Cited by 2,421Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsAdipose Tissue and MetabolismRegulation of Appetite and Obesity

Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Metabolism

Open access
Mullur, Rashmi, Liu, Yan-Yun, Brent, Gregory A.·2014·Physiological Reviews

Abstract

Thyroid hormone (TH) is required for normal development as well as regulating metabolism in the adult. The thyroid hormone receptor (TR) isoforms, α and β, are differentially expressed in tissues and have distinct roles in TH signaling. Local activation of thyroxine (T 4 ), to the active form, triiodothyronine (T 3 ), by 5′-deiodinase type 2 (D2) is a key mechanism of TH regulation of metabolism. D2 is expressed in the hypothalamus, white fat, brown adipose tissue (BAT), and skeletal muscle and is required for adaptive thermogenesis. The thyroid gland is regulated by thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). In addition to TRH/TSH regulation by TH feedback, there is central modulation by nutritional signals, such as leptin, as well as peptides regulating appetite. The nutrient status of the cell provides feedback on TH signaling pathways through epigentic modification of histones. Integration of TH signaling with the adrenergic nervous system occurs peripherally, in liver, white fat, and BAT, but also centrally, in the hypothalamus. TR regulates cholesterol and carbohydrate metabolism through direct actions on gene expression as well as cross-talk with other nuclear receptors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), liver X receptor (LXR), and bile acid signaling pathways. TH modulates hepatic insulin sensitivity, especially important for the suppression of hepatic gluconeogenesis. The role of TH in regulating metabolic pathways has led to several new therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders. Understanding the mechanisms and interactions of the various TH signaling pathways in metabolism will improve our likelihood of identifying effective and selective targets.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1152/physrev.00030.2013

Cites

291 of 291 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

1 retracted

Flagged first, then by citations

1 of the 292 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Mullur, R., Liu, Y.-Y., & Brent, G. A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Brent, Gregory A.
Venue
Physiological Reviews
Published
2014-04
Volume
94
Issue
2
Pages
355-382
ISSN
  • 0031-9333 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1210
OpenAlex
W1966824338
Cited by
2,421
References
292
Citations by year
2026: 223 · 2025: 273 · 2024: 300 · 2023: 273 · 2022: 269 · 2021: 237 · 2020: 254 · 2019: 163 · 2018: 132 · 2017: 118 · 2016: 90 · 2015: 60 · 2014: 27
FWCI
15.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physiological Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (F32CA090073)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK98576, R01DK098576)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
thyroid hormones, thyroid hormone receptor, triiodothyronine, adaptive thermogenesis, brown adipose tissue, hypothalamus, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, leptin, appetite regulation, adrenergic system, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, liver X receptor, bile acid signaling, hepatic insulin sensitivity, hepatic gluconeogenesis, cholesterol metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, metabolic disorders
MeSH terms
Animals, Body Weight, Cholesterol, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Hormones, Triglycerides, Signal Transduction, Thermogenesis, Carbohydrate Metabolism

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review