title: [Nycterohemeral variations of growth hormone and prolactin in 6 Parkinson's sufferers treated with bromocriptine (author's transl)].
abstract: Secretions of GH and of PRL studied over a period of 24 hours in 6 untreated Parkinson's patients showed slight changes. The normal secretion of PRL in the female shows no nocturnal increase in the male. The secretion of GH linked to sleep is identified in the male and not in the female. These variations related to sex are interpreted as an increase in those normally found in the adult and facilitated by age. Bromocriptine given continuously at a dose of 10 to 20 mg/day for periods of 20 days to 6 months, results in suppression or a marked decrease in the 24-hour secretion of PRL. It has virtually no effect upon the secretion of GH. These results show that the dopaminergic regulation of PRL is preserved in Parkinson's disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone
vernacular_title: Variations nycthémérales de la somathormone et de la prolactine chez 6 parkinsoniens traités par bromocriptine.