Relationship of thyroid hormones and norepinephrine to the lateral hypothalamic syndrome

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
L N KaufmanR E Keesey

Abstract

The role of thyroid hormones and norepinephrine in the elevated thermogenesis seen following lateral hypothalamic (LH) lesions was investigated by measuring serum thyroid hormone levels and urinary norepinephrine excretion during the 24 hours following placement of LH lesions and again one month later when body weight had stabilized at a reduced level. During the first 24 hours following LH lesions, serum thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were significantly depressed. By one month postlesion, both T4 and T3 had returned to normal. In contrast, urinary excretion of norepinephrine (NE) was increased 100% during the 24 hours following LH lesions. By one month postlesion, NE had returned to normal levels. These results indicate that the elevated thermogenesis seen shortly following LH lesions does not reflect enhanced thyroid activity, but is probably a consequence of sympathetic nervous system stimulation. The return of NE to normal levels after one month is consistent with the observation that LH-lesioned rats are by one month postlesion no longer hypermetabolic, but display levels of heat production appropriate to the reduced body weight they then maintain.

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