PMID- 28846851 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180820 LR - 20211204 IS - 1205-7541 (Electronic) IS - 0008-4212 (Linking) VI - 96 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Mar TI - The regulation of pituitary-thyroid abnormalities by peripheral administration of levothyroxine increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor and reelin protein expression in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease. PG - 275-280 LID - 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0434 [doi] AB - Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with decreased serum levels of thyroid hormones (THs), increased levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and decreased protein expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and reelin in the hippocampus. In this study, we have evaluated the effect of subcutaneous administration of levothyroxine (L-T(4)) on levels of THs and TSH as well as protein expression of BDNF and reelin in AD rats. To make an animal model of AD, amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) plus ibotenic acid were infused intrahippocampally, and rats were treated with L-T(4) and (or) saline for 10 days. The levels of THs and TSH were measured by ELISA kits. Protein synthesis was detected by Western blotting method. Results have been shown that serum level of THs, BDNF, and reelin protein expression in the hippocampus were significantly decreased (P < 0.001) in AD animals and elevated significantly in AD rats treated with L-T(4) (P < 0.01). Data showed that TSH level significantly decreased in AD rats treated with L-T(4) (P < 0.05). These findings indicated that L-T(4) increased BDNF and reelin protein expression by regulation of serum THs and TSH level in Abeta-induced AD rats. FAU - Shabani, Sahreh AU - Shabani S AD - a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Farbood, Yaghoob AU - Farbood Y AD - a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Mard, Seyyed Ali AU - Mard SA AD - a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Sarkaki, Alireza AU - Sarkaki A AD - a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Ahangarpour, Akram AU - Ahangarpour A AD - a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Khorsandi, Layasadat AU - Khorsandi L AD - b Cellular & Molecular Research Center, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170828 PL - Canada TA - Can J Physiol Pharmacol JT - Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology JID - 0372712 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal) RN - 0 (Extracellular Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Reelin Protein) RN - 0 (Reln protein, rat) RN - 0 (Thyroid Hormones) RN - 9002-71-5 (Thyrotropin) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Serine Endopeptidases) RN - Q51BO43MG4 (Thyroxine) SB - IM MH - Alzheimer Disease/blood/drug therapy/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Extracellular Matrix Proteins/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Male MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/*metabolism MH - Pituitary Gland/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Reelin Protein MH - Serine Endopeptidases/*metabolism MH - Thyroid Gland/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Thyroid Hormones/blood MH - Thyrotropin/blood MH - Thyroxine/administration & dosage/*pharmacology/therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - facteur neurotrophique derive du cerveau OT - levothyroxine OT - levothyroxine OT - maladie d'Alzheimer OT - reelin OT - reeline EDAT- 2017/08/29 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/21 06:00 CRDT- 2017/08/29 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0434 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2018 Mar;96(3):275-280. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0434. Epub 2017 Aug 28.