Sentences with phrase «thyroid tissue»

Cats usually have small islands of thyroid tissue scattered in other locations in their bodies.

Because of this, we are able to administer radioactive iodine, and we know that the drug will be concentrated only in thyroid tissue.

This iodine will eliminate abnormal thyroid tissue without harming surrounding tissues.

Because normal thyroid tissue is spared, cats do not typically require thyroid hormone supplementation.

This will cause the immune system to attack and destroy thyroid tissue in a case of mistaken identity.

The radiation destroys the defective thyroid tissue without damaging anything else, and most cats return to normal hormone levels within just two weeks of treatment.

A delayed return phase of the ankle jerk reflex can indicate hypothyroidism at the tissue level, and is actually a more sensitive test of thyroid tissue levels than standard lab tests.

It will also identify the few cats that have misplaced thyroid tissue somewhere else in their bodies.

The oldest involves surgical removal of the affected thyroid tissue.

So, when you lose thyroid tissue, you also lose this huge amount of T4 to T3 conversion.

If we completely destroy the excess thyroid tissue with radiation or surgery, a kidney problem that was under control can now become serious.

As an alternative radioactive iodine can be used safely and effectively to destroy abnormal thyroid tissue.

This is because the protein structure of gluten closely resembles that of thyroid tissue.

In this case, normal thyroid tissue is replaced by fat tissue in what is considered a degenerative disease.

Studies have shown that excess iodine causes thyroid injury by generating reactive oxygen species, which lead to premature damage and programmed cell death in thyroid tissues.

Hashimoto's results from an underlying autoimmune disease, in which the body's immune system attacks thyroid tissues.

It will also evaluate for the possibility of ectopic thyroid tissue.

Ward CE, Achenbach SE, Peterson ME: The inhibitory G protein, Gi2, shows decreased expression in adenomatous thyroid tissue from hyperthyroid cats.

According to Dr. Datis Kharrazian, about 90 % of his patients with Hashimoto's disease show domination of Th1 over the Th2 where natural killer cells over react and attack healthy thyroid tissue.

The other catch is that the parathyroid hormones are very tightly adhered to the thyroid glands, and it can be very difficult to remove just the thyroid gland without taking the parathyroid gland, or if the parathyroid gland is left behind, not leaving diseased thyroid tissue adhered to it.

I don't want you to make the same mistake, as it's much harder to regenerate thyroid tissue than it is to prevent damage.

A well - balanced raw food diet is unlikely to cause harm, but a diet containing fresh or dried gullets typically contains thyroid tissue.

When the reactive hydrogen peroxide causes oxidative damage and inflammation of the surrounding thyroid tissues, this inflammation triggers lymphocytes or white blood cells (WBCs), to converge and clean up.

It boosts body's ability to modulate and regulate the immune system and protect and heal thyroid tissue.

The I - 131 is absorbed and metabolized by the hyperactive thyroid tissue only (even ectopic tissue) and destroys the abnormal hyperfunctioning thyroid cells.

Radioactive iodine is safe and effective and basically destroys the overactive thyroid tissue without affecting other tissues.

In other cases, there is a loss of functional thyroid tissue for unknown reasons, a condition known as idiopathic thyroid atrophy (Gosselin et al., 1981).

Gradual and repeated trauma of the thyroid gland leads to inflammation, which activates the immune system to remove the inflamed thyroid tissue.

Healing of the damaged thyroid tissue is under the question mark since it isn't always possible and right now it's not a controllable process and so it's still a subject of research.

And they played a part in the discovery of thyroid hormones: in the 1920s, scientists fed thyroid tissue from livestock to axolotls.

Dr. Wentz fleshes out a probable mechanism, whereby their newfound energy is derived from iodine - induced thyroid tissue destruction and the liberation of thyroid hormone into the circulation (26).

The reduced thyroid tissue levels with these conditions is often quoted as a beneficial response that lowers metabolism and thus does not require treatment, but there is no evidence to support such a stance while there is significant evidence demonstrating it is a detrimental response (135 - 142).

The scar tissue seen in the selenium - deficient children affected with myxedematous endemic cretinism further supports the notion that a lack of the antioxidant selenium leads to the destruction of thyroid tissue due to inability to neutralize the hydrogen peroxide.

Although a fish does not have an actual thyroid gland, but rather diffuse thyroid follicles with many located in the head (notably around the eye area and the pharynx), the good news is that these follicles are very similar to mammalian thyroid tissue.

For instance, Grave's disease patients (caused by hyperthyroidism) may receive radioactive iodine therapy, resulting in the destruction or impairment of some, or even all of existing thyroid tissue.

Surgery typically only involves thyroid tissue in the cervical area, any remaining ectopic (extra) tissue can perpetuate the hyperthyroidism.

Additionally, many cats have extra thyroid tissue in other places, often at the top of the ribcage just inside the chest.

However, occasionally signs of hyperthyroidism develop again at a later time if previously unaffected thyroid tissue becomes diseased.

It can take several months before the normal thyroid tissue rebounds and thyroid hormone returns to regular levels; however, most cats show improvement almost immediately with a decrease in thirst and appetite, as well as a return to regular activity.

Neighboring thyroid tissue that has been suppressed by the overactive cells are mostly spared, as are other tissues in the body.

Patnaik AK, Peterson ME, Higdon A: Ectopic lingual thyroid tissue in a cat.

(ref) Occasional cats have misplaced thyroid tissue in other areas of their bodies (ectopic tissue).

This works by injecting radioactive iodine that destroys abnormal thyroid tissue without endangering other organs.

Iodine deficiency, an inability to produce the proper amount of thyroid hormones, autoimmunity when the body attacks thyroid tissue, a growth in the thyroid.