title: Reduction of serum prolactin after salmon calcitonin infusion in patients with impaired renal function.
abstract: The physiological role of calcitonin is still uncertain. Recently human calcitonin gene-related peptide, produced by alternative RNA processing from the calcitonin gene, was shown to have structural homology to salmon calcitonin and probably have a modulator function in the hypothalamus. In this study, salmon calcitonin was infused at a low dose (10 MRC units over 30 min) in seven patients with impaired renal function (51-Cr-EDTA clearance = 34.8 +/- 4.8 ml/min) in order to elucidate its effects on PRL secretion. The results show that salmon calcitonin at a subhypocalcaemic dose significantly suppresses PRL secretion by over 40% (P less than 0.01) and may be of therapeutic use in the treatment of gonadal dysfunction in chronic renal failure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin