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Acute exogenous TSH administration stimulates leptin secretion in vivo

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 163; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1530/eje-10-0138

1479-683X

Ferruccio Santini, Giulia Galli, Margherita Maffei, Paola Fierabracci, Caterina Pelosini, Alessandro Marsili, Monica Giannetti, Maria Grazia Castagna, Serenella Checchi, Eleonora Molinaro, Paolo Piaggi, Furio Pacini, Rossella Elisei, Paolo Vitti, Aldo Pinchera,

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

TSH-receptor (TSHR) has been found in a variety of cell types, including preadipocytes and adipocytes. In vitro , TSH-mediated preadipocyte and adipocyte responses include proliferation, differentiation, survival, and lipolysis. Objective To measure the response of serum leptin to exogenous administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) in vivo . Patients One hundred patients with differentiated thyroid cancer already treated by total thyroidectomy and 131 I remnant ablation were enrolled. Mean (± s.e.m .) body mass index (BMI) was 26.9±0.6 kg/m 2 . Methods Patients received a standard dose of rhTSH for measurement of thyroglobulin in the follow-up of their disease. Blood samples were taken for the assay of TSH and leptin before the first administration of rhTSH (time 0), and 24 h (time 1), 48 h (time 2), 72 h (time 3), and 96 h (time 4) after the first administration of rhTSH. Results Significant mean serum leptin increments, with respect to basal value, were 16, 13, 18, and 11% at times 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. Significant positive correlations of leptin–area under the curve with respect to basal leptin levels ( r =0.43; P <0.0001) and BMI ( r =0.32; P <0.005) were observed. Conclusions Acute rhTSH administration in hypothyroid subjects under l -thyroxine therapy produces a rise in serum leptin. This increase is proportional to the adipose mass suggesting that a functioning TSHR is expressed on the surface of adipocytes. The role that TSHR activation in adipocytes might play in physiological and pathological conditions remains a matter of investigation.