Reduced serum CLCF1 levels in hyperthyroidism patients and T3-treated mice

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Xuan Zhou Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Shock and Microcirculation, Guangzhou, China

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Yanan Zhang Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Youwen Yuan Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Fei Teng Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Jiayang Lin Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Xueru Ye Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Yaojin Pan Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Huijie Zhang Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-23-0412
Volume/Issue:
Volume 262: Issue 2
Article Type:
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Article ID:
e230412
Online Publication Date:
03 Jul 2024
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Characteristic symptoms of hyperthyroidism include weight loss, heart palpitation, and sweating. Thyroid hormones (TH) can stimulate thermogenesis through central and peripheral mechanisms. Previous studies have shown an association between dysfunction of cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1) and cold-induced sweating syndrome, with recent research also indicating a link between CLCF1 and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. However, it remains unclear whether CLCF1 and TH have synergistic or antagonistic effects on thermogenesis. This study aims to investigate the influence of thyroid hormone on circulating CLCF1 levels in humans and explore the potential possibilities of thyroid hormone in regulating energy metabolism by modulating Clcf1 in mice. By recruiting hyperthyroid patients and healthy subjects, we observed significantly lower serum CLCF1 levels in hyperthyroid patients compared to healthy subjects, with serum CLCF1 levels independently associated with hyperthyroidism after adjusting for potential confounders. Tissue analysis from mice treated with T3 revealed a decrease in CLCF1 expression in BAT and iWAT of C57BL/6 mice. These findings suggest that TH may play a role in regulating CLCF1 expression in adipose tissue.

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0022-0795
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1479-6805
Copyright:
© the author(s) 2024
Article ID:
e230412
Article Type:
Research Article
Received Date:
05 Jan 2024
Accepted Date:
04 Jun 2024
Print Publication Date:
01 Aug 2024
Online Publication Date:
03 Jul 2024
Keywords:
cardiotrophin like cytokine factor 1; hyperthyroidism; thyroid hormone; thermogenesis

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