HMOX1 and Hashimoto thyroiditis: When thyroid cells from the Nthy-ori cell line model were exposed to Hashimoto Thyroiditis (H.T.)lymphocyte supernatant, a universal up-regulation of all immune targets was observed when compared to exposure to control lymphocyte supernatant (with the exception of Heme oxygenase-1 where expression between each cohort was equivocal) (figure 1).