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[In vitro study of deiodination of L-diiodotyrosine and L-thyroxine in liver of dietetically fat rats]. 1976

C H Voss, and K Hartmann, and N Hartmann

Beginning with the fifth week of life, male Wistar rats were fed a diet containing, respectively, 3 and 50 per cent fat (corresponding to, respectively, 7 and 75 per cent fat of total calories). The differences in body weight between the two groups were 64 per cent for 10-week-old rats, and 71 per cent for 6-month-old rats. For these animals, the extent of the enzymatic deiodination of L-diiodotyrosine and L-thyroxin was determined in liver homogenate supernatants. In the 10-week-old rats as well as in the 6-month-old rats on high-fat diet, the deiodination of L-di-iodotyrosine was significantly lower than in the animals on low-fat diet, whereas the diodination of L-thyroxin was significantly higher. It is concluded that the fat content of the diet exerts an inhibiting effect on the deiodination of L-di-iodotyrosine and an enhancing effect on the deiodination of L-thyroxin.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007455	Iodine	A nonmetallic element of the halogen group that is represented by the atomic symbol I, atomic number 53, and atomic weight of 126.90. It is a nutritionally essential element, especially important in thyroid hormone synthesis. In solution, it has anti-infective properties and is used topically.	Iodine-127,Iodine 127
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D009929	Organ Size	The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.	Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D004041	Dietary Fats	Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados.	Fats, Dietary,Dietary Fat,Fat, Dietary
D004105	Diiodotyrosine	A product from the iodination of MONOIODOTYROSINE. In the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones, diiodotyrosine residues are coupled with other monoiodotyrosine or diiodotyrosine residues to form T4 or T3 thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE).	Iodogorgoic Acid,Acid, Iodogorgoic
D005230	Fatty Acids, Nonesterified	FATTY ACIDS found in the plasma that are complexed with SERUM ALBUMIN for transport. These fatty acids are not in glycerol ester form.	Fatty Acids, Free,Free Fatty Acid,Free Fatty Acids,NEFA,Acid, Free Fatty,Acids, Free Fatty,Acids, Nonesterified Fatty,Fatty Acid, Free,Nonesterified Fatty Acids
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age