Effects of thyroid hormones on inner mitochondrial membrane fluidity

Authors studied the effects of thyroid hormones and their diasteroisomers and 3,5-diiodothyronine (LT2) on the fluidity properties of inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) by specifical fluorescent probe for the internal zone of biological membranes, the 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH). The studied parameters are Arrhenius and Perrin plots. The DPH shows a decreased fluorescence quenching in the presence of both T3 and T4. The maximum effect is observed with 2 nM LT2. LT2 is more effective than LT3 in the central zone. The data confirm the selective action of LT3 and LT4 on IMM fluidity.