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Inhibition of thyrotropin-induced growth of rat thyroid cells, FRTL-5, by immunoglobulin G from patients with primary myxedema.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab ; 64(1): 124-30, 1987 Jan.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3023425
ABSTRACT
We studied thyroid growth-blocking activity in immunoglobulin G (IgG) fractions of serum from 24 patients with primary myxedema, 24 patients with goitrous Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and 18 normal subjects by measuring the ability of their IgG to inhibit TSH-induced [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA in a rat thyroid cell line, FRTL-5. Both groups of patients were receiving T4 when studied. [3H]Thymidine incorporation induced by 0.1 mU/ml bovine TSH was significantly inhibited by the addition of 2 mg/ml IgG from patients with primary myxedema (P less than 0.01), while it was not affected by IgG from the normal subjects or 23 of the 24 patients with goitrous Hashimoto's thyroiditis. IgG from patients with primary myxedema also inhibited the [3H]thymidine incorporation induced by Graves' IgG, but not that induced by forskolin, cholera toxin, (Bu)2cAMP or phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate. The inhibition of TSH-induced [3H]thymidine incorporation by IgGs from patients with primary myxedema was significantly correlated with their inhibitory activities against both TSH-induced cAMP generation and TSH binding (P less than 0.001). These data indicate that these growth-blocking antibodies are directed against the TSH receptor and might be one of the causes of the thyroid atrophy in patients with primary myxedema.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Glândula Tireoide / Imunoglobulina G / Tireotropina / Mixedema Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Ano de publicação: 1987 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Glândula Tireoide / Imunoglobulina G / Tireotropina / Mixedema Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Ano de publicação: 1987 Tipo de documento: Article