Effects of the Diacylglycerol Kinase Inhibitor, R59022, on TSH-Stimulated Iodide Organif ication in Porcine Thyroid Cells

Abstract

We and others have demonstrated that protein kinase C (PKC) activators such as the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), inhibit differentiated thyroid function in vitro. However, phorbol-mediated PKC activation differs from that induced by analogues of the endogenous PKC activator, diacylglycerol (DAG). To explore the effects of endogenous PKC activation on differentiated thyroid function, we examined the effects of the DAG kinase inhibitor, R59022, on TSH-mediated iodide organification in porcine thyroid cells. Following incubation of the thyroid cells for 30 min, 20 and 50 µmol/l R59022 inhibited TSH-stimulated iodide organification by 20 and 41%, respectively. Prolonged exposure (36 h) to R59022 was also studied since similar treatment with TPA downregulates PKC activity. Inhibition of TSH-mediated iodide organification was observed with as little as 5 µmol/l R59022 (56% of control, p