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Cytokines as Communication Specialists
The endocrine and immune systems are interrelated via a bidirectional network in which hormones affect immune function and, in turn,...
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HIV Treatment Can Induce Thyroid Problems
OBJECTIVES: The correlation between subclinical hypothyroidism [thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)>4 mIU/L with normal free triiodothyroxine and free thyroxine levels], HIV...
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Hepatitis Treatment Causes Thyroid Problems
SUMMARY: Thyroid disease is a common side-effect of interferon-based antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C, which may lead to dose...
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Poor Adrenal Function Sets the Stage for Thyroid Autoantibodies
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are the most common organ-specific autoimmune disorders affecting approximately 5% of the overall population. An aberrant...
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Inflammed Thyroid is a Common Problem
Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland that may be painful and tender when caused by infection, radiation, or...
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Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone is a Primary Key to Thyroid Function
Hypophysiotropic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH): synthesizing neurons reside in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and are the central regulators of the...
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Inflammatory Gene Signals turn Down Thyroid Function During Illness
Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) activates T4 by deiodination to T3, a process being the source of most T3 present...
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How Thyroid is Set in Your Brain
Regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis is dependent upon the secretion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a tripeptide originating in the...
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Cytokines, Adrenals, Stress & Immunity
Cytokines, peptide hormones and neurotransmitters, as well as their receptors/ligands, are endogenous to the brain, endocrine and immune systems. These...
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