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EXPERT REVIEW OF ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 593-602Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/EEM.10.40
Keywords
deiodinase; iodide; iodine; Jod-Basedow phenomenon; pendrin physiology; selenium; sodium/iodide symporter; thyroid; Wolff-Chaikoff effect
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Adequate levels of iodine, a trace element variably distributed on the earth, are required for the synthesis of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T-4) and triiodothyronine (T-3). The iodide cycle consists of a series of transport, oxidation and coupling steps in thyroid follicular cells to produce thyroid hormone. The sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) transports iodide into the thyrocyte. Competitive inhibitors of NIS, such as perchlorate and thiocyanate, can decrease the entrance of iodide into the follicular cell. Pendrin is the primary protein that is responsible for iodide efflux out of the thyrocyte and into the follicular lumen. T-4 is deiodinated in target tissues to produce the active form of thyroid hormone, T-3, and other metabolites. Exposure to excessive iodine or chronic iodine deficiency may result in various clinical disorders. The Wolff-Chaikoff effect and Jd-Basedow phenomenon describe mechanisms of thyroid autoregulation and dysregulation, respectively, during iodine excess. Population studies have determined that iodine deficiency exists in approximately 38% of the world's population, is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation, and is of particular concern to women and their infants. Finally, the unique role of iodine utilization in thyroid physiology has applications in many important clinical areas.
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