Thyrotropin receptor-stimulating immunoglobulins from patients with Graves' disease induce significant hyaluronan synthesis in differentiated orbital fibroblasts derived from 17 patients with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy, despite only a moderate increase in cyclic AMP signaling, suggesting an alternative pathway drives hyaluronan production in this context.

Source: Thyrotropin Receptor-Stimulating Graves' Disease Immunoglobulins Induce Hyaluronan Synthesis by Differentiated Orbital Fibroblasts from Patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy Not Only Via Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Signaling Pathways

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Antibodies from patients with Graves' disease cause orbital fibroblasts to produce large amounts of hyaluronan, even when cyclic AMP signaling is only moderately increased, indicating that a different biochemical pathway is responsible for this production.

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Thyrotropin receptor-stimulating immunoglobulins from patients with Graves' disease induce significant hyaluronan synthesis in differentiated orbital fibroblasts derived from 17 patients with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy, despite only a moderate increase in cyclic AMP signaling, suggesting an alternative pathway drives hyaluronan production in this context.

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Antibodies from people with Graves' disease bind to a receptor on eye tissue cells, turning on a signaling route that does not use cyclic AMP. This route increases the production of an enzyme that makes a thick, water-retaining substance called hyaluronan, which builds up in the eye socket and causes swelling.

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Study: Thyrotropin Receptor-Stimulating Graves' Disease Immunoglobulins Induce Hyaluronan Synthesis by Differentiated Orbital Fibroblasts from Patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy Not Only Via Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Signaling Pathways
Antibodies from people with Graves' disease make eye tissue cells produce a gooey substance called hyaluronan, even though a well-known signaling pathway (cAMP) isn't strongly activated — meaning something else in the cell must be causing it.

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