Thyroid hormone analogues potentiate the antiviral action of interferon-gamma by two mechanisms

Journal of Cellular Physiology
H Y LinP J Davis

Abstract

L-thyroxine (L-T4) potentiates the antiviral activity of human interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in HeLa cells. We have added thyroid hormone and analogues to cells either 1) for 24 h pretreatment prior to 24 h of IFN-gamma (1.0 IU/ml), 2) for 24 h cotreatment with IFN-gamma, 3) for 4, after 20 h cell incubation with IFN-gamma, alone, or 4) for 24 h pretreatment and 24 h cotreatment with IFN-gamma. The antiviral effect of IFN-gamma was then assayed. L-T4 potentiated the antiviral action of IFN-gamma by a reduction in virus yield of more than two logs, the equivalent of a more than 100-fold potentiation of the IFN's antiviral effect. 3,3 of the IFN's antiviral effect. 3,3',5-L-triiodothyronine (L-T3) was as effective as L-T4 when coincubated for 24 h with IFN-gamma but was less effective than L-T4 when coincubated for only 4 h. D-T4, D-T3, 3,3',5-triiodothyroacetic acid (triac), tetraiodothyroacetic acid (tetrac), and 3,5-diiodothyronine (T2) were inactive. When preincubated with L-T4 for 24 h prior to IFN-gamma treatment, tetrac blocked L-T4 potentiation, but, when coincubated with L-T4 for 4 h after 20 h IFN-gamma, tetrac did not inhibit the L-T4 effect. 3,3',5-L-triiodothyronine (rT3) also potentiated the antiviral action of IFN-g...Continue Reading

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Oct 1, 1996·Thyroid : Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association·P J Davis, F B Davis
Jul 13, 2011·Thyroid : Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association·Paolo De VitoPaul J Davis
Jun 22, 2011·QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians·H A TranG E M Reeves
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