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Functional Characterization of Human Thyroid Tissue with Immunohistochemistry.Faggiano A, Caillou B, Lacroix L, Talbot M, Filetti S, Bidart JM, Schlumberger M. Thyroid. 2007 Mar;17(3):203-211.
"Immunohistochemistry provides insights in the expression of functional proteins and of their localization in normal thyroid tissue and in thyroid diseases. In hyperfunctional thyroid tissues, staining for sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), pendrin, thyroid peroxidase (TPO), and thyroglobulin (Tg) is increased. In hypofunctioning thyroid tissues, NIS staining is markedly decreased; in benign hypofunctioning adenomas, the expression of the other functional proteins is unmodified or slightly decreased, whereas their expression is profoundly decreased or absent in differentiated thyroid carcinoma."
Sodium/Iodide Symporter (NIS) Gene Expression Is the Limiting Step for the Onset of Thyroid Function in the Human Fetus.Szinnai G, Lacroix L, Carre A, Guimiot F, Talbot M, Martinovic J, Delezoide AL, Vekemans M, Michiels S, Caillou B, Schlumberger M, Bidart JM, Polak M. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan;92(1):70-76. Epub 2006 Oct 31. [abstract only]
"Context: Terminal differentiation of the human thyroid is characterized by the onset of follicle formation and thyroid hormone synthesis at 11 gestational weeks (GW).
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the ontogeny of thyroglobulin (Tg), thyroid peroxidase (TPO), sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), pendrin (PDS), dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2), thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), and thyroid transcription factor 1 (TITF1), forkhead box E1 (FOXE1), and paired box gene 8 (PAX8) in the developing human thyroid.
Design: Thyroid tissues from human embryos and fetuses (7-33 GW; n = 45) were analyzed by quantitative PCR to monitor mRNA expression for each gene and by immunohistochemistry to determine the cellular distribution of TITF1, TSHR, Tg, TPO, NIS, and the onset of T(4) production. A broken line regression model was fitted for each gene to compare the loglinear increase in expression before and after the onset of T(4) synthesis.
Results: TITF1, FOXE1, PAX8, TSHR, and DUOX2 were stably expressed from 7 to 33 GW. Tg, TPO, and PDS expression was detectable as early as 7 GW and was correlated with gestational age (all, P < 0.01), and the slope of the regression line was significantly different before and after the onset of T(4) synthesis at 11 GW (all, P < 0.01). NIS expression appeared last and showed the highest fit by the broken line regression model of all genes (correlation age P < 0.0001, broken line regression P < 0.0001). Immunohistochemical studies detected TITF1, TSHR, and Tg in unpolarized thyrocytes before follicle formation. T(4) and NIS labeling were only found in developing follicles from 11 GW on.
Conclusion: These results imply a key role of
NIS for the onset of human thyroid function."
Sodium iodide symporter expression and radioiodine distribution in extrathyroidal tissues.Bruno R, Giannasio P, Ronga G, Baudin E, Travagli JP, Russo D, Filetti S, Schlumberger M. J Endocrinol Invest. 2004 Dec;27(11):1010-4. [abstract only]
"The functional role of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in extrathyroidal tissues was investigated by examining its mRNA and protein expression, together with the evidence of radioiodine (131)I uptake in 302 patients who underwent (131)I total body scanning, following the administration of high doses of (131)I for a papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma. By using a real-time kinetic quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, the expression of NIS protein was detected mainly in secretory tissues. In parallel, 1311 uptake was evidenced in the majority of patients in the salivary glands (in 39%) and stomach (in 78%), but was found in breast in only 4 young female patients. These data demonstrate a strong correlation between the organ radioactivity distribution, as observed in vivo, and NIS protein expression. Interestingly, (131)I is rarely concentrated by mammary glands, even when large doses are administered. Moreover, a (131)I transfer in secretion fluids may represent a potential source of contamination responsible for false positive images and diagnostic pitfalls."
Immunohistochemical analysis of Na+/I- symporter distribution in human extra-thyroidal tissues.Vayre L, Sabourin JC, Caillou B, Ducreux M, Schlumberger M, Bidart JM. Eur J Endocrinol. 1999 Oct;141(4):382-6.
"131Iodine concentration has been described in several extra-thyroidal tissues. Recent evidence has shown that iodine uptake is achieved by the recently cloned human Na(+)/I(-) symporter (hNIS) gene. However, conflicting results were observed in the expression of hNIS transcripts in extra-thyroidal tissues. In order to document further the distribution of hNIS, we investigated its expression using an immunohistochemical method, based on a polyclonal antibody raised against a synthetic peptide. Various extra-thyroidal tissues were examined, particularly from the digestive tract. Our results confirm that the salivary glands and the stomach express hNIS protein significantly. In contrast, hNIS was undetectable in the colon but the rectal mucosa, which has never been examined, exhibited positive immunohistochemical staining. Other digestive tissues, including the oesophagus, small intestine and appendix, were negative. Weak staining was observed in the mammary gland, indicating that hNIS is expressed in this tissue. The pancreas, skin, ovaries, spleen and kidney showed no positive immunostaining."
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