BACKGROUND This study was performed to determine whether sick horses have thyroid hormone (TH) alterations similar to those observed in nonthyroidal illness syndrome in other species. HYPOTHESIS Horses suffering from systemic diseases have decreased THs and inappropriately low thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). ANIMALS Seventy-one clinically normal horses; 380 hospitalized horses. METHODS...

OBJECTIVE Zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) are essential trace elements involved in thyroid hormone metabolism. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Zn and Se supplementation on thyroid function of overweight or obese female hypothyroid patients in a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. METHODS Sixty-eight female hypothyroid patients were randomly allocated to one of the 4 ...


 Purpose: The current study investigates the effects of bee propolis as a dietary supplement on thyroid function in healthy individuals.
 Methods: Sixty-nine apparently subjects both genders aged between 25 and 45 years had body mass index range 18.5-25 kg m-2 were enrolled study. participants divided into two groups, 34 volunteers treated with 1 gram daily other 35 placebo pills for...

Defects in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis arising from deficiency in hydroxycinnamoyl CoA:shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) or p-coumaroyl shikimate 39-hydroxylase (C39H) lead to reduced lignin, hyperaccumulation of flavonoids, and growth inhibition in Arabidopsis thaliana. It was previously reported that flavonoid-mediated inhibition of auxin transport is responsible for growth reduct...

Background: In normal pregnancy, changes in thyroid function are well acknowledged; however, information about thyroid function in gestational hypertension (GH) is scanty. Hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy are common and contribute greatly to prenatal and maternal morbidity and mortality in the developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate thyroid functions in pregn...

Defects in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis arising from deficiency in hydroxycinnamoyl CoA:shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) or p-coumaroyl shikimate 3'-hydroxylase (C3'H) lead to reduced lignin, hyperaccumulation of flavonoids, and growth inhibition in Arabidopsis thaliana. It was previously reported that flavonoid-mediated inhibition of auxin transport is responsible for growth reduct...

OBJECTIVE To establish trimester specific reference intervals for thyroid hormones during pregnancy in Malaysian women. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study performed in the Obstetric Clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre. A single blood sample from 626 women at various trimesters of pregnancy was analyzed for thyroid function. TSH, FT4, TT4, FT3 and TT3 values at each trimeste...

The hypothalamus-pituitary-target gland axis is thought to be linked with insomnia, yet there has been a lack of further systematic studies to prove this. This study included 30 patients with primary insomnia (PI), 30 patients with depression-comorbid insomnia (DCI), and 30 healthy controls for exploring the alterations in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal/thyroid axes' hormones and gonadotrop...

BACKGROUND Hypothyroidism and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are both common diseases in Doberman Pinschers. A possible influence of hypothyroidism on the etiology and progression of DCM is controversial. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the role of hypothyroidism in etiology and progression of DCM. ANIMALS A total of 175 Doberman Pinschers. METHODS In this longitudinal prospective study, echocardi...

THE measurement of serum free thyroxine (FT4), which forms a small fraction (0.01-0.05 per cent) of the circulating total thyroxine (TT4), might be expected to provide the most accurate single biochemical index of thyroid status, on the basis that only free hormone is bioavailable. The conventional estimation of FT4 by equilibrium dialysis' is time consuming and the arrival of radioimmunoassay ...