Involvement of the hypothalamus in opiate-stimulated prolactin secretion |
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Authors: | Pauline R M Dobson and Barry L Brown |
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Institution: | Department of Human Metabolism and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, U.K. |
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Abstract: | Administration of opiate agonists to rats is known to elevate plasma prolactin, an effect which is antagonised by the opiate antagonist naloxone. However, this appears not to be a result of a direct action at the pituitary gland. We report here that opiate agonists stimulate prolactin secretion from isolated adenohypophysial cells when they are coincubated with hypothalamic fragments. Both morphine and Met-enkephalin stimulated prolactin secretion by 1.84 fold and 1.50 fold respectively, and this was antagonised by naloxone. These findings support the hypothesis that one site of action of opioid compounds on pituitary hormone secretion is at the level of hypothalamus. |
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Keywords: | Opiate agonist Naloxone Adenohypophysis Prolactin Hypothalamus |
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