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  • Title: Phenol red: an inhibitor of thyroglobulin iodination in cultured porcine thyroid cells.
    Author: Gruffat D, Gonzalvez S, Mauchamp J, Chabaud O.
    Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol; 1991 Oct; 81(1-3):195-203. PubMed ID: 1665828.
    Abstract:
    Phenol red, commonly used as a pH indicator in tissue culture media, is known to possess estrogenic properties. We investigated the effect of phenol red on the process of thyroglobulin iodination which occurs only at the apical surface of porcine thyroid cells when cultured in porous bottom chambers. When phenol red was added simultaneously to both compartments (apical and basolateral), separated by the polarized monolayer, thyroglobulin iodination was inhibited by about 86% without any effect on thyroglobulin secretion and apical iodine concentration. When phenol red was added separately to either the apical or basal media, inhibition was 68% and 43%, respectively. A large amount of phenol red which was introduced into the basal medium crossed through the monolayer. Thus, inhibition was dependent upon the concentration of phenol red present in the apical compartment. A maximal inhibition was observed from 30 microM apical concentration. Phenol red acts as a substrate for thyroperoxidase in the iodination reaction.
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