title: Suppression of prolactin release and mRNA accumulation by two novel dopamine agonist agents.
abstract: Two novel dopamine agonist drugs, CV 205-502 and CQP 201-403, have been investigated to compare their effects on prolactin secretion and prolactin mRNA accumulation in cultured rat pituitary cells. Both drugs gave dose-dependent suppression of prolactin release over a 24 h incubation period: when each drug was used at 100 nmol/l CV 205-502 and CQP 201-403 induced suppression to 8.9 +/- 1.7 and 10.2 +/- 1.8% of control release, respectively, compared to 26.7 +/- 4.8% of control with 100 nmol/l bromocriptine. There was no consistent effect on growth hormone release. Cytoplasmic accumulation of prolactin mRNA was also inhibited by both drugs at this concentration, to 50.2 +/- 5.5% of control values by CV 205-502 and to 67.4 +/- 8% of control by CQP 201-403, and to a similar extent by 100 nmol/l bromocriptine (50.6 +/- 9.1% of control). None of the drugs had any significant effect on GH mRNA levels. These data suggest that the agents exert their effect at a pretranslational stage of prolactin synthesis, as well as at the level of hormone release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D004873:Ergolines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C049850:CQP 201-403; C046650:quinagolide; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone