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Localization and expression of thyroid hormone receptors normal and neoplastic human thyroid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14759075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the regional expression of thyroid hormone nuclear receptor forms (TR(alpha) and TR(beta)) and isoform (TR(alpha1) and TR(beta2)) mRNAs in normal and neoplastic (benignant and malignant) human thyroid tissue. Tumor specimens from patients with thyroid carcinomas (papillary: 5 cases; follicular: 5 cases; anaplastic: 2 cases), thyroid follicular adenomas (7 cases) and tissue from normal thyroid glands (12 cases) were analyzed by in situ hybridization and semiquantitative RT-PCR for the expression of TR(alpha1) and beta, as well as for the isoform alpha2 that does not bind the hormone. In normal tissues, TR(alpha2) was expressed at lower levels compared to TR(alpha1) (alpha1/alpha2 = 4.3). In papillary and follicular carcinomas, the expression of TR(alpha1) and TR(beta) did not change as compared with normal thyroid tissue and adenomas (0.87 +/- 0.15 SD vs 0.89 +/- 0.17 densitometric units, DU, and 0.15 +/- 0.02 vs 0.14 +/- 0.03 DU, respectively). However, the expression of TR(alpha2) was significantly higher in differentiated carcinomas compared to normal thyroid tissue and adenomas (0.47 +/- 0.05 vs 0.20 +/- 0.05 DU, p < 0.05) with alpha1/alpha2 = 1.4. In anaplastic carcinoma all TRs were absent. We concluded that both normal and pathological thyroid tissues, with the exception of anaplastic carcinoma, express all TRs in thyreocites and that differentiated thyroid carcinomas are associated in enhancing the expression of TR(alpha2) mRNA.
Authors:
A Crescenzi; M F Graziano; E Carosa; E Papini; N Rucci; F Nardi; P Trimboli; A Calvanese; E A Jannini; M D'Armiento
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of endocrinological investigation     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0391-4097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Endocrinol. Invest.     Publication Date:  2003 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-02-04     Completed Date:  2004-09-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806594     Medline TA:  J Endocrinol Invest     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1008-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute Regina Apostolorum, Albano, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / genetics,  pathology
Adult
Blotting, Northern
Carcinoma / genetics,  metabolism
Carcinoma, Papillary / genetics,  pathology
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
In Situ Hybridization
RNA, Neoplasm / chemistry,  genetics
Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / biosynthesis,  genetics,  metabolism*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Thyroid Gland / metabolism
Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha / biosynthesis,  genetics,  metabolism*
Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta
Thyroid Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/RNA, Neoplasm; 0/Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; 0/Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha; 0/Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta

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