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Thyroid hormone effects on lactase expression by rat enterocytes.

J E Hewitt, M W Smith

    The Journal of Physiology
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    Thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) influence rat jejunum lactase activity. T4 and T3 affect specific enterocyte types, impacting intestinal development at the cellular level.

    Area of Science:

    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Cell Biology

    Background:

    • Thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), play crucial roles in mammalian development and metabolism.
    • Their specific effects on the adult intestinal epithelium, particularly concerning enzyme activity and cellular localization, require further elucidation.
    • Lactase activity in the jejunum is a key marker for intestinal maturation and function.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of T4 and T3 on rat jejunum lactase activity.
    • To determine the specific enterocyte populations (O-enterocytes and C-enterocytes) affected by these hormones.
    • To examine the cellular distribution and localization of T3 within intestinal cells.

    Main Methods:

    • Administration of T4 and T3 to adult rats and measurement of jejunum lactase activity.

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  • Quantitative cytochemistry to assess hormone effects on O- and C-enterocytes.
  • Injection of radioactive T3 into thyroidectomized rats followed by quantitative autoradiography to track hormone distribution and localization.

    • Main Results:

    • T4 and T3 initially increased, then decreased, jejunum lactase activity without altering intestinal structure or enterocyte migration.
    • T4 stimulated lactase in upper villus (O-) enterocytes and inhibited it in crypt (C-) enterocytes.
    • Radioactive T3 localized to both nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments in all cell types, with higher concentrations in C-enterocytes.

    Conclusions:

    • Thyroid hormones T4 and T3 modulate jejunum lactase activity in a dose- and cell-specific manner.
    • These findings highlight the differential effects of thyroid hormones on intestinal development at the cellular level.
    • Further research is needed to understand the physiological implications of T3's cellular distribution in the intestine.