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Are iodine-deficient rats euthyroid?

P Santisteban, M J Obregon, A Rodriguez-Peña

    Endocrinology
    |May 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Iodine deficiency in rats leads to low thyroxine (T4) and high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), even with normal triiodothyronine (T3) levels. This indicates altered thyroid hormone action at the cellular level despite normal circulating T3.

    Area of Science:

    • Endocrinology
    • Nutritional Science
    • Thyroid Research

    Background:

    • Endemic goiter areas often show low serum thyroxine (T4) and high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal triiodothyronine (T3).
    • This physiological state can be experimentally induced by a low iodine diet (LID) in animal models.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effects of a low iodine diet (LID) on thyroid hormone levels and action in rats.
    • To compare the effects of LID alone versus LID with perchlorate (ClO4-) for inducing severe hypothyroidism.

    Main Methods:

    • Rats were fed a Remington-type low iodine diet (LID).
    • Experimental groups received either LID alone, LID with iodine supplementation (control), or LID with 1% NaClO4 to induce severe hypothyroidism.
    • Measurements included body/thyroid weights, iodine content, iodoprotein profiles, iodoamino acid distribution, plasma T4, T3, TSH, pituitary GH, and liver enzyme activities (alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme) at 1, 2, 3, and 5 weeks.

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    Main Results:

    • LID rats exhibited decreased plasma T4 and increased plasma TSH, with normal circulating T3.
    • LID + ClO4- rats showed more severe reductions in T4 and T3, and a greater increase in TSH compared to LID alone.
    • Pituitary GH and liver enzyme activities were reduced in LID rats, but less so than in severely hypothyroid rats. Liver nuclear T3 concentration was significantly lower in LID rats despite normal plasma T3.

    Conclusions:

    • Rats on a LID alone demonstrate altered thyroid hormone status, with reduced T4 and elevated TSH, but normal circulating T3.
    • There is a discrepancy between measured thyroid hormone action in the liver and circulating T3 levels in iodine-deficient rats.
    • The findings suggest that iodine deficiency impacts thyroid hormone action at the cellular level, particularly in the liver, independent of circulating T3 concentrations.