title: Direct action of ethanol on pituitary prolactin secretion in vitro.
abstract: The effect of ethanol on prolactin release in vitro has been studied in order to investigate the direct action of ethanol on pituitary gland of the female rats. Animals were sacrificed in diestrus 2 and pituitary glands were incubated in TC-199 medium containing dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, TRH or cycloheximide with or without ethanol. The total amount of prolactin after the incubation period was calculated. Alcohol significantly increased the prolactin release in all groups. Cycloheximide and dopamine decreased the prolactin synthesis, but ethanol reduced the effect of dopamine. It is concluded that part of ethanol-induced hyperprolactinaemia, is due to a direct action of the alcohol on pituitary, affecting release and/or synthesis of prolactin.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Biología, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marcó
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Balvis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pazo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004031:Diestrus; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D000431:Ethanol; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D003513:Cycloheximide; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine