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Response of total and 'free' thyroid hormones and diiodotyrosine to bovine TSH in subclinical hypothyroidism.

Abstract
Thirty-three patients with Addison's disease were studied. Twenty-two had idiopathic Addison's disease; within this group, 14 patients had clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism, and 16 had increased titres of thyroid autoantibodies. Five patients had tuberculous, and eight had unclassifiable Addison's disease; only one patient in the latter group had evidence of thyroid autoimmunity. A stimulation test with 15 mU bTSH/kg was performed in three patients with Schmidt's syndrome (coexisting Addison's disease and manifest primary hypothyroidism), 15 patients with either subclinical hypothyroidism or increased titres of thyroid autoantibodies, 10 patients without thyroid involvement, and 10 normal controls. There was no detectable increase of 'free' and total thyroid hormones in Schmidt's syndrome. The mean increases after 3-4 h of T4, fT4, T3 and fT3 were 22, 35, 63 and 66%, respectively, in patients without thyroid involvement, and 13, 24, 46 and 45% in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. 'Free' but not total thyroid hormones rose significantly (P less than 0.01) higher in patients without signs of thyroid involvement than in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and/or thyroid autoantibodies. Thyroid hormone response to bTSH in Addison's disease with apparently healthy thyroid glands was not different from normal controls. Serum diiodotyrosine rose in all groups except in hypothyroidism; hypothyroid patients had, however, basal levels well within the normal range. Thus, thyroid hormone synthesis appears to be blocked at a point distal to diiodotyrosine formation in this particular situation. These results support the assumption that TSH elevation in idiopathic Addison's disease is due to coexisting thyroid autoimmunity and that it reflects incipient thyroid failure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
AuthorsG Benker, H Rasche, T Olbricht, H Meinhold, J Teuber, D Reinwein
JournalActa endocrinologica (Acta Endocrinol (Copenh)) Vol. 112 Issue 4 Pg. 509-16 (Aug 1986) ISSN: 0001-5598 [Print] Denmark
PMID3751463 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Autoantibodies
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Triiodothyronine
  • Diiodotyrosine
  • Thyrotropin
  • Thyroxine
Topics
  • Addison Disease (blood, complications, immunology)
  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies (analysis)
  • Diiodotyrosine (blood)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism (blood, complications, immunology)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thyroid Hormones (blood)
  • Thyrotropin (pharmacology)
  • Thyroxine (blood)
  • Triiodothyronine (blood)

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