title: Iodine, thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (rT3), 3,3'-diiodothyronine (T2) in normal human thyroids. Effect of excessive iodine exposure.
abstract: 20 Normal glands obtained from euthyroid subjects at autopsy were analysed for total iodine (Tl), PBl, L-thyroxine (T4), 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (rT3), 3,3'-diiodothyronine (T2) after pronase hydrolysis. The mean Tl was 325.1+-47.2 micrograms/g wet tissue, giving a total iodine per gland of 10.01 mg. Pretreatment of iodine containing X-ray drugs in 8 patients did not significantly affect these results with the exception of Lipiodol. The mean T4, T3 and T2 values were 93.0+-23.1 micrograms/g, 5.25+-0.99 micrograms/g, 5.54+-1.05 micrograms/g and 0.60+-1.19 micrograms/g, respectively. In contrast to goitrous tissue, normal thyroid tissue showed no dependence of the T4/T3 ratio on the Tl. Compared with goitrous tissue PBI consisted of much more T4-l in normal tissue. The corresponding values were 47.7+-11.8% and 12.7+-3.4%, respectively. A positive relationship was found between Tl and T4, T3, rT3 but not with T2. The rT3 concentration corresponds to that of T3 in a remarkable way. The ratios of T3 or rT3 were similar, suggesting that thyroidal T3 and rT3 production is a random process. T2 represents only 0.73% of T4-l. Our results in normal thyroid tissue clearly show that the difference in iodine concentrations is only one factor among others in comparison to goitrous tissue.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001706:Biopsy; D004104:Diiodothyronines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007455:Iodine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013970:Thyronines / Q000378:metabolism*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004104:Diiodothyronines; D013970:Thyronines; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse; D007455:Iodine; D013974:Thyroxine