Hypothalamic and pituitary sites of action of oxytocin to alter prolactin secretion in the rat

Endocrinology
M D LumpkinS M McCann

Abstract

To determine whether oxytocin (OT) could alter the release of PRL and other hormones from the anterior pituitary gland, the effects of OT were examined in two in vitro and two in vivo test systems. Cells dispersed from anterior pituitary glands of intact adult male rats were incubated in medium containing OT at doses of 10(-8), 10(-7), 10(-6), and 10(-5) M in two trials. OT stimulated PRL release 1.5-fold (P less than 0.01) and 2- to 3-fold (P less than 0.001) above control levels at 10(-8) and 10(-7) M doses, respectively, thus indicating a dose-dependent relationship. Higher doses did not produce a further elevation above that obtained with 10(-7) M OT. Arginine vasopressin (AVP) caused a slight decrease in PRL release from dispersed cells while TRH produced a small (25%), significant, but nondose-related increase in PRL release. Hemipituitary glands from adult male rats, incubated with 10(-6) and 10(-5) M OT, released twice as much PRL (P less than 0.01) into the medium as paired controls, but 10(-7) M OT was ineffective. The iv injection of 1 or 10 micrograms OT into conscious male rats elevated plasma PRL by 50% (P less than 0.05) or 500% (P less than 0.001), respectively, above basal values at 5 min only. Vehicle or 0.1 m...Continue Reading

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