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V G Makarova1, E A Riazanova, I V Pliakhin
1Department of Biochemistry, Ryazan' State Medical University after I. P. Pavlov, Ryazan.
Abstract:
Effects of calpain inhibitors on thyroid follicle conversion into monolayer was investigated. Human and rat primary thyroid cultures require the follicular structure after enzyme disaggregation of native tissue fragments. Removal of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from the culture medium causes migration of thyrocytes from follicles into monolayer, some differences were noted in conversion of rat and human thyroid follicles. The locomotion of rat thyrocytes is observed after preliminary incubation with TSH, but migration of thyrocytes from human thyroid follicles does not require such a preincubation. Phorbol esters induce migration of rat and human thyroid cells. Calpain inhibitors exert a significant influence on locomotion of the thyroid gland cells induced by the removal of TSH from the culture medium. Human thyrocyte migration is markedly inhibited by calpain inhibitor I or II. Likewise, addition of calpain inhibitor I into primary culture of rat thyrocytes decreased the number of migrating cells by 52%, and shortened average migration distance by 34%. Also, calpain inhibitors reduced the speed of phorbol ether-induced conversion of rat and human thyroid follicles into monolayer.
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