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2862 Endocrinology, July 2005, 146(7):28612863 Incerpi News & Views
model is complex but is clearly initiated at the plasma mem- another integrin receptor in the plasma membrane? The as-
brane by the hormone and involves transduction of the hor- sociation of integrins with thyroid hormones appears even
mone signal via the MAPK pathway into a fibroblast growth more appealing in the light of recent findings concerning the
factor-2-dependent angiogenic response (23). Thyroid hor- structure-activity relationship of these proteins: through con-
mones have been shown to increase intracellular pH through formation changes they can transmit both outside-in and
nongenomic activation of the Na/H exchanger, a plasma inside-out signaling (34). Either intracellular (cytoplasmic/
membrane protein that exchanges extracellular Na with nuclear) or extracellular interaction can give rise to active or
internal protons, and this is also a proliferative and proan- inactive states of the integrin, i.e. the integrin itself or the
giogenic factor (2527). In fact, the higher intracellular pH is integrin-ligand complex can shuttle between different con-
an important requisite for cell spreading and appears to be formations. This could enable cells to expose either high- or
regulated by several integrins (28, 29). It is known that both low-affinity binding sites on the surface and perhaps provide
human and chick blood vessels involved in angiogenesis an explanation for the interaction between nongenomic and
have enhanced expression of V3, and consistently the genomic effects of thyroid hormones. In fact, thyroid hor-
expression of V3 in cultured endothelial cells can be in- mones display such a wide variety of effects that the integrin
duced by various cytokines in vitro (24). Thyroid hormones mechanism appears to be a sort of deus ex machina able to
enhance the actions of several cytokines and growth factors, account for all the effects and mechanisms that cannot be
such as interferon (IFN)- and epidermal growth factor. explained at present. The delivery is going to take some time,
Davis and colleagues have shown that there are two mech- though.
anisms by which thyroid hormone can potentiate the IFN
Sandra Incerpi
effect (30): the first is a protein synthesis-dependent mech- Department of Biology
anism evidenced by enhancement of IFN antiviral action University Roma Tre
upon incubation with T3, T4, or the analog rT3 and inhibition 00146 Rome, Italy
of this enhancement by tetraiodothyroacetic acid or cyclo-
heximide; the second is a protein synthesis-independent Acknowledgments
(posttranslational) mechanism induced by incubation of T4
or T3, but not reverse T3, with IFN and is not inhibited by Received April 4, 2005. Accepted April 4, 2005.
tetraiodothyroacetic acid or cycloheximide (30). Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Sandra
Incerpi, Department of Biology, University of Rome, Roma Tre, Viale
Thyroid hormones are required for the normal develop- Marconi, 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. E-mail: incerpi@uniroma3.it.
ment and differentiation of the cells of the central nervous
system, in particular the oligodendrocyte precursor cells, the References
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