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Primary Cilium in the Human Thyrocyte: Changes in Frequency and Length in Relation to the Functional Pathology of the Thyroid Gland
Author/s | Fernández-Santos, José María
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Utrilla Alcolea, José Carmelo Vázquez Román, María Victoria ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Villar Rodríguez, José Luis Gutiérrez-Avilés, Lorenzo Martín Lacave, Inés María |
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Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Citología e Histología Normal y Patológica |
Publication Date | 2019-04 |
Deposit Date | 2024-01-12 |
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Awards | Premio Anual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Medicina Premio Mensual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Medicina |
Abstract | Background: Primary cilia (PC) are conserved structures in the adult thyroid gland of different mammals. We have recently described that, in
humans, PC are usually present as a single copy per follicular cell emerging ... Background: Primary cilia (PC) are conserved structures in the adult thyroid gland of different mammals. We have recently described that, in humans, PC are usually present as a single copy per follicular cell emerging from the follicular cell apex into the follicular lumen. Methods: To better understand the role developed by PC in thyroid hormonogenesis, we investigated their changes in different human functional thyroid diseases (diffuse toxic hyperplasia/ Grave’s disease and nodular hyperplasia/nodular goiter), in comparison with normal thyroid tissue, using immunofluorescence, morphometry and electron microscopy analyzes. Results: We found significantly decreased ciliary frequencies in both nodular hyperplasia (51.16±11.69%) and Grave’s disease (44.43±23.70%) vs. normal thyroid glands (76.09±7.31%). Similarly, PC lengths were also significantly decreased in both nodular hyperplasia (2.02±0.35 µm) and Grave’s disease (2.42±0.48 µm) compared to normal glands (3.93±0.90 µm). Moreover, in Grave’s disease patients, hyperactive-follicle foci always showed diminished ciliary frequency and length compared to any other thyroid follicle pattern, independent of their thyroid status. Conclusions: Our results suggest a direct relationship between ciliogenesis and both follicle activity and tissue heterogeneity. Furthermore, the analysis of PC patterns in the “normal-appearance areas” of Grave’s disease thyroid samples could be useful to identify subgroups of patients, who would be expected to have a poorer response to antithyroid drug treatment. |
Citation | Fernández-Santos, J.M., Utrilla Alcolea, J.C., Vázquez Román, M.V., Villar Rodríguez, J.L., Gutiérrez-Avilés, L. y Martín Lacave, I.M. (2019). Primary Cilium in the Human Thyrocyte: Changes in Frequency and Length in Relation to the Functional Pathology of the Thyroid Gland. Thyroid, 29 (4), 595-606. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2018.0401. |
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