title: Do in-vivo suppression and stimulation of lipolysis influence thyroid hormone levels in man?
abstract: To determine whether increases in non-esterified fatty acids alter free thyroid hormone and TSH levels, the effect of endogenous activation of lipolysis by insulin-induced hypoglycaemia was examined in seven healthy volunteers pretreated with placebo or acipimox. Whilst levels of non-esterified fatty acid were very different in the two groups, levels of free thyroxine, tri-iodothyronine and TSH were unchanged. Thus, within the range of non-esterified fatty acid levels likely to be seen in clinical practice, any effect on thyroid hormone measurements can be safely ignored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Newrick
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Braatvedt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stansbie
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Corrall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced; D007328:Insulin; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine