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Beyond the fixed setpoint of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fliers, Eric Kalsbeek, Andries Boelen, Anita |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis represents a classical example of an endocrine feedback loop. This review discusses dynamic changes in HPT axis setpoint regulation, identifying their molecular and cellular determinants, and speculates about their functional role. Hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone neurons were identified as key components of thyroid hormone (TH) setpoint regulation already in the 1980s, and this was followed by the demonstration of a pivotal role for the thyroid hormone receptor beta in negative feedback of TH on the hypothalamic and pituitary level. Gradually, the concept emerged of the HPT axis setpoint as a fixed entity, aiming at a particular TH serum concentration. However, TH serum concentrations appear to be variable and highly responsive to physiological and pathophysiological environmental factors, including the availability or absence of food, inflammation and clock time. During food deprivation and inflammation, TH serum concentrations decrease without a concomitant rise in serum TSH, reflecting a deviation from negative feedback regulation in the HPT axis. Surprisingly, TH action in peripheral organs in these conditions cannot be simply predicted by decreased serum TH concentrations. Instead, diverse environmental stimuli have differential effects on local TH metabolism, e.g. in liver and muscle, occurring quite independently from decreased TH serum concentrations. The net effect of these differential local changes is probably a major determinant of TH action at the tissue level. In sum, hypothalamic HPT axis setpoint regulation as well as TH metabolism at the peripheral organ level is flexible and dynamic, and may adapt the organism in an optimal way to a range of environmental challenges. |
| Starting Page | 255 |
| Ending Page | 263 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://eje.bioscientifica.com/downloadpdf/journals/eje/171/5/R197.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pure.knaw.nl/ws/files/1060474/Fliers2014EurJEndocrinol.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 25005935v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-14-0285 |
| DOI | 10.1530/EJE-14-0285 |
| Journal | European journal of endocrinology |
| Volume Number | 171 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Axis vertebra Ephrin Type-B Receptor 1, human Food deprivation (experimental) Hypothalamic Hormones Hypothalamic structure Muscle Organ Tanycytes Thyroid Hormone Receptor Thyroid Hormones Thyrotropin pituitary thyroid axis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
