Article ; Online: Effects of Supra-Physiological Levothyroxine Dosages on Liver Parameters, Lipids and Lipoproteins in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study.
2017 Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 14174
Abstract: Eprotirome, a liver specific thyroid hormone agonist, was shown to induce significant increases in markers of liver injury along with a modest decrease in atherogenic lipids and lipoproteins. To get more insight into whether these effects on liver ... ...
Abstract | Eprotirome, a liver specific thyroid hormone agonist, was shown to induce significant increases in markers of liver injury along with a modest decrease in atherogenic lipids and lipoproteins. To get more insight into whether these effects on liver parameters were compound specific or the effect of mimicking thyrotoxicosis, we studied the effects of supra-physiological levothyroxine dosages on liver parameters, lipids and lipoproteins. We used data of a single-blinded, randomized controlled crossover trial. Herein, healthy volunteers received levothyroxine or no medication for 14 days. Thyroid hormone excess did not induce clinically relevant changes in liver parameters, while significant reductions in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol as well as apolipoprotein-B levels were observed in the intervention periods compared with the control periods. Supra-physiological thyroid hormone levels did not induce clinically relevant increases in markers of liver injury after 2 weeks of exposure, while it reduced total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein B levels. This suggests that the effects of eprotirome on liver parameters in previous studies were either off-target and compound specific or due to drug-drug interaction at the level of the liver. The results of our study are relevant for the development of novel thyroid hormone agonists to reduce atherogenic lipoproteins. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Cross-Over Studies ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Enzymes/blood ; Female ; Healthy Volunteers ; Humans ; Lipids/blood ; Lipoproteins/blood ; Liver/drug effects ; Liver/metabolism ; Male ; Thyroxine/administration & dosage ; Triiodothyronine/blood |
Chemical Substances | Enzymes ; Lipids ; Lipoproteins ; Triiodothyronine (06LU7C9H1V) ; Thyroxine (Q51BO43MG4) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2017-10-26 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial |
ZDB-ID | 2615211-3 |
ISSN | 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322 |
ISSN (online) | 2045-2322 |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41598-017-14526-2 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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