title: Serotonin and Electroconvulsive Shock-Induced Prolactin Release.
abstract: Baseline and post-electroconvulsive shock (ECS) prolactin levels were determined in serum samples from 13 rabbits, with and without pretreatment with the serotonin-2 (5-HT(2)) receptor blocker ketanserin. Without ketanserin, ECS did not raise serum prolactin levels over baseline. After ketanserin, baseline serum prolactin levels were 50% lower and post-ECS prolactin levels were twice this new baseline level and close to post-ECS prolactin levels without ketanserin. These observations suggest that serotonergic neurotransmission potentiates stress-induced prolactin secretion, but contributes little to ECS-induced prolactin release.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School; and North Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Conrad M.
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drews