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Mechanisms of thyroid hormone action
1Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. gbrent@ucla.edu
The Journal of Clinical Investigation
|September 5, 2012
Summary
Recent findings reveal thyroid hormone action is crucial in hormone resistance, obesity, and cancer. This new understanding impacts thyroid hormone receptor (TR) signaling, influencing treatments for metabolic and cognitive disorders.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology and Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Metabolic Disorders
Background:
- Thyroid hormone action is central to numerous physiological processes.
- Clinical observations reveal thyroid signaling defects in diverse conditions, including hormone resistance, obesity, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
Purpose of the Study:
- To elucidate the complex mechanisms of thyroid hormone action.
- To highlight the influence of new insights on understanding metabolic regulation and neural development.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of clinical observations in syndromes of hormone resistance.
- Integration of data from animal models.
- Examination of local ligand availability, transporters, corepressors, and coactivators.
Main Results:
- Thyroid hormone receptor (TR) isoform-specific actions are critical.
- Tissue-specific transporters and regulatory proteins significantly impact thyroid hormone signaling.
- Cross-talk between metabolic regulation and neural development pathways is evident.
Conclusions:
- New understanding of thyroid hormone action has broad implications across multiple diseases.
- Therapeutic strategies for hyperlipidemia, obesity, cardiac disease, cancer, and cognitive function are being developed based on these insights.
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