An in vivo model for thyroid regeneration and folliculogenesis.
Lab Invest
; 98(9): 1126-1132, 2018 09.
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| ID: mdl-29946134
ABSTRACT
While thyroid is considered to be a dormant organ, when required, it can regenerate through increased cell proliferation. However, the mechanism for regeneration remains unknown. Nkx2-1(fl/fl);TPO-cre mouse thyroids exhibit a very disorganized appearance because their thyroids continuously degenerate and regenerate. In mouse thyroids, a cluster of cells are found near the tracheal cartilage and muscle, which are positive for expression of NKX2-1, the master transcription factor governing thyroid development and function. In the present study, we propose that this cluster of NKX2-1-positive cells may be the precursor cells that mature to become thyroid follicular cells, forming thyroid follicles. We also found that phosphorylation of AKT is induced by NKX2-1 in the proposed thyroid progenitor-like side-population cell-derived thyroid cell line (SPTL) cells, suggesting the possibility that NKX2-1 plays a role in differentiation through the modulation of AKT signaling. This study revealed that Nkx2-1(fl/fl);TPO-cre mice provide a suitable model to study in vivo regeneration and folliculogenesis of the thyroid.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Regeneración
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Glándula Tiroides
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Factor Nuclear Tiroideo 1
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Modelos Biológicos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lab Invest
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos