title: The effect of 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine and 2-chloro-alpha-methylergoline-8beta-acetonitrile (lergotrile mesylate) on the prolactin secretion of the ewe.
abstract: The effects of two ergot alkaloids, 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine methane-sulphonate (CB154, Sandoz) and lergotrile mesylate (LM, E. Lilly & Co.), on the basal secretion of prolactin and on the prolactin response to TRH or the milking stimulus was investigated in the sheep. Both CB154 (c. 0.5 mg/kg) and LM (c. 0.75 mg/kg) markedly reduced basal levels of prolactin and inhibited the TRH-induced prolactin release in ewes in the mid-luteal phase of the oestrous cycle. Both compounds also suppressed basal levels of prolactin in lactating ewes and inhibited the prolactin response to the milking stimulus in lactating ewes.
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D012756:Sheep; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D004873:Ergolines; D001971:Bromocriptine; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin