PMID: 9183516Jan 1, 1996Paper

Autoimmunity to the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor

Advances in Neuroimmunology
S A Patibandla, B S Prabhakar

Abstract

Thyroid disorders are the most common endocrine diseases and affect a large segment of the population. Most of the thyroid diseases are autoimmune in nature and can be broadly grouped into two categories; one mediated by autoimmune responses to the thyroglobulin (i.e. Hashimoto's thyroiditis), and the other mediated by autoimmunity to the thyrotropin receptor (primarily Graves' disease). Although patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases exhibit immune responses against a number of thyroid antigens, such as thyroglobulin, thyrotropin receptor and thyroid peroxidase, responses directed against a specific antigen appear to play an important role in the disease pathogenesis. For example, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is primarily mediated by T cell responses directed toward the thyroglobulin receptor, whereas Graves' disease is mediated by antibodies directed against the thyrotropin receptor. In this review we will focus on thyroid diseases mediated by autoimmune responses to the thyrotropin receptor.

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