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- Title
Defective Mitochondrial ATP Synthesis in Oxyphilic Thyroid Tumors.
- Authors
SAVAGNER, F.; FRANC, B.; GUYETANT, S.; RODIEN, P.; REYNIER, P.; MALTHIERY, Y.
- Abstract
Oxyphilic tumors (oncocytomas or Hürthle cell tumors) form a rare subgroup of thyroid tumors characterized by cells containing abundant mitochondria. The relationship between the mitochondrial proliferation and the pathogenesis of these tumors is unknown. We have assessed the expression of the mitochondrial ND2 and ND5 (subunits of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase complex) genes and the nuclear UCP2 (uncoupling protein 2) gene in 22 oxyphilic thyroid tumors and matched controls. The consumption of oxygen in mitochondria from tumors was determined by polarography. ATP assays were used to explore the mitochondrial respiratory chain activity and the oxidative phosphorylation coupling in seven fresh thyroid tumors and controls. Adenosine triphosphate synthesis was significantly lower in all the tumors, compared with controls, suggesting that a coupling defect in oxidative phosphorylation may be a cause of mitochondrial hyperplasia in oxyphilic thyroid tumors.
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001, Vol 86, Issue 10, p4920
- ISSN
0021-972X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1210/jcem.86.10.7894