Review Article·Special Topic for Thyroid Diseases
Progression of assay and clinical practice of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody
Liu Tianqi, Zhang Xiuying, Ji Linong
Published 2021-01-20
Cite as Int J Endocrinol Metab, 2021, 41(1): 5-9. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121383-20200608-06021
Abstract
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibody (TRAb) exists specifically in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb)/TSHR stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) is considered to be the pathogenic antibody of Graves′ disease(GD). The methods and technologies of measuring TRAb are constantly being explored and updated, with a new generation assay of TSI is gradually being applied in the clinical practice. TRAb, especially TSI, not only has important clinical significance for the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation of GD and Graves′ orbitopathy, but also has important guiding value in the treatment of hyperthyroidism during pregnancy and the risk assessment of fetal thyroid dysfunction.
Key words:
Thyroid Stimulating hormone receptor antibody; Graves′ disease; Hyperthyroidism; Graves′ orbitopathy
Contributor Information
Liu Tianqi
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People′s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
Zhang Xiuying
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People′s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
Ji Linong
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People′s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China