Changes in the central component of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in a rabbit model of prolonged critical illness. 2009

Liese Mebis, and Yves Debaveye, and Björn Ellger, and Sarah Derde, and Eric-Jan Ververs, and Lies Langouche, and Veerle M Darras, and Eric Fliers, and Theo J Visser, and Greet Van den Berghe
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven B-3000, Belgium. liese.mebis@med.kuleuven.be

BACKGROUND Prolonged critically ill patients reveal low circulating thyroid hormone levels without a rise in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). This condition is labeled "low 3,5,3'-tri-iodothyronine (T3) syndrome" or "nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTI)" or "euthyroid sick syndrome". Despite the low circulating and peripheral tissue thyroid hormone levels, thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) expression in the hypothalamus is reduced and it remains unclear which mechanism is responsible. We set out to study whether increased hypothalamic T3 availability could reflect local thyrotoxicosis and explain feedback inhibition-induced suppression of the TRH gene in the context of the low T3 syndrome in prolonged critical illness. METHODS Healthy rabbits were compared with prolonged critically ill, parenterally fed animals. We visualized TRH mRNA in the hypothalamus by in situ-hybridization and measured mRNA levels for the type II iodothyronine diodinase (D2), the thyroid hormone transporters monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) 8, MCT10 and organic anion co-transporting polypeptide 1C1 (OATP1C1) and the thyroid hormone receptors alpha (TRalpha) and beta (TRbeta) in the hypothalamus. We also measured the activity of the D2 and type III iodothyronine deiodinase (D3) enzymes. RESULTS In the hypothalamus of prolonged critically ill rabbits with low circulating T3 and TSH, we observed decreased TRH mRNA, increased D2 mRNA and increased MCT10 and OATP1C1 mRNA while MCT8 gene expression was unaltered as compared with healthy controls. This coincided with low hypothalamic thyroxine (T4) and low-normal T3 concentrations, without a change at the thyroid hormone receptor level. CONCLUSIONS Although expression of D2 and of the thyroid hormone transporters MCT10 and OATP1C1 were increased in the hypothalamus of prolonged critical ill animals, hypothalamic T4 and T3 content or thyroid hormone receptor expression were not elevated. Hence, decreased TRH gene expression, and hereby low TSH and T3 during prolonged critical illness, is not exclusively brought about by hypothalamic thyrotoxicosis, and infer other TRH suppressing factors to play a role.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007031 Hypothalamus Ventral part of the DIENCEPHALON extending from the region of the OPTIC CHIASM to the caudal border of the MAMMILLARY BODIES and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the THIRD VENTRICLE. Lamina Terminalis,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Area,Area, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Areas, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Preoptico Hypothalamic Area,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Areas
D007453 Iodide Peroxidase A hemeprotein that catalyzes the oxidation of the iodide radical to iodine with the subsequent iodination of many organic compounds, particularly proteins. EC 1.11.1.8. Iodinase,Iodothyronine 5'-Deiodinase,Iodothyronine Deiodinase,Iodotyrosine Deiodase,Thyroid Peroxidase,Thyroxine 5'-Deiodinase,Thyroxine 5'-Monodeiodinase,5'-Deiodinase,Deiodinase,Iodotyrosine Deiodinase,Monodeiodinase,Reverse Triiodothyronine 5'-Deiodinase,T4-5'-Deiodinase,T4-Monodeiodinase,Tetraiodothyronine 5'-Deiodinase,Thyroxine Converting Enzyme,Triiodothyronine Deiodinase,5' Deiodinase,5'-Deiodinase, Iodothyronine,5'-Deiodinase, Reverse Triiodothyronine,5'-Deiodinase, Tetraiodothyronine,5'-Deiodinase, Thyroxine,5'-Monodeiodinase, Thyroxine,Deiodase, Iodotyrosine,Deiodinase, Iodothyronine,Deiodinase, Iodotyrosine,Deiodinase, Triiodothyronine,Enzyme, Thyroxine Converting,Iodothyronine 5' Deiodinase,Peroxidase, Iodide,Peroxidase, Thyroid,Reverse Triiodothyronine 5' Deiodinase,T4 5' Deiodinase,T4 Monodeiodinase,Tetraiodothyronine 5' Deiodinase,Thyroxine 5' Deiodinase,Thyroxine 5' Monodeiodinase,Triiodothyronine 5'-Deiodinase, Reverse
D008297 Male Males
D010902 Pituitary Gland A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM. Hypophysis,Hypothalamus, Infundibular,Infundibular Stalk,Infundibular Stem,Infundibulum (Hypophysis),Infundibulum, Hypophyseal,Pituitary Stalk,Hypophyseal Infundibulum,Hypophyseal Stalk,Hypophysis Cerebri,Infundibulum,Cerebri, Hypophysis,Cerebrus, Hypophysis,Gland, Pituitary,Glands, Pituitary,Hypophyseal Stalks,Hypophyses,Hypophysis Cerebrus,Infundibular Hypothalamus,Infundibular Stalks,Infundibulums,Pituitary Glands,Pituitary Stalks,Stalk, Hypophyseal,Stalk, Infundibular,Stalks, Hypophyseal,Stalks, Infundibular
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D005067 Euthyroid Sick Syndromes Conditions of abnormal THYROID HORMONES release in patients with apparently normal THYROID GLAND during severe systemic illness, physical TRAUMA, and psychiatric disturbances. It can be caused by the loss of endogenous hypothalamic input or by exogenous drug effects. The most common abnormality results in low T3 THYROID HORMONE with progressive decrease in THYROXINE; (T4) and TSH. Elevated T4 with normal T3 may be seen in diseases in which THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN synthesis and release are increased. High T4 Syndrome,Low T3 Syndrome,Low T3 High T4 Syndrome,Low T3 and Low T4 Syndrome,Low T3-High T4 Syndrome,Low T3-Low T4 Syndrome,Non-Thyroidal Illness Syndrome,Sick Euthyroid Syndrome,Euthyroid Sick Syndrome,High T4 Syndromes,Low T3 Low T4 Syndrome,Non Thyroidal Illness Syndrome,Syndrome, Non-Thyroidal Illness,Syndrome, Sick Euthyroid,Syndromes, Non-Thyroidal Illness
D005453 Fluorescence The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D000097564 Iodothyronine Deiodinase Type II An enzyme responsible for T4 (3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine) to T3 (3,5,3'-TRIIODOTHYRONINE) conversion. May contribute to increasing T3 THYROID HORMONE production in patients with GRAVES DISEASE. DIO2 Enzyme,Selenodeiodinase Type 2,TXDI2 Enzyme,Type 2 Deiodinase (D2),Type 2 Selenodeiodinase,Type II 5'-Deiodinase,Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase,2 Selenodeiodinase, Type,2, Selenodeiodinase Type,5'-Deiodinase, Type II,Enzyme, DIO2,Enzyme, TXDI2,II 5'-Deiodinase, Type,Selenodeiodinase, Type 2,Type 2, Selenodeiodinase,Type II 5' Deiodinase
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012313 RNA A polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached. RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) RNA, Non-Polyadenylated,Ribonucleic Acid,Gene Products, RNA,Non-Polyadenylated RNA,Acid, Ribonucleic,Non Polyadenylated RNA,RNA Gene Products,RNA, Non Polyadenylated

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