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The thyroid (L7) Flashcards

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Blood supply to the thyroid

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Superior from external carotid

Inferior from thyrocervical trunk

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Venous drainage of thyroid

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Superior, middle, and inferior thyroid veins that all drain into the internal jugular

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Innervation of the thyroid

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Middle and inferior cervical ganglia of sympathetic nervous system

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Follicle of the thyroid

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Epithelial cells surrounding a lumen filled with colloid

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Major compound of the lumen

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Thyroglobulin (TG)

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Parafollicular cells (“C” cells)

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Produce calcitonin and other proteins maintaining the follicle

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Other cell types in the thyroid

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Epithelial cells, fibroblasts, lymphocytes, adipocytes

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What is the shape of follicular cells when activated by TSH?

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Cuboidal

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Microvilli

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Extend into the colloid to facilitate transport of TG

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Where are the parafollicular cells located?

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In the basement membrane; no direct contact with the lumen

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Two precursors necessary for thyroid hormone synthesis

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Thyroglobulin and iodide

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Daily dietary intake of iodine that results in thyroid deficiency

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Wolf-Chaikoff effect

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Intrathyroidal response that assures constancy of iodide storage in the face of changes in dietary iodide intake - increases in iodide intake decreases gland transport and hormone synthesis

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14
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How is the Wolf-Chaikoff effect used clinically?

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High doses of iodine are used to shut down hormone synthesis in hyperthyroid patients

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HPT axis

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Hypothalamus: PVN releases TRH
TSH from anterior pituitary
T3/T4 feeds back on hypothalamus and pituitary

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Intracellular “thyroid sensor”

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Level of T3 in the anterior pituitary

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Inhibition of thyroid stimulating hormone

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Tonic inhibition by dopamine, somatostatin

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T3 formation from T4

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Peripherally deiodinated in thyrotropes and brain by type II deiodinase

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19
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How many steps in thyroid hormone synthesis are there?

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7

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NIS cotransporter

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Takes up sodium and iodine on the basolateral surface of the follicle cell, “trapping” iodine inside

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Thyroid peroxidase

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Turns iodide to iodine

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Movement of TG during T3/T4 synthesis

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Transported from the follicle out the apical surface into the lumen

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What is the fate of the iodine transported into the cell?

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It leaves the apical membrane and is attached to the tyrosyl residues on TG

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Once the tyrosyl residues are iodinated, what happens?

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They are conjugated with T4 and T3

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Once the TG is conjugated, what occurs?

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The compound is transported back into the follicular cell and packaged into an endosome

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Once inside the cell, what happens to the T3/T4 conjugated TG?

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Proteolysis - TG, MIT, DIT, T3, and T4 released from vesicle

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Final step in T3/T4 synthesis

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Transport of T3 and T4 across basolateral membrane and release into blood

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28
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Thyroxine’s half-life

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Long - ~7 days

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29
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Circulation in blood - thyroxine

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Tightly bound to transport proteins; binds receptors with low affinity

30
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Triiodothyronine - receptor activity

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Binds with high affinity, low capacity

31
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rT3

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Reverse T3: biologically inactive

32
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Carbimazole

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Inhibits thryoid peroxidase; used as treatment for hyperthyroidism

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T3 hormone structure

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Formed by the combination of one MIT and one DIT residue

34
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How is rT3 distinguished from T3?

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Two iodinated residues on the outer ring instead of the inner ring, only one on the inner ring

35
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T4 hormone structure

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Formed by the coupling of two DIT residues

36
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Radioactive iodine uptake scan

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Used to test the function of the thyroid gland; use pertechnetate

37
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Hot nodule

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Area of increased iodine uptake and thyroid hormone synthesis; usually benign

38
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Cold nodule

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Area of dysfunctional/inactive iodine uptake and decreased thyroid hormone synthesis; can be benign or malignant

39
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Normal uptake of radioactive iodine

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25% after 24 hours

40
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Parameters for hyper/hypothyroidism based on radioactive iodine uptake

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> 60%: hyperthyroid

41
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Organification defect

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Iodine cannot be added to tyrosyl residues; tested with perchlorate (NIS inhibitor)

42
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Type 1 deiodinase

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Outer and inner ring deiodinase found in the liver, kidney, thyroid, and skeletal muscle

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Type 2 deiodinase

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Outer ring deiodinase found in brain, pituitary, placenta, and cardiac muscle
(THYROID SENSOR IN PITUITARY)

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Type 3 deiodinase

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Inner ring deiodinase found in brain, placenta, and skin

45
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What is the difference between inner and outer ring deiodination?

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Inner ring: deactivates (rT3 formation)

Outer ring: activates (T3 formation)

46
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Which is in higher storage, T3 or T4?

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T4; long half life

47
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How much of T4 is switched over to T3?

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80% peripherally; T4 has low affinity

48
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How much of thyroid hormone is bound peripherally?

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More than 99%

49
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Breakdown of proteins binding thyroid hormone

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TBG: 70%
Transthyretin: 10%
Albumin: 15-25%

50
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Which form, T3 or T4, binds more tightly to carrier proteins?

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T4; half life of 7 days vs T3’s half life of 1 day

51
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How long is TBG?

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394 AA glycoprotein

52
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What factors affect concentration of TBG?

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Hepatitis, estrogen: increase

Nephrotic syndrome, steroids: decrease

53
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Changes in TBG and effects on T3/T4

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Bioavailable T3 usually doesn’t change, but total levels of T3 and T4 do

54
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To what family of receptors does the thyroid hormone receptor belong?

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Nuclear receptor hormones; same as steroids

55
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With what does the THR heterodimerize?

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Retinoic acid receptor (RXR)

56
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What type of cell expresses THR?

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Almost every type

57
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Physiologic effects of thyroid hormone

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T3 increases mitochondrial activity and generates futile cycles, increasing oxygen consumption and heat production

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Neurologic effects of thyroid hormone

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Necessary for proper neural development

  • Induces neural cell migration/differentiation
  • Myelination
  • Synaptic transmission
59
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Cretinism

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Iodine deficiency during development, causing short stature, mental retardation, and delayed motor development

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Physiologic effects on the heart

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Increased cardiac output by increase in resting heart rate and stroke volume

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Consequence on the heart of hyperthyroidism

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Possible development of arrhythmias

62
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Etiology of goiter production

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Thyroid cancer (3:1 women:men)
Hyperthyroidism; Graves’ disease
Hypothyroidism; Hashimoto’s

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Etiology of Graves’ disease

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Autoimmune disorder that causes stimulation of TSH receptors by long-acting thyroid stimulator (LATS)

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Symptoms of Graves’ disease

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Diffuse bilateral goiters
Irritability
Nervousness
Hyperactivity
Muscle wasting
Weight loss
Heat intolerance
Tachycardia
Ophthalmopathy
65
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Histology of Graves’ thyroid

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Scant colloid, tall columnar follicular cells, infiltration of lymphocytes

66
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Etiology of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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Autoimmune disorder; antibodies against TPO and TG. Causes destruction of thyroid tissue

67
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Symptoms of Hashimoto’s

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Lethargy
Fatigue
Weight gain
Decreased appetite
Hair loss
Brittle nails
Cold intolerance
68
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What is thyroid storm?

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An emergency life-threatening situation in which hyperthyroidism is coupled with severe, acute illness

69
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Symptoms of thyroid storm

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Tachycardia
High fever
Altered mental status
Severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Severe circulatory collapse --> death
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Treatment for thyroid storm

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Carbimazole
Propylthiouracil (PTU) - acute treatment
Beta blockers to restore normal heart function

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