Abstract
We examined TGF-beta mRNA levels in primary sheep thyroid cell cultures to determine whether the inhibitory effects of iodide on thyroid cells could be explained by an induction of TGF-beta mRNA and if this induction was mediated by iodine organification. Thyroid cells were incubated with TSH and five additives (insulin, somatostatin, growth hormone, transferrin, and glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysin) for 2-3 weeks and then were exposed to sodium iodide (NaI) or 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol (methimazole, MMI), or both for 72 h. Iodide at 10(-6) M and 10(-4) M significantly increased the amount of TGF-beta mRNA as determined by Northern blot analysis with a rat TGF-beta 1 cDNA probe. This increase in TGF-beta 1 mRNA was abolished by the addition of methimazole, an inhibitor of organification. These data indicate that the effects of iodide on thyroid growth and function may be mediated by a process that involves organification of iodide and increases in TGF-beta 1 mRNA levels.
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