Oxytocin enhances the prolactin response to vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in healthy women
Oxytocin enhances the prolactin response to vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in healthy women
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DOI:
10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00202-7
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发表时间:
1998-09-01
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Coiro, V
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作者:
Chiodera, P;Volpi, R;Coiro, V
Objective: To establish whether oxytocin modifies the stimulatory effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) on prolactin secretion in healthy women.Design: Controlled clinical study.Setting: Healthy women in an academic research environment.Patient(s): Seven healthy women (aged 24-32 years) were tested on the 22nd day of two consecutive normal menstrual cycles.Intervention(s): Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (4 pmol . kg(-1) . min(-1) in 50 mL of normal saline infused IV for 60 minutes) was administered in either the presence or absence of concurrent treatment with oxytocin (2 IU injected plus 0.07 IU/min infused for 60 minutes).Main Outcome Measure(s): Serum prolactin levels.Result(s): The administration of VIP induced a significant increase in serum prolactin levels, with a mean peak response 1.6 times higher than baseline at 45 minutes after injection. Tn the presence of oxytocin, the prolactin response to VIP was significantly higher, with a mean peak response 2 times higher than baseline.Conclusion(s): These data suggest that in healthy women, oxytocin facilitates the regulation of the stimulating effect of VIP on prolactin secretion. (Fertil Steril(R) 1998;70:541-3. (C) 1998 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.).