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  • Title: Inhibition of placental thyroxine 5-deiodinase activity decreases amniotic fluid concentration of 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine in rat.
    Author: Mori K, Yoshida K, Kaise K, Kaise N, Fukazawa H, Kikuchi K, Abe K, Yoshinaga K.
    Journal: Endocr J; 1993 Aug; 40(4):405-12. PubMed ID: 7920894.
    Abstract:
    We investigated whether the inhibition of placental T4 5-deiodinase (5-D) activity would decrease the amniotic fluid (AF) concentration of rT3. Iopanoic acid (IOP) 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 bw/day, 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 IOP-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 T4 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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