The effects of the acute administration of buprenorphine hydrochloride on the release of anterior pituitary hormones in the rat: evidence for the involvement of multiple opiate receptors |
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| Authors: | R N Pechnick R George R E Poland |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine, the Brain Research Institute and the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology University of California Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA;2. Division of Biological Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, California 90502, USA |
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| Abstract: | Multiple opiate receptor agonists and antagonists have been found to produce different patterns of anterior pituitary hormone release. The present studies examined the pattern of anterior pituitary hormone release produced by buprenorphine. The effects of the kappa agonist ethylketocyclazocine on thyroid stimulating hormone release were also examined. Following buprenorphine, serum levels of corticosterone and luteinizing hormone were not changed while growth hormone release was stimulated in a dose-dependent manner. Prolactin release was stimulated after the lowest dose of buprenorphine while the highest dose induced a fall in serum prolactin. Similar biphasic effects on thyroid stimulating hormone were seen after either buprenorphine or ethylketocyclazocine. The results provide support for the role of multiple opiate receptors in opiate-induced changes in anterior pituitary hormone release. |
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