An investigation of the ability of TSH and Graves' immunoglobulin G to increase intracellular calcium in human thyroid cells, rat FRTL-5 thyroid cells and eukaryotic cells transfected with the human TSH receptor
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 143 (3) , 527-540
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1430527
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if immunoglobulin G preparations (IgGs) from patients with Graves' disease can increase intracellular calcium in thyroid cells, as has been reported for TSH. Both TSH and Graves' IgGs (prepared by protein G affinity chromatography) increased calcium in a range of thyroid cells; however, the response seen, using Fura-2-loaded coverslips of cell monolayers, varied considerably. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO/JPO9) cells transfected with a high number of human TSH receptors showed the greatest response: TSH (10 mU/ml) increased calcium in 46% of experiments and 18 out of 25 (72%) Graves' IgGs increased calcium at 0·1 mg/ml (significantly greater, PJournal of Endocrinology (1994) 143, 527–540Keywords
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