Catecholamine-thyroid Hormone Interactions: II. Thyroid Hormone and Platelet MAO Activity in Patients With Thyroid Disorders

Catecholamine-thyroid hormone interactions: II. Thyroid hormone and platelet MAO activity in patients with thyroid disorders.

Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity and serum thyroxine indices were determined in 62 children and adolescents currently undergoing medical treatment for various thyroid disorders. The platelet MAO activity of these patients was similar to that of control and contrast groups previously reported, and there were no differences when patients were grouped according to specific thyroid disorde...

Catecholamine-thyroid hormone interactions: I. Thyroid hormone and platelet MAO activity in psychiatrically disturbed children.

Thyroid hormones are intimately related to mood and behavior, as is vividly evident in the anxiety and agitation of hyperthyroidism and the lethargy of the hypothyroid state. Extremes of activity (augmented or reduced) seen in severe developmental disturbances are often target symptoms for medication, and triidothyronine (T3) has been used in the treatment of childhood psychoses with a benefici...

Thyroid hormone replacement one day before 131I therapy in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer

Objective: The current study aimed to determine the efficacy of radioiodine-131 (131I) ablation therapy with thyroid hormone replacement one day before 131I administration in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Methods: This retrospective study included 29 patients who underwent 131I therapies twice for DTC during 6-12 months.  Since all the patients obviously had residual l...

Ramadan Fasting and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Women with Hypothyroidism

Introduction: According to some studies, Ramadan fasting causes minimal changes in the levels of thyroid hormones. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of Ramadan fasting on the levels of thyroid hormones in fasting women with hypothyroidism and levothyroxine intake. Methods: Serum levels of free thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) we...

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