thyroid-stimulating hormone sees production in the pituitary gland and is responsible for stimulating the thyroid gland in order to create the two thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) as well as triiodothyronine (T3). The production of the thyroid hormone is a part of the neuroendocrine cascade. It begins with the hypothalamus with the thyrotropin hormone-releasing, triggering the production of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the pituitary gland. Cells bind in the thyroid gland, releasing hormones T3 and T4 (thyroxine). T4 converts into T3 as well (the more active of the thyroid hormones) in adjacent tissues. The metabolism that circulates your body is regulated by these hormones. Tight balance ...

The hypothalamic tetradecapeptide growth hormone release inhibiting hormone (GH-RIH) blocked the thyrotrophin response to thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) in normal people and in patients with primary hypothyroidism. This inhibition was dose related. The TRH-induced prolactin release was not affected by GH-RIH. This dissociation of the thyrotrophin and prolactin responses to TRH by GH-RIH suggests that there are different mechanisms for release of thyrotrophin and prolactin and that only the former is affected by GH-RIH. ...

TSH-lowering effect of metformin in type 2 diabetic patients. (Cappelli, Rotondi et al. 2009) Download. OBJECTIVE: To assess the interplay between metformin treatment and thyroid function in type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The acute and long-term effects of metformin on thyroid axis hormones were assessed in diabetic patients with primary hypothyroidism who were either untreated or treated with levothyroxine (L-T4), as well as in diabetic patients with normal thyroid function. RESULTS: No acute changes were found in 11 patients with treated hypothyroidism. After 1 year of metformin administration, a significant thyrotropin (TSH) decrease (P , 0.001) was observed in diabetic subjects with hypothyroidism who were either treated (n = 29; from 2.37 +/- 1.17 to 1.41 +/- 1.21 mIU/l) or untreated (n = 18; 4.5 +/- 0.37 vs. 2.93 +/- 1.48) with L-T4, but not in 54 euthyroid subjects. No significant change in free T4 (FT4) was observed in any group. CONCLUSIONS: Metformin ...

Monitoring patients on thyroid replacement therapy Confirmation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression in thyroid cancer patients on thyroxine therapy Prediction of thyrotropin-releasing hormone-stimulated TSH response An aid in the diagnosis of primary hyperthyroidism Differential diagnosis of hypothyroidismThe test is done to assess the level of FT4, It detects the biologically active fraction in circulating blood. Free T4 is the metabolically active fraction of thyroxine. FT4 along with TSH gives an accurate status of thyroid function in patients. This assay is useful for diagnosing both Hypo / Hyperthyroidism. ...

in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2002), 968. Cyclic AMP has been shown to inhibit cell proliferation in many cell types and to activate it in some. The latter has been recognized only lately, thanks in large part to studies on the regulation of ... [more ▼]. Cyclic AMP has been shown to inhibit cell proliferation in many cell types and to activate it in some. The latter has been recognized only lately, thanks in large part to studies on the regulation of thyroid cell proliferation in dog thyroid cells. The steps that led to this conclusion are outlined. Thyrotropin activates cyclic accumulation in thyroid cells of all the studied species and also phospholipase C in human cells. It activates directly cell proliferation in rat cell lines, dog, and human thyroid cells but not in bovine or pig cells. The action of cyclic AMP is responsible for the proliferative effect of TSH. It accounts for several human diseases: congenital hyperthyroidism, autonomous adenomas, and Graves disease; ...

The TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) test has become the preferred thyroid screening test, and is considered by some physicians to be the only test needed to diagnose an over or under-active thyroid. The thyroid-stimulating hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate the thyroid gland to make thyroid hormones.. Thyroid hormones assist the body in using energy, regulating body temperature and keeping the brain, heart, muscles and other organs functioning properly. If the thyroid gland is unable to produce thyroid hormones, in response, the TSH level will rise. If the TSH rises above 2.0 mlU/L, most thyroid experts believe this the beginning of sluggish thyroid function (hypothyroidism).. Many doctors only test the TSH as part of a general work-up for patients, instead of testing the actual thyroid hormones, T3 and T4. Unfortunately, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the TSH test alone is an unreliable thyroid screening. (3,4). The evidence suggests that the TSH ...

|i|Objectives|/i|. To evaluate risk factors and to develop a simple scoring system to grade the risk of postoperative hypothyroidism (PH).|i| Methods|/i|. In a controlled prospective study, 109 patients, who underwent hemithyroidectomy for a benign thyroid disease, were followed up for 12 months. The relation between clinical data and PH was analyzed for significance. A risk scoring system based on significant risk factors and clinical implications was developed.|i| Results|/i|. The significant risk factors of PH were higher TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) level and lower ratio of the remaining thyroid weight to the patient’s weight (derived weight index). Based on the log of risk factor, preoperative TSH level greater than 1.4 mU/L was assigned 2 points; 1 point was for 0.8–1.4 mU/L. The derived weight index lower than 0.8 g/kg was assigned 1 point. A risk scoring system was calculated by summing the scores. The incidences of PH were 7.3%, 30.4%, and 69.2&

In hypothyroidism due to hypothalamic disease, administration of TRH produces a delayed (60-120 minutes, rather than 15-30 minutes) increase in TSH. Total T4 (TT4) and Free T4 (FT4). T4 assays complement TSH assays, and are used to confirm a thyroid disorder when this is suggested by an abnormal TSH result. Furthermore, T4 assays may become the front- line assays in conditions that are known to possibly compromise the reliability of TSH results. Several months may be required for the dynamics of the regulatory mechanism (along the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis) to fully equilibrate after a treatment regimen is initiated or significantly altered; during this time TSH results may be misleading. Secondary (hypothalamic disorder) and tertiary (pituitary disorder) hypothyroidism are other conditions in which TSH results may be misleading, and the differential diagnosis is likely to rely on T4 (Free T4) results complemented by the characteristic profile of TSH results obtained during a ...

Trejbal, D.; Kandráĉ, M.; Mechír, J.; Machánová, I.; Pokorná, I., 1983: Personal experience in the diagnosis of latent primary hypothyroidism using the TRH test

We have previously suggested that the decrease in the levels of serum total thyroxine (T4) and free T4 by a single administration to rats of Kanechlor-500 (KC500) at a dose of 100 mg/kg is not necessarily dependent on the increase in hepatic T4-UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-GT). In the present study, we determined whether or not a consecutive treatment with KC500 at a relatively low dose (10 mg/kg i.p., once daily for 10 days) results in a decrease in the level of serum total T4 and further investigated an exact mechanism for the KC500-induced decrease in the T4. At 4 days after final treatment with KC500, the serum total T4 and free T4 levels were markedly decreased in both Wistar and UGT1A-deficient Wistar (Gunn) rats, whereas significant increases in hepatic T4-UDP-GT activity were observed in Wistar rats but not in Gunn rats. The level of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone was not significantly changed in either Wistar or Gunn rats. Clearance from serum of the [125I]T4 administered to the ...

Question - Night sweats, swollen left chest, neck and have lymph nodes, low TSH level, tremors, clotting, rapid heart beat. Why?. Ask a Doctor about diagnosis, treatment and medication for Tachycardia, Ask an Endocrinologist

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Thyroid Hormone production is under the control of the Hypothalamic -Pituitary axis; the hypothalamus detects low levels of T4, produces TRH (thyrotrophic release hormone) which stimulates the pituitary to produce TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) which in turn stimulates the thyroid gland to produce T4 and small amounts of T3.. T3 is the more metabolically active hormone, but only 20% of this hormone is produced in the thyroid gland; 80% is produced in the peripheral tissues by conversion from T4 by the action of the enzyme 5deiodinase. Adequate levels of trace elements Selenium, Chromium and Zinc are needed for this process. T4 can also be converted to reverse T3 (a metabolically inert isomer of T3 which blocks binding of T3 to cell receptors). Some labs rely on TSH as an indirect measure of thyroid function: because of the hypothalamic-pituitary feedback loop, a high TSH value correlates with poor thyroid function. However, there is some dispute as to what the ideal range for TSH should be: ...

article{08378271-48a7-4272-8185-79f879144383, abstract = {,p,It has been suggested that calcium changes the set point of the pituitary thyroid feedback. It is not known, however, if small and slow changes of calcium and/or parathyroid hormone (PTH) within the physiological range influence the serum levels of thyrotropin (TSH) and thyroid hormones in healthy subjects or patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Nine healthy subjects and nine patients with pHPT were therefore investigated with an oral calcium load test. The patients were investigated before and 4 days after operation. During the test, serum levels of ionized calcium increased and serum levels of intact PTH decreased in both healthy subjects and patients pre- and postoperatively (p < 0.001). Furthermore, in patients, the suppressibility of serum levels of PTH by calcium increased postoperatively (p < 0.05). Serum levels of TSH decreased during the oral calcium load in healthy subjects (p < 0.01) but not in ...

TSH (with a half life of about an hour) stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete the hormone thyroxine (T4), which has only a slight effect on metabolism. T4 is converted to triiodothyronine (T3), which is the active hormone that stimulates metabolism. About 80% of this conversion is in the liver and other organs, and 20% in the thyroid itself.[1]. TSH is secreted throughout life but particularly reaches high levels during the periods of rapid growth and development, as well as in response to stress. The hypothalamus, in the base of the brain, produces thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). TRH stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to produce TSH. Somatostatin is also produced by the hypothalamus, and has an opposite effect on the pituitary production of TSH, decreasing or inhibiting its release. The concentration of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) in the blood regulates the pituitary release of TSH; when T3 and T4 concentrations are low, the production of TSH is increased, and, conversely, when T3 ...

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a polypeptide hormone produced by the human placenta. HCG is composed of an alpha and a beta sub-unit. The alpha sub-unit is essentially identical to the alpha sub- units of the human pituitary gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), as well as to the alpha sub-unit of human thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), while the beta sub- units of these hormones differ in amino acid sequence.

Thyroid abnormalities have been reported in persons with HIV infection, although data have been inconsistent with respect to its frequency and association with specific medications. The purpose of this study was to explore thyroid system response to thyroid releasing hormone stimulation in persons with and without HIV infection and determine the extent to which their response was associated with depression. As part of a larger study of neuroendocrine response persons with HIV-1 infection, control and HIV-1 infected individuals were evaluated. Participants response to TRH stimulation was evaluated via TSH, total T3, and T4 levels at baseline and 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes after TRH stimulation. Participants with HIV infection had a more robust response to TRH stimulation as measured by higher levels of TSH, lower levels of T4 and modestly higher levels of T3. Depressed persons had a reduced TSH response to stimulation and lower levels of both T4 and T3, although the effect of depression on T4 was not

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The prevalence of hypothyroidism is three times higher among women than men. The prevalence in an unselect-ed community population of young, middle aged and elderly individuals is about 1.4 percent and the estimated annual incidence rate is one to two per 1,000 women. Surveys of geriatric populations have yielded estimated prevalence rates for overt hypothyroidism of 0.2 percent to 3 percent. The presentation of symptoms in the elderly may be atypical or absent. The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism is estimated to be between 4.0-8.5% of the adult US population without known thyroid disease, and the prevalence increases with age. Up to 20% of women over the age of 60 are estimated to have subclinical hypothyroidism. Caucasians are more likely to have subclinical hypothyroidism than non-Caucasians. The risk is highest in those with type I diabetes mellitus, a family history of thyroid disease or head/neck cancers treated with external beam radiation. Other risk factors include previous ...

Thyroid function tests are a series of blood tests which include T3, T4, and TSH and are done to determine how well your thyroid gland is working.

Does fasting affect hypothyroidism. If you have the condition and wish to fast then proceed with caution. The diagnosis and monitoring of this condition relies solely on the TSH value since the T4 and T3 levels are typically normal. All of these potential reasons for thyroid dysfunction can be helped through fasting. The good news is that many thyroid sufferers in the FastDay community have found that intermittent fasting has been the best way they have found to lose weight. Fasting has an impact on the thyroid. Some studies suggest that blood sugar may be affected in hypothyroidism and levels may increase. TSH levels showed a statistically significant decline postprandially in comparison to fasting values. If you are diabetic and taking insulin you should only fast under the supervision of a doctor. This may have an impact on the diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism especially where even marginal changes in TSH may be clinically relevant as in SCH and in pregnancy. People with ...

Thyroid medication and osteoporosis: First-line treatment for primary hypothyroidism is an artificial substitute for thyroxine hormone, called levothyroxine