Inflammatory Indicators Associated with Hypothyroidism

Emerging scientific evidence has suggested that altered thyroid hormones can influence lipid metabolism and lead to dyslipidemia in hypothyroid patients. Inflammatory markers are also important factors to diagnose and prognoses the status of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the deficiency of thyroid hormones, which results from reduced secretion of both T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine), irrespective of the cause, resulting in a generalized slowing down of metabolic processes. Numerous findings suggest that hypothyroidism was a highly influenced with TNF-, IL 6, and IL 1. In this chapter, we review the role of inflammatory markers in hypothyroidism. It seems that for early diagnosis and prevention, these markers can be used in hypothyroidism in order to improve their prognosis.