Effect of triiodothyronine and GC-1, a thyroid hormone receptor b-selective thyromimetic, on histomorphometric and biomechanical parameters of bone tissue of adult rodents. / Efeito da triiodotironina e do GC-1, um tireomimético seletivo pela isoforma b do receptor de hormônio tireoideano, sobre parâmetros histomorfométricos e biomecânicos do tecido ósseo de roedores adultos.

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2008

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Adult rats were treated with 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 40x the physiological dose of triiodothyronine (T3) for 10 weeks. There was a dose-dependent reduction in bone mass, trabecular volume and thickness (Tb.Th), and cortical thickness. Up to 10xT3, there was an increase in the bone formation rate (BFR). Higher doses of T3 decreased BFR and bone resorption. These data show that, up to a certain degree of thyrotoxicosis, osteopenia is the result of an increase in bone formation and resorption, with a prevalence of resorption. In more severe thyrotoxicosis, the osteopenia is caused by a reduction in bone remodeling, with a predominance of bone resorption. Then, we compared the effects of T3 and GC-1, a thyromimetic that is selective for T3 receptor b (TRb), on bone of adult female mice. T3 treatment decreased tibial resistance, stiffness and resilience, while GC-1 increase these parameters and Tb.Th, showing that GC-1 improves bone quality. Considering the selectiveness of GC-1 for TRb, these findings suggest that TRb mediates mainly positive actions of T3 in the bone.

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bone quality bone densitometry hormônio da tireóide densitometria óssea bone hystomorphometry gc-1 qualidade óssea thyroid hormone histomorfometria óssea gc-1 thyroid hormone receptor receptor do hormônio tireoideano

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