Experimental studies concerning the mechanism of the thyroid-pineal interrelationship. I. The action of the pineal peptides on the thyroid gland. 1978

A Constantinescu, and I Negoescu, and C Heltianu, and M Drăghici, and A Pop

Subcutaneous administration of a pineal polypeptide extract, "Crinofizin", to adult male Wistar rats having the thyroid function inhibited by prolonged administration of MTU, has important effects on both the whole organism (slightly correcting the weight increase rate, loweri g cholesterolemia) and the thyroid gland (reducing thyroid hyperplasia and playing a part in various stages of thyroid hormones metabolism). Thus under pineal treatment one can observe a clear tendency to return to the normal values of the thyroid parameters strongly modified by MTU, as RIC, intrathyroid proteic iodine, tissue thyroid hormones distribution, blood PBI and total T4. It appears that these effects of pineal peptides are induced directly on the thyroid and/or via the hypophyso-thyroid axis which they intercept and equilibrate (moderate).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008779 Methylthiouracil A thiourea antithyroid agent that inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormone. It is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. 4-Methyl-2-thiouracil,Alkiron,Metacil,Thimecil
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D010870 Pineal Gland A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The pineal gland secretes MELATONIN, other BIOGENIC AMINES and NEUROPEPTIDES. Epiphysis Cerebri,Pineal Body,Corpus Pineale,Gland, Pineal,Pineal Bodies,Pineal Glands
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
D013963 Thyroid Hormones Natural hormones secreted by the THYROID GLAND, such as THYROXINE, and their synthetic analogs. Thyroid Hormone,Hormone, Thyroid,Hormones, Thyroid
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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