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  • Title: Splanchnic extraction of 3,3'-diiodothyronine and 3',5'-diiodothyronine in hyperthyroidism.
    Author: Faber J, Faber O, Wennlund A, Wahren J.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 1984 Jul; 59(1):147-50. PubMed ID: 6725519.
    Abstract:
    The splanchnic extraction of 3,3'-diiodothyronine (3,3'-T2) and 3',5'-diiodothyronine (3',5'-T2) was studied in 7 hyperthyroid patients and 20 normal subjects employing the hepatic venous catheterization technique. A significant net uptake by splanchnic tissues was found for both diiodothyronines . The fractional splanchnic extraction calculated as the arterio-hepatic venous plasma concentration difference divided by the arterial concentration was unaffected by hyperthyroidism as compared to normal values. There was a close positive correlation between the arterio-hepatic venous concentration difference and arterial concentration, 3,3'-T2: r = 0.988, and 3',5'-T2: r = 0.932 (P less than 0.001). The splanchnic extraction was nonsaturable at endogenous plasma concentrations of 3,3'-T2 up to at least 17.0 ng/dl and of 3',5'-T2 up to at least 15.2 ng/dl. The data suggest that the splanchnic extraction of 3,3'-T2 and 3',5'-T2 obeys first order kinetics, the fractional extraction being unaffected by hyperthyroidism. Furthermore, changes in the net splanchnic extraction of 3,3'-T2 and 3',5'-T2 do not seem to contribute to changes in circulating levels of these iodothyronines. It is suggested that tissues other than the liver contribute significantly to the deiodination process both in normal and in hyperthyroid man.
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