3,5,3’-Triiodothyroacetic Acid (TRIAC) Effects on Pituitary Thyroid Regulation and on Peripheral Tissue Parameters

The effects of TRIAC on peripheral thyroid hormones, TSH incretion and peripheral tissue parameters were investigated in 13 mildly obese patients (group I) and 10 volunteers of normal body weight (group II). TRIAC was administered 3x1 mg daily over a period of 8 days to both groups. In group I (on a 400 kcal low caloric diet) bTSH and fT4 decreased significantly whereas TT4 decreased only insignificantly. TT3 and fT3 rose significantly due to the cross-reactivity of the employed antibody. The peripheral tissue parameters cholesterol, ankle jerk and systolic time interval did not reveal any changes suggesting an increase in metabolic rate. The increase in heart frequency was not significant either. The significant rise in sex-hormone binding globulin was most probably associated with the weight reduction of 3.1 ± 1.2 kg per week. In group II (on normal diet) bTSH and fT4 decreased significantly whereas TT4 decreased only insignificantly. As in group I, TT3 and fT3 rose significantly. Also in group II TRIAC did not cause alterations in the peripheral tissue parameters. In contrast to the obese group the volunteers in group II showed no significant rise in sex-hormone binding globulin and no reduction of body weight. Side effects such as nervousness, tremor or palpitations were not observed. Thus, TRIAC does not induce an increase in peripheral metabolic rate, not even under a TSH-suppressive dose as high as 3 x 1 mg per day. Zusammenfassung An 13 adipösen Patienten (Gruppe I) und 10 normalgewichtigen Probanden (Gruppe II) wurde der Einfluß von TRIAC auf die Schilddrüsenhormone, die TSH-Inkretion und die peripheren Gewebsparameter untersucht. TRIAC wurde in einer Dosierung von 3×1 mg pro die über 8 Tage verabreicht. In Gruppe I (400 kcal Reduktions-Diät) sanken bTSH und fT4 signifikant während TT4 nur insignifikant abfiel. Dagegen stiegen TT3 und fT3 aufgrund der Kreuzreaktivität des verwendeten Antikörpers signifikant an. Die peripheren Gewebsparameter Cholesterin, Achilles-Sehnen-Reflex und systolische Zeitintervalle zeigten keine Veränderungen im Sinne einer Stoffwechselsteigerung. Die Zunahme der Herzfrequenz war ebenfalls nicht signifikant. Der signifikante Anstieg des sexhormonbindenden Globulins ist in Zusammenhang mit der Gewichtsreduktion von 3.1 ± 1.2 kg pro Woche zu beurteilen. In Gruppe II (ohne Reduktions-Diät) sanken bTSH und fT4 signifikant, während TT4 nur insignifikant abfiel. Wie in Gruppe I stiegen TT3 und fT3 signifikant an. Auch in Gruppe II verursachte TRIAC keine Veränderungen der peripheren Gewebsparameter. Im Gegensatz zur adipösen Gruppe kam es jedoch bei den normalgewichtigen Probanden der Gruppe II zu keinem signifikantem Anstieg des sexhormonbindenden (SHB) Globulins und zu keiner Gewichtsreduktion. Nebenwirkungen wie Nervosität, Tremor oder Palpitationen konnten nicht beobachtet werden. TRIAC führt somit auch unter einer hohen TSH-suppressiven Dosis von 3 × 1 mg pro Tag zu keiner peripheren Stoffwechselsteigerung.

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