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In vitro effects of arachidonic acid and of inhibitors of its metabolism on the dog thyroid gland.

par Boeynaems, Jean-Marie ;Van Sande, Jacqueline ;Gervy Decoster, Christine ;Dumont, Jacques Emile
Référence Prostaglandins, 19, 4, page (537-550)
Publication Publié, 1980-04

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Incubation of dog thyroid tissue with arachidonic acid (10 to 200 microM) led to the following events: --low conversion to prostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha: 0.07% and 0.02% per hour and 100 mg tissue, respectively --inhibition of the stimulatory effect of low concentrations of TSH on thyroid secretion: the secretory effect of supra-maximal concentrations of TSH and of dB-cAMP was unaffected --inhibition of the cyclic AMP accumulation induced by TSH: this effect was inhibited neither by indomethacin nor by ETYA; cyclic AMP accumulation in response to cholera toxin or PGE1 was unaffected --no effect on cyclic GMP level --stimulation of thyroid proteins iodination. ETYA, but not indomethacin, depressed the iodination of thyroid proteins in resting and stimulated tissue. These data show that arachidonic acid-or a metabolite-can modulate thyroid responsiveness to TSH and suggest that lipoxygenase-products of arachidonic acid metabolism could be involved in thyroid proteins iodination.