Abstract
Pig thyroid slices, pre-labelled with [ 125I]iodide, were incubated with or without thyrotropin (TSH), dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP) or forskolin. After lysosome isolation, intralysosomal thyroglobulin (Tg) hydrolysis was determined by the increment in trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-soluble radioactivity. TSH stimulated the intralysosomal Tg hydrolysis. This stimulation was time and concentration dependent and was mimicked by forskolin or dbcAMP. When endocytosis and protein synthesis were blocked by inhibitors (nocodazole and puromycin) the stimulatory effect was still maintained. We conclude that TSH increases quickly and specifically, via a cAMP-mediated process, intralysosomal Tg hydrolysis, independent of its effects on endocytosis of Tg and lysosomal protease synthesis.
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