title: 5' Deiodinase activity in brain regions of adult rats: modifications in different situations of experimental hypothyroidism.
abstract: In the central nervous system, type II 5' deiodinase (5'D-II) is highly regulated, as judged by the dramatic changes in enzyme levels observed after abrupt alterations in thyroid status. In this work, the 5'-DII activity has been studied in different situations of experimental hypothyroidism (propylthiouracil, methimazole, thyroidectomy, and low iodine diet), in various brain regions (pituitary, cerebellum, brain stem, hypothalamus, cortex, and whole brain) in adult rats. Propylthiouracil and methimazole significantly increase the activity in all brain regions. These increases are higher in rats treated with methimazole. Thyroidectomy significantly increases the activity in cortex and pituitary. A low iodine diet significantly increases in all brain regions except in the hypothalamus. The concentration of triiodothyronine (T3) studied in the major brain regions remained unchanged. The results obtained show a compensatory mechanism in pituitary and other brain regions in order to maintain the T3 levels in brain tissue.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano-Lozano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montiel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004032:Diet; D004229:Dithiothreitol; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology*; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008713:Methimazole; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011441:Propylthiouracil; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000378:metabolism; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D008713:Methimazole; D011441:Propylthiouracil; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase; D013974:Thyroxine; D004229:Dithiothreitol