title: Adrenomedullin regulation by thyroid hormone in the rat.
abstract: To investigate the effect of thyroid hormone on adrenomedullin (AM) changes during hyper- and hypothyroid states, we evaluated plasma AM concentrations and AM mRNA levels in lung tissue from hyper- and hypothyroid rats. AM peptide concentrations were significantly higher in plasma from hyperthyroid rats and lower in plasma from hypothyroid rats compared with control rats. AM mRNA transcripts were significantly increased in lung tissue from hyperthyroid rats and significantly decreased in lung tissue from hypothyroid rats compared with normal rats. These changes are paralleled alterations in AM production in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells, in which AM is regulated at the transcriptional level by thyroid hormone. Thus, thyroid hormone positively regulates AM production in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasai
mesh_terms: D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000818:Animals; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases; D013974:Thyroxine