Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2008644 | Peptides | 2006 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Recent identification of membrane receptors for T4, T3, 3,5-T2, and 3-iodothyronamine that mediate rapid physiologic effects of thyroid hormones suggested that such receptors may supplement the regulation of TRH and TRH-like peptides by nuclear T3 receptors. For this reason 200Â g male Sprague-Dawley rats received daily i.p. injections of PTU or T4. Levels of TRH and TRH-like peptides were measured 0, 2Â h or 1, 2, 3, or 4 days later. Rapid increases or decreases in TRH and TRH-like peptide levels were observed in response to PTU and T4 treatments in various brain regions involved in mood regulation. Significant effects were measured within 2Â h of T4 injection. Nuclear T3 receptor-mediated changes in gene expression altering translation, post-translational processing and constitutive release of peptides require more than 2Â h. We conclude that non-genomic mechanisms may contribute to the psychiatric effects of thyroid disease and thyroid hormone adjuvant treatment for major depression.
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Authors
A. Eugene Pekary, Albert Sattin, Schetema A. Stevens,