OBJECTIVES To determine the role of the RBP4/PiC/SIRT3 signaling pathway in the opening of the mitochondria permeability transition pore (mPTP) in offspring rats with hypothyroidism during pregnancy. METHODS Sixty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were employed in this study. Pregnancy was deemed successful when...
A paralisia periódica hipocalêmica tireotóxica é uma complicação inusitada do hipertireoidismo, porém é considerada urgência
endocrinológica e ainda frequentemente subdiagnosticada. Sua
apresentação clínica consiste na tríade de défice de potássio, tireotoxicose e fraqueza muscular – ...
ABSTRACT In this study, the effect of thymoquinone (TQ) on propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced memory impairment was investigated in juvenile rats. The rats were grouped into control, Hypo, Hypo-TQ5 and Hypo-TQ10. Propylthiouracil increased latency time in the Morris water maze test and decreased delay in ent...
The thyroid axis is particularly prone to interactions with a wide variety of drugs, whose list increases year by year. Hypothyroidism is the most frequent consequence of drug-induced thyroid dysfunction. The main mechanisms involved in the development of primary hypothyroidism are: inhibition of the syn...
El distiroidismo espontáneo autoinmune (DE) tiene agregación familiar positiva. Se ha identificado distiroidismo en pacientes que reciben amiodarona (DIA). Hemos observado que este grupo muestra predisposición genética y ahora se analizó en forma prospoectiva, la presencia de autoanticuerpos y la hi...
