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  • Title: Vasoactive intestinal peptide stimulates type II thyroxine 5'-deiodinase and N-acetyltransferase activities in dispersed pineal cells of euthyroid and hypothyroid rats.
    Author: Molinero P, Guerrero JM.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 1993 Mar 19; 151(2):130-3. PubMed ID: 8506071.
    Abstract:
    The effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on thyroxine type II 5'-deiodinase (5'-D) and N-acetyltransferase (NAT) activities were studied using pineal cells of euthyroid and hypothyroid rats. VIP activated 5'-D activity in a dose-dependent manner in both euthyroid and hypothyroid animals. However, basal and VIP stimulated activity was higher in pinealocytes from hypothyroid than in cells from euthyroid rats. VIP was also able to stimulate NAT activity but hypothyroidism did not induce modifications in its activity. Both 5'-D and NAT activities were stimulated not only by VIP, but also by isoproterenol, a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, and forskolin, a potent activator of adenylate cyclase activity. The results suggest that VIP may be involved in the physiological regulation of pineal 5'-D activity.
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