title: Norepinephrine and thyrotropin stimulation of iodide efflux in FRTL-5 thyroid cells involves metabolites of arachidonic acid and is associated with the iodination of thyroglobulin.
abstract: Ca2+-dependent and TSH-, norepinephrine (NE)-, and A23187-induced iodide (I-) efflux from FRTL-5 rat thyroid cells is inhibited by quinacrine and trifluoroperazine, agents that inhibit phospholipase A2 activity. Furthermore, I- efflux can be stimulated by an activator of phospholipase A2 activity, melittin. Phospholipase A2 action releases arachidonic acid from phospholipids; arachidonic acid enhances I- efflux in FRTL-5 cells. Inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism via the lipoxygenase pathway, 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid and nordihydroguaiaretic acid, and via the cytochrome P450-linked epoxygenase pathway, piperonyl butoxide and 2-diethylaminoethyl-2,2-diphenyl valerate, but not an inhibitor of the cyclooxygenase pathway, indomethacin, can inhibit TSH-, NE-, and A23187-induced I- efflux. TSH, NE, and arachidonic acid stimulation of I- efflux in FRTL-5 cells is associated with increased iodination of thyroglobulin, which is blocked by 10 microM 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid and 50 microM piperonyl butoxide. The data thus suggest that TSH- and NE-induced I- efflux from FRTL-5 thyroid cells involves lipoxygenase and/or epoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid, released from phospholipids upon Ca2+-dependent activation of phospholipase A2. Since this process is associated with the iodination of thyroglobulin, TSH- and NE-induced I- efflux in FRTL-5 cells may represent the transport of I- from the cell into the follicular lumen in vivo.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D007454:Iodides / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014268:Trifluoperazine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D007454:Iodides; D014268:Trifluoperazine; D000001:Calcimycin; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013954:Thyroglobulin; D011796:Quinacrine; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine