Activation of GABA B receptors in the anterior pituitary inhibits prolactin and luteinizing hormone secretion.
Activation of GABA B receptors in the anterior pituitary inhibits prolactin and luteinizing hormone secretion.
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垂体前叶 GABA B 受体的激活会抑制催乳素和黄体生成素的分泌。
DOI:
10.1159/000126294
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发表时间:
1992
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Carlos Libertun
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文献类型:
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作者:
V. Lux;E. Rey;Carlos Libertun
Previous work from our laboratory showed that baclofen could lower serum prolactin (PRL) levels acting at the central nervous system. The present experiments were designed to evaluate whether the gamma-aminobutyric acid B agonist was also effective in inhibiting hormone release at the pituitary level. In monolayer cultures of adenohypophyseal dispersed cells, baclofen inhibited basal PRL secretion after 1 or 2 h of incubation. This inhibition was significantly abolished by three antagonists: phaclofen, 3-aminopropyl-phosphonic acid and 4-aminobutylphosphonic acid. Furthermore, baclofen inhibited the thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced PRL release in a concentration-dependent manner. With regard to gonadotropin secretion, baclofen was unable to modify basal luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion, but significantly inhibited the LH-releasing hormone-induced LH release. These results show that baclofen, in addition to its central neuroendocrine effects, inhibits pituitary hormone secretion, under basal and/or stimulated conditions, by direct action at the pituitary level.