PERMISSIVE ROLE OF CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR IN THE ACUTE STRESS-INDUCED PROLACTIN-RELEASE IN FEMALE RATS

被引:18
作者
AKEMA, T [1 ]
CHIBA, A [1 ]
OSHIDA, M [1 ]
KIMURA, F [1 ]
TOYODA, J [1 ]
机构
[1] YOKOHAMA CITY UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PHYSIOL, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA 236, JAPAN
关键词
PROLACTIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR; ALPHA-HELICAL CRF(9-41); IMMOBILIZATION STRESS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)11968-3
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The present study examined the role of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the acute stress-induced release of prolactin (PRL) in ovariectomized estrogen-primed female rats. Acute immobilization stress induced a marked increase in serum PRL levels in animals treated with saline intraventricularly (icy). However, a prior icy injection of alpha-helical CRF(9-41), a CRF antagonist, completely eliminated the immobilization-induced PRL release in the majority of animals, providing evidence for involvement of CRF in the acute stress-induced PRL release. On the other hand, an icy injection of CRF did not affect basal PRL release at any dose in non-stressed animals, suggesting that the peptide plays a permissive role which enables other undefined stress mediator(s) to stimulate PRL release.
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页码:146 / 148
页数:3
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