Microbiota and Thyroid Interaction in Health and Disease

The microbiota influences the uptake of iodine, selenium, and iron, and the microbiota may alter the availability of L-thyroxine and toxicity of PTU.Several findings, including the altered microbiota composition in patients with thyroid disorders, the prominent metabolism of thyroid hormones by the microbiota, and that germ-free rats have smaller thyroids than normal rats, support the hypothesis that the gut microbiota also plays a prominent...