PMID: 641429Apr 1, 1978Paper

DNA synthesis and depletion of prolactin in the pituitary gland of the male rat

The Journal of Endocrinology
H M LloydJ D Meares

Abstract

Haloperidol, bromocriptine and diethylstilboestrol dipropionate were given in various régimes to male rats to determine their effects on pituitary DNA synthesis, prolactin secretion and growth hormone secretion. Haloperidol increased serum prolactin but did not stimulate pituitary DNA synthesis or reduce pituitary prolactin concentrations. Haloperidol potentiated the effects of oestrogen on serum prolactin and on pituitary DNA synthesis; pituitary prolactin concentrations were greatly reduced, and growth hormone secretion was slightly inhibited. The inhibitory effects of bromocriptine in oestrogen-stimulated rats were demonstrated by smaller pituitary weights and decreased DNA synthesis; serum prolactin levels were lowered and pituitary prolactin concentrations were increased. Haloperidol, given to rats treated with oestrogen and bromocriptine, reversed the inhibitory effects of bromocriptine on DNA synthesis and serum prolactin; pituitary prolactin concentrations fell to well below normal. The results suggest that the haloperidol potentiation of oestrogen-induced pituitary DNA synthesis may depend upon stimulation of prolactin secretion together with reduction of intracellular prolactin levels.

Citations

Sep 1, 1989·Mayo Clinic Proceedings·B W ScheithauerN Ryan
Jun 1, 1981·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·H StepieńM Pawlikowski
Jun 1, 1980·Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology·G A JahnJ A Burdman

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