title: Prolactin stimulates dopamine release from the rat corpus striatum in the absence of extra-cellular calcium.
abstract: Prolactin (PRL) increased basal dopamine (DA) release and attenuated amphetamine (AMPH)-stimulated DA release in vitro from rat corpus striatum in a concentration-dependent manner with 10(-5) M PRL being the most effective. The effects of PRL on DA release were enhanced in the absence of extracellular calcium. PRL at 10(-5) M did not alter the DA post-superfusion content of the striatal tissue. These results indicate that the stimulatory effect of PRL on basal DA release does not require extra-cellular calcium and the inhibitory effect on AMPH-stimulated DA release is not due to depletion of DA stores.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Center, U.S.C., Los Angeles 90089-0191.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Laping
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Dluzen
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin; D002118:Calcium; D004298:Dopamine