Inhibition of Placental Thyroxine 5-Deiodinase Decreases Amniotic Fluid Concentration of 3,3',5'-Triiodothyronine in Rat Activity
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We investigated whether the inhibition of placental T4 5-deiodinase (5-D) activity would decrease the amniotic fluid (AF) concentration of rT3. Iopanoic acid (TOP) was used to inhibit placental T4 5-D activity. From gestation days 14 to 17, a group of rats received IOP (10 mg/100 g bwlday, sc) once daily in experiment (exp) 1, and received it (40 mg/100 g bw/day) four times daily in exp 2. In exp 2, control dams received propylthiouracil (PTU; 2 mg/100 g bw/day) instead of IOP. Methimazole and T4 were also given to all dams in exp 1 and 2. On day 17 of gestation, we collected the liver, placenta, blood, and AF of each animal. In the IOP-treated group in both experiments, the serum T4 concentration was significantly increased. Hepatic T4 5'-deiodinase activity was significantly decreased by either PTU or IOP administration. In both experiments placental T4 5-D activity was significantly decreased in the IOP-treated group. The concentration of rT3 in AF was significantly decreased in the TOP-treated group in exp 2 (1.71 vs. 0.75 nmol/l, P<0.01) despite a higher serum T4 concentration. There was a significant positive correlation between placental T4 5-D activity and the concentration of rT3 in AF in exp 2 (r=0.62, P<0.05). These observations indicate that the inhibition of placental T4 5-D activity decreases the concentration of rT3 in rat AF, and that placental 14 5-D and the T4 concentration in maternal serum plays important roles in maintaining the concentration of rT3 in rat AF.
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