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J Kvetny

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PubMed1992

3,5-T2 stimulates oxygen consumption, but not glucose uptake in human mononuclear blood cells.

L-thyroxine (T4), L-triiodothyronine (T3) and 3,5-di-iodothyronine (T2) rapidly (within 30 min) stimulated oxygen consumption in human mononuclear blood cells, whereas the D isomers of T4 and T3 and Triac had no stimulatory effect. Oxygen consumption was stimulated by the same magnitude by equimolar concentrations (5-500 nmol/l) of L-T4, L-T3 and 3,5-T2 reaching a plateau at 100 nmol/l of 0.025 umol/mg DNA x h. The stimulatory effects of T4 and T3, but not of T2 were inhibited by PTU. Glucose uptake was stimulated only by L-T4 and L-T3, whereas 3,5-T2, Triac and the D-isomers of T4 and T3 had no effect. The dose response curve reached an apparent maximum at 100 nmol/l of 0.30 mmol/l x mg DNA x h and PTU had no effect on iodothyronine stimulated glucose uptake. We conclude that 3,5-T2 is a significant intracellular stimulator of oxygen consumption, whereas T3 and T4 stimulate glucose uptake.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

Decreased thyroid hormone-stimulated oxygen consumption and glucose uptake in mononuclear blood cells from patients with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type I.

Nine patients, from four different families, with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis were investigated. They all had roentgenological type I disease, characterized by universal, symmetrical osteosclerosis and enlarged thickness of the cranial vault. All patients appeared clinically euthyroid. Thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3) induced oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were studied in vitro in mononuclear blood cells from patients and control persons. Unstimulated oxygen consumption from patients and controls did not differ, and no difference in unstimulated glucose uptake was observed. The increase in T4 and T3 stimulated oxygen consumption was significantly lower in cells from patients with osteopetrosis (T4: 0.007 +/- 0.004 mumol/mg DNA per h, T3: 0.011 +/- 0.004 mumol/mg DNA per h) compared with controls (T4: 0.017 +/- 0.003 mumol/mg DNA per h, T3: 0.023 +/- -0.013 mumol/mg DNA per h; p less than 0.05, p less than 0.05). Cellular glucose uptake after T4 and T3 stimulation was significantly lower in patients (T4: 0.032 +/- 0.017 mmol/l per mg DNA per h, T3: 0.02 +/- 0.017 mmol/l per mg DNA per h) compared with controls (T4: 0.09 +/- 0.017 mmol/l per mg DNA per h, T3: 0.08 +/- 0.01 mmol/l per mg DNA per h; p less than 0.05, p less than 0.01). The reduced oxygen consumption and glucose uptake indicate thyroid hormone resistance which may be of pathogenetic importance for the development of autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type I.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

Triiodothyronine (T3)-associated upregulation and downregulation of nuclear T3 binding in the human fibroblast cell (MRC-5)--stimulation of malic enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase, and 6-phosphogluconate-dehydrogenase by insulin, but not by T3.

The specific nuclear binding of triiodothyronine (T3) (NBT3) and the activity of malic enzyme (ME), glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD), and 6-phosphogluconate-dehydrogenase (6PGD) were studied in the human fibroblast cell (MRC-5). The overall apparent binding affinity (Ka) was 2.7 x 10(9) L.mol-1 estimated from kinetic studies of nuclear T3 binding, and 2.5 x 10(9) L.mol-1 estimated from equilibrium studies. The scatchard plots were curvilinear and composed of a high-affinity binding site with Ka1 3.4 +/- 0.7 x 10(9) L.mol-1 and maximal binding capacity (MBC) MBC1 57.0 +/- 11.9 fmol/mg DNA and a low-affinity binding site with Ka2 2.9 +/- 1.1 x 10(8) L.mol-1 and MBC2 124.7 +/- 22.1 fmol/mg DNA (n = 6). Incubation of cells with 6 nmol/L T3 for 20 hours reduced NBT3 to 62.2% +/- 15.7% (P less than .01, n = 11). The Ka estimated from kinetic studies was reduced to 6.7 x 10(7) L.mol-1, and the scatchard plots were linear, with Ka 4.5 +/- 1.6 x 10(8) L.mol-1 and MBC 137.0 +/- 44.6 fmol/mg DNA (n = 3) of the same magnitude as the low-affinity binding site in cells incubated without T3 (NS). The reduction in NBT3 was reversible and maximal at T3 concentrations saturating the high-affinity binding site and more than 58% of the total nuclear binding sites. The MRC-5 cell cytosol contained ME, G6PD, and 6PGD activities.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1991

Increased nuclear tri-iodothyronine binding and thyroid hormone-stimulated glucose consumption in mononuclear blood cells from patients with liver cirrhosis.

Nuclear tri-iodothyronine (T3) maximal binding capacity (MBC) and thyroxine- and T3-stimulated cellular oxygen consumption and glucose consumption were examined in mononuclear blood cells from six patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), in six patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and in six healthy control subjects. Serum T3 was decreased in patients with LC. The MBC of T3 was increased significantly (P less than 0.05) in cells from patients with LC compared with patients with AH and controls, whereas the equilibrium association constants did not differ. Unstimulated glucose consumption was slightly increased (P less than 0.05) in cells from patients with AH and LC compared with controls. Thyroid hormone-stimulated glucose consumption was significantly (P less than 0.05) increased in cells from patients with LC compared with controls and patients with AH. Unstimulated oxygen consumption did not differ between the groups, but thyroid hormone-stimulated oxygen consumption was depressed in cells from patients with AC (P less than 0.05) compared with patients with LC and with controls. We conclude that both thyroid hormone-stimulated glucose consumption and T3 nuclear receptor binding in cells from patients with LC are increased, and suggest that the observed changes are responsible for maintenance of euthyroidism in the face of reduced circulating T3.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

Modulation of nuclear T3 binding by T3 in a human hepatocyte cell-line (Chang-liver) - T3 stimulation of cell growth but not of malic enzyme, glucose-6-phosphatdehydrogenase or 6-phosphogluconate-dehydrogenase.

UNLABELLED: The T3 modulation of nuclear T3 binding (NBT3), the T3 effect on cell growth, and the T3 and insulin effects on malic enzyme (ME), glucose-6-phosphat-dehydrogenase (G6PD) and 6-phosphogluconat-dehydrogenase (G6PD) were studied in a human hepatocyte cell-line (Chang-liver). T3 was bound to a high affinity site with (mean +/- SD, n = 7) Ka1 3.0 +/- 0.3 * 10(9) M-1 and maximal binding capacity (MBC1 112.1 +/- 20.7 fmol/mg DNA, and to a low affinity site with (median, (range), n = 7) Ka2 1.4 (0.6 - 2.6) * 10(7) M-1 and MBC2 766 (461-2687) fmol/mg DNA. Incubation of cells with T3 6 nmol/l for 20 hours reduced the area under the T3 binding curves (AUC) to 80.9% +/- 10.0% of AUC in cells incubated without T3 (p < 0.01, n = 7). The downregulation, being reversible and associated with receptor saturation, was caused by a reduction in MBC1 of the high affinity site to 66.6 fmol/mg DNA, whereas Ka1 was unchanged. T3 stimulated cell growth (p < 0.05, n = 8), but had no effect on the activities of ME, G6PD, and 6PGD. Insulin (1 mumol/l) enhanced the activities of ME (p < 0.01, n = 6) and 6PGD (p < 0.05, n = 6). IN CONCLUSION: The cellular effects of T3 in the human hepatocyte cell-line was: 1) a reversible modulation of NBT3 associated to receptor saturation; 2) stimulation of cell growth; 3) contrary to the findings in rat hepatocytes no stimulation of ME, G6PD or 6PGD. Insulin enhanced ME and 6PGD.

Cell Division↗
PubMed1990

[The peripheral effect of thyroid hormones].

Human metabolism depends on not only extracellular processes: TSH production and secretion and thyroid gland secretion of hormones but also intracellular processes: active membrane transport of hormone, specific receptor-binding of hormone and the post-receptor effect. All these processes participate in maintaining a normal thyroid state in normal conditions and in disease. Only serum hormone concentration is routinely examined and it is therefore important to observe patients in which a discrepancy between the clinical condition and serum hormone measurements is evident as treatment with antithyroid drugs or hormone substitution may be irrational.

Antithyroid Agents↗
PubMed1990

Effect of selective blockade of oxygen consumption, glucose transport, and Ca2+ influx on thyroxine action in human mononuclear cells.

The effect of selective blockade of cellular glucose transporters, Ca2+ influx, and mitochondrial oxygen consumption on thyroxine (T4)-stimulated oxygen consumption and glucose uptake was examined in human mononuclear blood cells. Blockade of glucose transporters by cytochalasin B (1 x 10(-5) mol/L) and of Ca2+ influx by alprenolol (1 x 10(-5) mol/L) and verapamil (4 x 10(-4) mol/L) inhibited T4-activated glucose uptaken and reduced T4-stimulated oxygen consumption by 20%. Uncoupling of mitochondrial oxygen consumption by azide (1 x 10(-3) mol/L) inhibited T4-stimulated oxygen consumption, but had no effect on glucose uptake. We conclude that T4-stimulated glucose uptake in human mononuclear blood cells is dependent on intact glucose transporters and Ca2+ influx, but not on mitochondrial oxygen consumption. However, oxygen consumption is, in part, dependent on intact glucose uptake.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Effect of thyroxine on cellular oxygen-consumption and glucose uptake: evidence of an effect of total T4 and not "free T4".

Recent studies of cellular T4 and T3 uptake have indicated active transport of the hormones into the cell rather than passive diffusion of the non-protein bound fraction. In order to study the significance of the extracellular environment, oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were examined in human mononuclear blood cells. Cells were incubated in protein free medium and in human serum totally depleted of thyroid hormones by resin treatment and fixed amounts of T4 (total T4 = 0-50-100-5000 nmol/l; free T4 = 0-5-11-5600 pmol/l) were added. Thyroxine stimulated glucose uptake and oxygen-consumption in a dose dependent manner but the T4 stimulation was dependent on the total concentration of T4 and did not differ between serum incubation or non-protein containing medium. Addition of ANS (100 mg/l) which inhibits binding of T4 to TBG, did not increase T4 effect in serum. Inhibition of the NaK-ATPase by addition of ouabain (9-72 mg/l) did not inhibit T4 stimulation, thus indicating that the ouabain sensitive NaK-ATPase is not a major component of the processes which initiate the intracellular effects of T4. Therefore the stimulation of uptake of oxygen and glucose in human mononuclear blood cells seems to be dependent on the total concentration of T4 and not on the non-protein bound (free) fraction suggesting active membrane uptake of T4, as the limiting factor for intra-cellular hormone effect.

Anilino Naphthalenesulfonates↗
PubMed1990

Different short-term effect of protein and carbohydrate intake on TSH, growth hormone (GH), insulin, C-peptide, and glucagon in humans.

The effect of isocaloric (500 kcal) protein and carbohydrate ingestion was studied in a crossover study in nine healthy humans. Subjects were studied twice after overnight fasting, with an interval of 3 to 7 days. Blood was collected for 240 min after food ingestion. The initial reaction of growth hormone (GH) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) to protein and carbohydrate was identical, with a reduction in both GH and TSH, and nadir occurring after 45-60 min and 120 min, respectively. During the next 120 min TSH returned to starting level after carbohydrate intake but was still reduced after protein intake (p less than 0.04). After both diets GH increased after the initial decline, the increase was greatest after protein intake and maximum was reached at 180 min (p less than 0.02). It has been reported that the 5'-deiodination of T4 is stimulated by insulin and inhibited by glucagon. The physiological increase in insulin after carbohydrate ingestion (p less than 0.05), and the physiological increase in glucagon after protein ingestion (p less than 0.05) was not associated with any changes in TT4, FT4, TT3, FT3, or rT3 that could indicate changes in the 5'-deiodinase activity.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Alterations of serum concentrations of thyroid hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin, nuclear binding of tri-iodothyronine and thyroid hormone-stimulated cellular uptake of oxygen and glucose in mononuclear blood cells from patients with non-thyroidal illness.

Nuclear tri-iodothyronine (T3) binding and thyroid hormone-stimulated oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were examined in mononuclear blood cells from patients with non-thyroidal illness (NTI) in which serum T3 was significantly (P less than 0.05) depressed (0.62 +/- 0.12 (S.D.) nmol/l) compared with healthy control subjects (1.45 +/- 0.30 nmol/l). Neither serum TSH nor sex hormone-binding globulin differed from that of the control group. Nuclear T3 binding capacity was increased (P less than 0.05) in patients with NTI (10.1 +/- 3.0 fmol/100 micrograms DNA) compared with controls (2.5 +/- 0.9 fmol/100 micrograms DNA). Unstimulated glucose uptake was increased in cells from patients with NTI (2.03 +/- 0.49 mmol/l per mg DNA per h, P less than 0.01) compared with controls (1.13 +/- 0.20 mmol/l per mg DNA per h). Thyroxine-stimulated glucose uptake (stimulated glucose uptake--unstimulated glucose uptake) was increased in cells from patients with NTI (2.06 +/- 1.67 mmol/l per mg DNA per h, P less than 0.01) compared with controls (0.26 +/- 0.12 mmol/l per mg DNA per h), and T3-stimulated glucose uptake was also increased in cells from patients with NTI (1.34 +/- 0.81 mmol/l per mg DNA per h, P less than 0.05) compared with controls (0.24 +/- 0.10 mmol/l per mg DNA per h). In contrast, neither unstimulated nor thyroid hormone-stimulated oxygen consumption differed. We conclude that both increased nuclear T3 binding and increased thyroid hormone-induced glucose uptake may represent counter-regulatory mechanisms which tend to maintain intracellular homeostasis.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Effect of oral glucose feeding on thyroid hormone action in human mononuclear blood cells.

The effect of glucose feeding on serum concentrations of thyroid hormones, nuclear T3 binding and thyroid hormone stimulated oxygen consumption and glucose uptake was evaluated. Six persons without thyroid diseases were fed exclusively glucose (2500 kcal/day) for two days. Glucose feeding resulted in the following serum hormone levels (before vs after glucose feeding) T3: 1.07 vs 1.16 nmol/l (p less than 0.05); FT4I: 76 vs 102 a.u. (p less than 0.05) and TSH: 1.48 vs 1.14 mU/l (n.s.). Nuclear T3 binding decreased after glucose feeding; before: maximal binding capacity (MBC) 1.3 +/- 0.5 fmol/100 ug DNA, MBC after glucose feeding: 0.8 +/- 0.2 fmol/100 ug DNA (p less than 0.05). The Ka's were identical in both groups before glucose, Ka: 4.2 +/- 1.2 x 10A10 l/mol, after glucose, Ka: 3.5 +/- 1.2 x 10(10) l/mol. Conversely did glucose feeding increase thyroid hormone stimulated oxygen consumption by approximately 100% and thyroid hormone stimulated glucose uptake by approximately 200%. In conclusion, our results show that glucose feeding 1) increases serum T3 levels, 2) decreases nuclear T3 binding, 3) enhances thyroid hormone stimulated oxygen consumption and glucose uptake.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1989

The influence of caloric deprivation and food composition on TSH, thyroid hormones and nuclear binding of T3 in mononuclear blood cells in obese women.

In vivo changes in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxin (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and nuclear binding of T3 (NBT3) in mononuclear blood cells were studied in obese women during seven days of caloric deprivation (maximum 1,100 kcal/d). In seven women given a high protein diet (80% protein, 7% carbohydrates, 7% fat) and in two women who fasted (group 1), total T3 (TT3) decreased from 1.66 +/- 0.43 nmol/L to 1.11 +/- 0.32 nmol/L (P less than .01), free T3 (FT3) decreased from 5.7 +/- 1.1 pmol/L to 4.3 +/- 1.6 pmol/L (P less than .01), and free T4 (FT4) increased from 17.8 +/- 2.3 pmol/L to 21.1 +/- 2.0 pmol/L (P less than .01). In five women given a carbohydrate diet (Dextrin-maltose 100%) (group 2), thyroid hormones were unchanged, TT3 was at start 1.66 +/- 0.24 nmol/L and after seven days 1.43 +/- 0.26 nmol/L (NS), FT3 changed from 6.4 +/- 1.8 pmol/L to 6.0 +/- 2.1 pmol/L (NS) and FT4 changed from 20.4 +/- 5.1 pmol/L to 20.6 +/- 3.1 pmol/L (NS). The caloric intake and the weight reduction was the same in the two groups. Basal TSH and TSH after thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) (TSH+30min) declined in both groups. In group 1, basal TSH declined from 1.88 +/- 1.07 microU/mL (P less than .03), and TSH+30min declined from 12.44 +/- 7.49 microU/mL to 9.38 +/- 5.97 microU/mL (P less than .03). In group 2, basal TSH declined from 2.09 +/- 0.87 microU/mL to 1.66 +/- 0.92 microU/mL (P less than .03), and TSH+30min declined from 15.63 +/- 7.90 microU/mL to 11.93 +/- 7.20 microU/mL (NS).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Nuclear thyroid hormone receptor binding in human mononuclear blood cells after goitre resection.

Nuclear thyroxine and triiodothyronine receptor-binding in human mononuclear blood cells were examined in 14 euthyroid persons prior to and 1, 6, 24 and 53 weeks after goitre resection. One week after resection decreased serum T3 from 1.47 nmol/l to 1.14 nmol/l (P less than 0.05), FT4I from 103 a. u. to 94 a. u. and SHBG from 80 nmol/l to 69 nmol/l (P less than 0.05) followed after 6 weeks by a rise in serum TSH from 1.2 mU/l to 11.0 mU/l (P less than 0.05) suggesting an initial slight hypothyroidism. Nuclear receptor-binding of T4 and T3 increased within one week and eventually decreased to preresectional values. We conclude that the expected alteration of the metabolic state caused by resection of the gland is opposed by increased nuclear binding of T4 and T3.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Thyroid hormone stimulated glucose uptake in human mononuclear blood cells from normal persons and from patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Thyroxine and T3 induced oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were studied in vitro in mononuclear blood cells isolated from patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and from non-diabetic control persons. Cellular oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were promptly increased by physiological and supraphysiological concentrations of T3 and T4 in a dose-dependent manner (50-5000 nmol/l), whereas rT3 and T2 had no stimulatory effect. The effect of T3 and T4 was independent of new protein synthesis in that it was not blocked by tunicamycin (1 mg/l) and tiothepa (75 mg/l). Examination of stimulation of cells from control subjects and patients with NIDDM revealed an identical oxygen consumption, whereas the thyroid hormone-induced glucose uptake was significantly increased in cells from patients with NIDDM. T4 (5 mumol/l) stimulation in controls: 1.34 +/- 0.23 mmol.l-1 (mg DNA)-1.h-1, in NIDDM: 3.24 +/- 0.77 mmol.l-1.(mg DNA)-1.h-1, P less than 0.05 (mean +/- SD). These studies indicate that T4 as well as T3 increases cellular oxygen consumption and glucose uptake and that this stimulation is independent of new protein synthesis. Examination of cells from patients with NIDDM revealed an increased thyroid hormone induced glucose uptake, indicating increased thyroid hormone sensitivity. This observation contrasts the well known insulin insensitivity, suggesting separate mechanisms for glucose uptake elicited by insulin and thyroid hormones.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Thyroid hormone induced oxygen consumption and glucose-uptake in human mononuclear cells.

Cellular oxygen consumption and glucose metabolism were examined in human mononuclear blood cells. The cellular oxygen consumption and glucose uptake were dependent on the number of cells, the temperature and the duration of incubation. Stimulation of the cells by T4 and T3 led to a dose dependent increase of oxygen consumption and glucose uptake, whereas T2 and rT3 had no effect. Thyroxine as well as T3 stimulated the cellular glucose metabolism, but lactate production was independent of T3 and T4 stimulation. The data suggested a direct effect of T4 and T3 on oxidative phosphorylation. Further thyroid hormones and insulin exerted an additive effect on glucose uptake. Our study indicates a direct intracellular effect of T4 independent of its conversion to T3 and a different mechanism for insulin dependent and thyroid hormone glucose uptake.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

TSH, thyroid hormones and nuclear-binding of T3 in mononuclear blood cells from obese and non-obese women.

The specific nuclear-binding of T3 (NBT3) in mononuclear blood cells, and the concentrations of TSH, thyroid hormones, and binding proteins were measured after overnight fasting in 12 obese and in 14 non-obese women, none of the subjects were taking any medicine. The concentrations of TSH and free plus bound-T3 (TT3) were significantly higher in the obese (p less than 0.05), concentrations of T4 and binding proteins did not differ. The NBT3 was significantly lower in the obese women; the maximal binding capacity (MBC) was 34.5 +/- 11.6 fmol/mg DNA in the obese subjects and 50.0 +/- 11.6 fmol/mg DNA in the non-obese subjects (p less than 0.02). The binding affinities did not differ. We have previously shown that increasing T3 concentrations within the physiological range down-regulates NBT3. Therefore, the reduced NBT3 in the obese women was probably secondary to the increased TT3 concentration and was not caused by a primary tissue resistance. The higher TSH and TT3 in the obese women could be caused by a greater caloric intake.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Triiodothyronine stimulates urinary excretion of calcium and hydroxyproline in autosomal dominant osteopetrosis.

Six patients with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis were treated orally with 100 mcg. triiodothyronine (T3) daily for seven days. The effect of T3 on bone remodelling was monitored. T3 treatment increased serum T3 from day 1 to 7 (p less than 0.02) with a corresponding fall in serum T4 (p less than 0.01) and serum TSH (p less than 0.02). The levels of thyroid hormones returned to initial levels within the observation period. The renal excretion of calcium and hydroxyproline increased significantly (p less than 0.05) on day 7 and 14 respectively, while there was no significant increase in phosphate excretion. No significant changes were observed in serum calcium, phosphate, or osteocalcin during the study. The observed changes suggest that bone resorption in autosomal dominant osteopetrosis is stimulated by exogenous administration of T3.

Adult↗