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The inhibitory effect of iodide on growth of rat thyroid (FRTL-5) cells

  • M. Saji
  • , O. Isozaki
  • , T. Tsushima
  • , M. Arai
  • , M. Miyakawa
  • , Y. Ohba
  • , Y. Tsuchiya
  • , T. Sano
  • , K. Shizume

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Abstract

The effect of iodide on growth of rat thyroid cells (FRTL-5) was studied. TSH-stimulated cell growth was inhibited by iodide in a concentration-dependent manner, and an effect of iodide was detected at 10-6 mmol/l. KClO4 or 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol blocked the effect of iodide, suggesting that iodide uptake and its organification are required to produce the inhibitory effect of iodide on cell growth. Iodide not only decreased TSH-stimulated cAMP production in FRTL-5 cells but also cell growth induced by cAMP. These observations suggest that iodide inhibits TSH-stimulated growth of the cells by attenuating cAMP production and also by acting on the step(s) distal to cAMP generation. The inhibitory effect of iodide was also seen in growth stimulated by insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I or 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate, suggesting multiple sites of action of iodide in the process of growth of FRTL-5 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-151
Number of pages7
JournalActa Endocrinologica
Volume119
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

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