title: Effect of iodobenzene therapy on mitochondrial activity in 2-thiouracil-induced hypothyroidism in weanling rats.
abstract: Hypothyroidism was produced in weanling albino rats by the oral administration of 2-thiouracil (TU) for 110 days. These animals recorded nearly 50 per cent reduction in mitochondrial oxidation of succinate, protein content and the activity of inner mitochondrial membrane-bound beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase. Administration of iodobenzene (IB; 0.1 microgram/rat/day) and L-thyroxine (T4; 0.6 microgram/rat/day) to two sets of hypothyroid rats restored the reduced oxidation rate, enzyme activity and protein content to near normal values. IB was comparable to T4 and may act as a thyroid stimulant.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013889:Thiouracil; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007462:Iodobenzenes; D013889:Thiouracil; D013974:Thyroxine