Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.

The production and growth regulatory activity of transforming growth factor beta were studied in human thyroid tissue. As estimated by its mRNA expression in fresh tissue samples, transforming growth factor beta was produced in normal and in diseased thyroid glands. Transforming growth factor beta m...

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Main Authors: Grubeck-Loebenstein, B, Buchan, G, Sadeghi, R, Kissonerghis, M, Londei, M, Turner, M, Pirich, K, Roka, R, Niederle, B, Kassal, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1989
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author Grubeck-Loebenstein, B
Buchan, G
Sadeghi, R
Kissonerghis, M
Londei, M
Turner, M
Pirich, K
Roka, R
Niederle, B
Kassal, H
author_facet Grubeck-Loebenstein, B
Buchan, G
Sadeghi, R
Kissonerghis, M
Londei, M
Turner, M
Pirich, K
Roka, R
Niederle, B
Kassal, H
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description The production and growth regulatory activity of transforming growth factor beta were studied in human thyroid tissue. As estimated by its mRNA expression in fresh tissue samples, transforming growth factor beta was produced in normal and in diseased thyroid glands. Transforming growth factor beta mRNA was mainly produced by thyroid follicular cells and in lesser quantities by thyroid infiltrating mononuclear cells. The concentrations of transforming growth factor beta mRNA were lower in iodine-deficient nontoxic goiter than in Graves' disease and normal thyroid tissue. Transforming growth factor beta protein secretion by cultured thyroid follicular cells was also low in nontoxic goiter, but could be increased by addition of sodium iodide (10 microM) to the culture medium. Recombinant transforming growth factor beta did not affect basal tritiated thymidine incorporation in cultured thyroid follicular cells, but inhibited, at a concentration of 10 ng/ml, the growth stimulatory influence of insulin-like growth factor I, epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor alpha, TSH, and partly that of normal human serum on cultured thyroid follicular cells. This inhibition was greater in Graves' disease than in nontoxic goiter. These results suggest that transforming growth factor beta may act as an autocrine growth inhibitor on thyroid follicular cells. Decreased transforming growth factor beta production and decreased responsiveness to transforming growth factor beta may be cofactors in the pathogenesis of iodine-deficient nontoxic goiter.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f5e54487-9f1d-42f9-a513-828261385eb82022-03-27T12:30:49ZTransforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f5e54487-9f1d-42f9-a513-828261385eb8EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1989Grubeck-Loebenstein, BBuchan, GSadeghi, RKissonerghis, MLondei, MTurner, MPirich, KRoka, RNiederle, BKassal, HThe production and growth regulatory activity of transforming growth factor beta were studied in human thyroid tissue. As estimated by its mRNA expression in fresh tissue samples, transforming growth factor beta was produced in normal and in diseased thyroid glands. Transforming growth factor beta mRNA was mainly produced by thyroid follicular cells and in lesser quantities by thyroid infiltrating mononuclear cells. The concentrations of transforming growth factor beta mRNA were lower in iodine-deficient nontoxic goiter than in Graves' disease and normal thyroid tissue. Transforming growth factor beta protein secretion by cultured thyroid follicular cells was also low in nontoxic goiter, but could be increased by addition of sodium iodide (10 microM) to the culture medium. Recombinant transforming growth factor beta did not affect basal tritiated thymidine incorporation in cultured thyroid follicular cells, but inhibited, at a concentration of 10 ng/ml, the growth stimulatory influence of insulin-like growth factor I, epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor alpha, TSH, and partly that of normal human serum on cultured thyroid follicular cells. This inhibition was greater in Graves' disease than in nontoxic goiter. These results suggest that transforming growth factor beta may act as an autocrine growth inhibitor on thyroid follicular cells. Decreased transforming growth factor beta production and decreased responsiveness to transforming growth factor beta may be cofactors in the pathogenesis of iodine-deficient nontoxic goiter.
spellingShingle Grubeck-Loebenstein, B
Buchan, G
Sadeghi, R
Kissonerghis, M
Londei, M
Turner, M
Pirich, K
Roka, R
Niederle, B
Kassal, H
Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title_full Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title_fullStr Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title_full_unstemmed Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title_short Transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth. Role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter.
title_sort transforming growth factor beta regulates thyroid growth role in the pathogenesis of nontoxic goiter
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