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Modulation by Thyroid Hormone

Ya Zhen Wu, MD; Michael J. Baker, MS; Roger L. Crumley, MD; Vincent J. Caiozzo, PhD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:874-880.

Background  Studies have shown that canine laryngeal muscle contains a large number of muscle fibers that coexpress varying combinations of myosin heavy-chain (MyHC) isoforms. Currently, it is not clear whether this phenomenon is unique to canine laryngeal muscle or occurs in all mammals.

Objectives  To examine the single-fiber MyHC isoform composition of rodent laryngeal muscle and to examine the plasticity of single-fiber MyHC isoform composition via manipulation of thyroid state.

Results  (1) Findings of single-fiber electrophoretic analyses clearly demonstrate that most fibers in both the posterior cricoarytenoid and thyroarytenoid muscles exhibit MyHC polymorphism. However, the proportions and patterns of polymorphism appear to be muscle specific. (2) Although the fast type IIL isoform was observed in fibers from both muscles, it was always coexpressed in combination with other MyHC isoforms (ie, no pure type IIL fibers were found), and always represented a minor proportion of the total MyHC pool. (3) Altering the thyroid state proved a useful tool for exploring the scope of MyHC isoform expression in these muscles. While the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle seemed more sensitive to the thyroid state, transitions in both muscles were primarily confined to the fast type IIX and IIB MyHC isoforms.

Conclusion  The findings of this study support the concept that single-fiber MyHC polymorphism occurs commonly in mammalian laryngeal muscle.

From the Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Wu and Crumley), Orthopedics (Mr Baker and Dr Caiozzo), and Physiology and Biophysics (Dr Caiozzo), College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine.

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