Biphasic inhibitory and stimulatory effects of thyrotropin on the mitotic activity of thyroid explants cultured in vitro.
Endokrinologie, 1979/4;73(2):186-90.
Pawlikowski M, Kunert-Radek J, Mróz-Wasilewska Z
PMID: 223838
Abstract
An influence of thyrotropin (TSH), dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP), triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) on the mitotic incidence in the organ-cultured rat thyroid was studied. The study has revealed biphasic inhibitory and stimulatory effects of TSH on the thyroid mitotic activity. The inhibitory effect occurred 14 h after an exposure of the thyroid explants to TSH and was enhanced by T3. A similar inhibitory effect was observed after an exposure of the explants to dbcAMP. 24 h after the exposure of the thyroid explants to TSH a stimulatory effect on the mitotic incidence was observed. The latter effect was not reproduced by dbcAMP.
MeSH terms
Animals; Bucladesine; Male; Mitosis; Organ Culture Techniques; Rats; Thyroid Gland; Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine
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