EFFECT OF PINDOLOL ON THE PROLACTIN RESPONSE TO D-FENFLURAMINE

被引:40
作者
PARK, SBG [1 ]
COWEN, PJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,LITTLEMORE HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,PSYCHOPHARMACOL RES UNIT,OXFORD OX4 4XN,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
D-FENFLURAMINE; 5-HT RECEPTORS; PROLACTIN; NEUROENDOCRINE;
D O I
10.1007/BF02245948
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We studied the effect of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, pindolol, on the prolactin (PRL) response to the 5-HT releasing agent, d-fenfluramine (cl-FEN), in ten healthy male volunteers. Pindolol pretreatment lowered baseline PRL levels but, when this effect was taken into account, did not significantly attenuate the PRL response to d-FEN. Within the limitations that attend the use of pindolol as a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, the data suggest that although 5-HT1A receptors may play a role in the tonic release of PRL, they are not involved in the release of PRL produced by d-FEN. We propose that the PRL response to d-FEN may involve selective activation of postsynaptic 5-HT2 receptors.
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页码:471 / 474
页数:4
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