Thyroid hormones [[electronic resource] ] : functions, related diseases and uses / / Francis S. Kuehn and Mauris P. Lozada, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779515903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60876-647-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Collana: Endocrinology research and clinical developments series
• Altri autori (Persone): KuehnFrancis S; LozadaMauris P
• Disciplina: 612.4/4
• Soggetti: Thyroid hormones; Hormones
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Thyroid Hormones: Functions, Related Diseases and Uses""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Thyroid Hormone Transport across Blood-Brain Barriers""; ""Abstract""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""1. Thyroid Hormone ""; ""2. Blood-Brain Barriers ""; ""3. Thyroxine Transporters ""; ""4. TH Efflux System ""; ""5. The Roles of Thyroxine Binding Proteins ""; ""6. Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Markers of Thyroid Function ""; ""Abstract""; ""I. Introduction ""; ""II. Current Methods for the Evaluation of Thyroid Function ""; ""2. Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction ""; ""3. Clinical Diagnosis Indexes ""; "" III. Evaluation of Thyroid Hormone Tissue Activity """"IV. Conclusions ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""References""; ""Redox Signaling in Thyroid Hormone Action: A Novel Strategy for Liver Preconditioning ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Genomic and Non-Genomic Mechanisms in Thyroid Hormone Calorigenesis ""; ""Relationship Between Thyroid Hormone Calorigenesis And Hepatic ROS Generation ""; ""Kupffer-Cell Activation and Up-Regulation of Cytokine Expression in Hyperthyroid State ""; ""T3-Induced Kupffer-Cell-Dependent Up-Regulation of Hepatocyte Antioxidant and Anti-Apoptotic Protein Expression """"T3-Induced Kupffer-Cell-Dependent Up-Regulation of Hepatocyte Acute-Phase Response ""; ""T3-Induced Kupffer Cell-Dependent Up-Regulation of Hepatocyte Proliferation ""; ""Liver Preconditioning by Thyroid ; Hormone""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""References""; ""Different Effect of Thyroxine on Behavior and the Brain Serotonin Receptors of Catalepsy-Prone and Catalepsy-Resistant Mouse Strains ""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction ""; ""Experimental Procedures ""; ""Results ""; ""Discussion """"Acknowledgments ""; ""References ""; ""Involvement of Thyroid Hormones in the Regulation of Mitochondrial Oxidations in Mammals and Birds ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""The Stimulation of Mitochondrial Activity by Short-Term Mechanisms ""; ""The Mitochondrial Target of Thyroid Hormones: Long-Term Pathways ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Aknowledgments ""; ""References ""; ""Immuno-Pathogenesis of Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO). The Effect of Novel Treatment of TAO with Anti-TNFα and Anti-CD 20 Monoclonal Antibodies ""; ""Abstract ""; ""I. Introduction ""; ""II. Immunopathogenesis of Gravesâ€? Orbitopathy""""III. New Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Gravesâ€? Ophthalmopathy""; ""IV. Conclusions ""; ""References ""; ""Managing Moderate to Severe Graves Ophthalmopathy: An Up-to-Date Review ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Corticosteroids ""; ""Alternative Immunomodulatory Therapy ""; ""Results ""; ""Clinical Measurement of Disease Severity and Treatment Response ""; ""Summary of Outcomes ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""Thyroid Function in Infants of Mothers with Gravesâ€? Disease and Hyperthyroidism During Pregnancy ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""