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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2010

Effects of elevated thyroid hormone on adult rabbit extraocular muscles.

Andrew R Harrison, Michael S Lee, Linda K McLoon

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew R HarrisonDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Michael S Lee
Linda K McLoon
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Visual TestingP30EY011374 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI NEWMAN, ERIC A · 1996 to 2019
$8.8M
Novel Immunotoxin and IGF Therapy for StrabismusR01EY015313 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MCLOON, LINDA K., MUSTARI, MICHAEL J · 2004 to 2022
$7.6M
NEI NIH HHS EY11374NEI NIH HHS EY15313NEI NIH HHS P30 EY011374NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHuman extraocular muscles (EOM) are preferentially susceptible to thyroid eye disease. Although the specific cause of this autoimmune disorder is unknown, it is often associated with elevated thyroid hormone levels. Thus, the effect of elevated thyroid hormone levels on cross-sectional area, myofiber size, satellite cells, and myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform expression was examined in adult rabbit EOMs, to determine how elevated thyroid hormone alters EOM biology.

methodsAfter 1 month of elevated thyroid hormone levels, the EOMs were removed and prepared for histologic examination. Total muscle mass, myofiber size, patterns of MyHC isoform expression, and the number of satellite cells were determined.

resultsElevated thyroid hormone levels significantly decreased muscle mass, total number of myofibers, and mean cross-sectional area of the myofibers. Alterations in MyHC isoform expression were extremely complex, but several basic patterns emerged. The percentages of neonatal- and developmental-positive myofibers decreased in almost all EOM regions examined, and the percentages of slow-positive myofibers significantly increased. In contrast to normal EOMs, which retain a population of activated satellite cells throughout life, elevated thyroid hormone levels resulted in the virtual disappearance of MyoD-positive cells and a decrease in Pax7-positive cells.

conclusionsThe reductions in EOM size, number of fibers expressing developmental and neonatal MyHC, and number of MyoD- and Pax7-positive satellite cells suggest that elevated thyroid hormone levels decrease the ongoing myofiber remodeling normally seen in the EOM. These catabolic changes have important implications for maintenance of function in the EOMs.

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AnimalsHyperthyroidismMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMyoD ProteinMyosin Heavy ChainsOculomotor MusclesPAX7 Transcription FactorProtein IsoformsRabbitsSatellite Cells, Skeletal MuscleTriiodothyronine, ReverseMyoD ProteinMyosin Heavy ChainsPAX7 Transcription FactorProtein IsoformsTriiodothyronine, Reverse

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PMID19628737
PMCPMC2869058
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