Abstract:
:Opioid peptides have been demonstrated to stimulate prolactin secretion, and it has been postulated that this is mediated, at least in part, by an effect on hypothalamic prolactin releasing and release-inhibiting factors and neurotransmitters. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of opioid peptides and depolarizing concentrations of K+ on the release of both vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) from perifused rat hypothalami. Both met-enkephalin and beta-endorphin stimulated the release of VIP significantly whilst not affecting the release of TRH. In addition, leu-enkephalin was found to have no effect on the release of either VIP or TRH. In contrast, depolarizing concentrations of K+ (50 mM) were found to cause the immediate release of TRH, but not VIP, from the same perifusion. The results suggest a role for VIP, but not TRH, in opioid peptide stimulated release of prolactin. In addition, the data indicates that a substance may be released in response to K+ depolarization which is inhibitory to the release of VIP.
journal_name
Life Scijournal_title
Life sciencesauthors
Burns G,Baker DJ,Brown BL,Dobson PRdoi
10.1016/0024-3205(87)90314-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-03-09 00:00:00pages
951-7issue
10eissn
0024-3205issn
1879-0631pii
0024-3205(87)90314-6journal_volume
40pub_type
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