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  • Title: Relationship between serum TSH levels and intrarenal hemodynamic parameters in euthyroid subjects.
    Author: Tsuda A, Inaba M, Ichii M, Ochi A, Ohno Y, Nakatani S, Yamada S, Mori K, Tahara H, Ishimura E.
    Journal: Eur J Endocrinol; 2013 Jul; 169(1):45-50. PubMed ID: 23585555.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Low thyroid function may be associated with a reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculated on the basis of creatinine metabolism. Thyroid hormone directly affects serum creatinine in muscle and low thyroid function might exert a similar direct effect in the kidney. The goal of the study was to evaluate this possibility by assessment of the inulin-based GFR and to examine the mechanism underlying the reduction of GFR. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Renal and glomerular hemodynamics were assessed by simultaneous measurements of plasma clearance of para-aminohippurate (CPAH) and inulin (Cin) in 26 patients with serum creatinine <1.00 mg/dl and without thyroid disease. All subjects were normotensive with or without antihypertensive treatment and were kept in a sodium-replete state. Renal and glomerular hemodynamics were calculated using Gomez's formulae. RESULTS: Serum TSH, including within the normal range (0.69-4.30 μIU/ml), was positively correlated with vascular resistance at the afferent arteriole (Ra) (r=0.609, P=0.0010), but not at the efferent arteriole (Re). Serum TSH was significantly and negatively correlated with renal plasma flow (RPF), renal blood flow (RBF), and GFR (r=-0.456, P=0.0192; r=-0.438, P=0.0252; r=-0.505, P=0.0086 respectively). In multiple regression analysis, serum TSH was significantly positively associated with Ra after adjustment for age and mean blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that low thyroid function, even within the normal range, is associated with reduced RPF, RBF, and GFR, which might be caused by a preferential increase in Ra.
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