The correlationship between basal prolactin levels and the suppressive effect of CB-154 or L-DOPA on GH release in acromegalic patients (author's transl)

• Published in: Nippon Naibunpi Gakkai zasshi Vol. 55; no. 1; p. 16
• Main Authors: Hara, I, Kataoka, K, Tomita, A, Takanohashi, M, Nakane, T, Kuwayama, A, Kageyama, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japan 20.01.1979
• Subjects: Acromegaly - blood; Acromegaly - complications; Adult; Ergolines - administration & dosage; Ergolines - pharmacology; Female; Galactorrhea - blood; Galactorrhea - complications; Growth Hormone - blood; Humans; Levodopa - administration & dosage; Levodopa - pharmacology; Male; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Prolactin - blood; Prolactin - metabolism

It has been reported that the plasma growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) levels in acromegalic patients were suppressed after intensive administration of dopaminergic drugs, but we found that the plasma GH levels in some acromegalic patients were not suppressed. Plasma GH and PRL levels after a...