@article{
author = "Šošić-Jurjević, Branka and Filipović, Branko and Wirth, Eva Katrin and Živanović, Jasmina and Radulović, Niko and Janković, Snežana and Milošević, Verica and Köhrle, Josef",
year = "2014",
abstract = "We previously reported that genistein (G) and daidzein (D) administered subcutaneously (10 mg/kg) induce changes in the angio-follicular units of the thyroid gland, reduce concentration of total thyroid hormones (TH) and increase thyrotropin (TSH) in serum of orchidectomized middle-aged (16-month-old) rats. To further investigate these effects, we now examined expression levels of the thyroglobulin (Tg), thyroperoxidase (Tpo), vascular endothelial growth factor A (Vegfa) and deiodinase type 1 (Dio 1) genes in the thyroid; in the pituitary, genes involved in TH feedback control (Tsh beta, Dio 1, Dio 2, Trh receptor); and in the liver and kidney, expression of T-3-activated genes Dio 1 and Spot 14, as well as transthyretin (Ttr), by quantitative real-time PCR. We also analyzed TPO-immunopositivity and immunofluorescence of T-4 bound to Tg, determined thyroid T-4 levels and measured deiodinase enzyme activities in examined organs. Decreased expression of Tg and Tpo genes (p < 0.05) correlated with immunohistochemical staining results, and together with decreased serum total T-4 levels, indicates decreased Tg and TH synthesis following treatments with both isoflavones. However, expression of Spot 14 (p < 0.05) gene in liver and kidney was up-regulated, and liver Dio 1 expression and activity (p < 0.05) increased. At the level of pituitary, no significant change in gene expression levels, or Dio 1 and 2 enzyme activities was observed. In conclusion, both G and D impaired Tg and TH synthesis, but at the same time increased tissue availability of TH in peripheral tissues of Orx middle-aged rats.",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc",
journal = "Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology",
title = "Soy isoflavones interfere with thyroid hormone homeostasis in orchidectomized middle-aged rats",
number = "2",
volume = "278",
doi = "10.1016/j.taap.2014.04.018",
pages = "124-134"
}