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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2001; Vol. 109(1): 52-55
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-11019
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Expression of the human sodium/iodide symporter (hNIS) in xenotransplanted human thyroid carcinoma

J. W. A. Smit 1 , J. P. Schröder-van der Elst 1 , M. Karperien 1, 2 , I. Que 1 , J. A. Romijn 1 , D. van der Heide 3
  • 1 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism and 2 Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
  • 3 Human and Animal Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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31 December 2001 (online)

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The uptake of iodide in thyroid epithelial cells is mediated by the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS). The uptake of iodide is of vital importance for thyroid physiology and is a prerequisite for radioiodine therapy in thyroid cancer. Loss of iodide uptake due to diminished expression of the human NIS (hNIS) is frequently observed in metastasized thyroid cancer. So far, no animal model for the study of radioiodine therapy in thyroid cancer has been available. Strategies to restore iodide uptake in thyroid cancer include the exploration of hNIS gene transfer into hNIS defective thyroid cancer. We have performed a stable transfection of hNIS into the hNIS defective follicular thyroid carcinoma cell line FTC133. Stabily transfected colonies exhibited high uptake of Na125I, which could be blocked completely with sodiumperchlorate. hNIS transfected FTC133 and non-transfected cell lines injected subcutaneously in nude mice formed tumors after 6 weeks. Iodide uptake in the hNIS transfected tumor was much higher than in non-transfected tumor, but a rapid release of radioactivity from the hNIS transfected tumor was observed. Further studies are necessary to investigate the role of hNIS in relation to other thyroid specific proteins in iodide metabolism in thyroid cancer.

Key words:

Iodide - sodium/iodide symporter - thyroid carcinoma - transfection

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Jan W. A. Smit

Department of Endocrinology, C4-R

Leiden University Medical Center

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NL-2300 RC Leiden

The Netherlands

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Email: j.w.a.smit.endo@lumc.nl

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