Thyroid hormones are classified as immune system modulators, exhibiting influence on cellular messaging systems that promote:
- T- and B-Cell activity
- Cellular apoptosis
- Cytokine release
- Other imunokine responses
Immune signaling mediators such as cytokines and adjuvants have been found to disrupt all aspects of the:
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis
- Peripheral metabolism
- Thyroid receptor site transcriptional expressions
- Thyroid physiology & cellular metab.