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The influence of methimazole on the thyrotrophic and peripheral activity of thyrotrophin and thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in the chick embryo and growing chicken. 1987

A Iqbal, and E Decuypere, and E R Kuhn, and R Schneider, and G Verheyen, and L M Huybrechts
Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Zoological Institute, Leuven,Belgium.

Plasma concentrations of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were profoundly depressed both in chick embryos and growing chickens after methimazole (MMI) treatment. There was no response of T4 and T3 levels to TRH or TSH injections in the MMI group, either in embryos or growing chickens. Peroxidase activity measured in the thyroid gland was significantly higher in embryos and growing chickens treated with MMI. However, neither TRH nor TSH affected this activity 2 hr after injection in either control or the MMI-treated group. Hepatic 5'-monodeiodinase activity was significantly stimulated in the MMI-treated groups of embryos and growing chickens but only when additional sulphydryl groups (DTT) were provided. In embryos, monodeiodination activity 2 hr after TSH injection was not significantly different from control values for either DTT-stimulated or unstimulated conditions within the control and MMI-infused groups. However, in both control and MMI-treated embryos monodeiodination activity significantly increased 2 hr after TRH injection. In the growing chickens, monodeiodination activity 2 hr after TRH or TSH injection was not significantly different from control values in either stimulated or unstimulated conditions of each group.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007275 Injections, Intravenous Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes. Intravenous Injections,Injection, Intravenous,Intravenous Injection
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
D008713 Methimazole A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin. This is done by interfering with the oxidation of iodide ion and iodotyrosyl groups through inhibition of the peroxidase enzyme. Methymazol,Thiamazole,1-Methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole,Favistan,Mercasolyl,Mercazol,Mercazole,Mercazolyl,Merkazolil,Methizol,Methylmercaptoimidazole,Metisol,Metizol,Strumazol,Tapazole,Thiamazol Henning,Thiamazol Hexal,Thimazol,Thyrozol,Tiamazol,Tirodril,1 Methyl 2 mercaptoimidazole,Henning, Thiamazol,Hexal, Thiamazol
D002642 Chick Embryo The developmental entity of a fertilized chicken egg (ZYGOTE). The developmental process begins about 24 h before the egg is laid at the BLASTODISC, a small whitish spot on the surface of the EGG YOLK. After 21 days of incubation, the embryo is fully developed before hatching. Embryo, Chick,Chick Embryos,Embryos, Chick
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D005260 Female Females
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
D013961 Thyroid Gland A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively. Thyroid,Gland, Thyroid,Glands, Thyroid,Thyroid Glands,Thyroids
D013972 Thyrotropin A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Thyrotropin stimulates THYROID GLAND by increasing the iodide transport, synthesis and release of thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE). Thyrotropin consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone,TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone),Thyreotropin,Thyrotrophin,Hormone, Thyroid-Stimulating,Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

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