Bromocriptine-induced removal of endoplasmic membranes from prolactinoma cells

Summary Adenomatous prolactin cells lose 39% of their cytoplasm volume within 7 days after the beginning of bromocriptine treatment. A simultaneous reduction of the rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus occurs. Their membranes are removed by rapid transport along the secretory pathway to the cell surface and to lysosomal destruction.We thank Prof. E. del Pozo, Sandoz Ltd, Basle, for the generous gift of injectable bromocriptine, Prof. E.R. Weibel, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Bern, for his technical advice, Dr U. Helfenstein, Institute of Biostatistics, University of Zürich, for his help in the statistical evaluation of the results and the EMDO-Foundation, Zürich, for financial support.     

Ontogeny of the sex steroid and prolactin receptors in the male rat adrenal gland

Summary Cytosolic estrogen and androgen receptors and membrane prolactin-binding sites in the male adrenal glands showed a definite pattern during sexual development. The level of sexual steroid receptors paralleled adrenal growth, whereas prolactin binding reached its maximum value in mature rats.Lüthy, I. A., Predoctoral Fellow from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas and Calandra, R. S., Research Career Awardee from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina.Acknowledgments. We would like to thank Mrs D. Bas and Mrs D. B. Destéfano for the skillful technical assistance and the secretarial work, respectively. This work was partially supported by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), and the Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica.     

应激的可预期性和行为控制对大鼠免疫功能的影响

研究了电击的可预期性和行为控制对大鼠免疫功能的影响以及糖皮质激素可能的中介作用。实验结果表明，给予大鼠不可躲避的足底电击，经过两次实验，脾淋巴细胞的转化受到抑制，ｃｐｍ值降低１／３。如果每次电击前给予一个警告信号，由于可预期的事件产生的心理压力比不可预期事件小，结果脾淋巴细胞的转化受到的抑制不明显。     

Hypothalamic tyrosine hydroxylase activity,plasma gonadotropin and prolactin levels after aminooxyacetic acid in ovariectomized rats

Summary Plasma concentrations of gonadotropin, prolactin and hypothalamic tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity were measured in ovariectomized rats treated with aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), a drug which elevates brain GABA levels. Hypothalamic TH activity was significantly increased with a significant decrease in prolactin (Prl) release. Plasma levels of gonadotropins were not modified by AOAA. These results support an inhibitory action of GABA on Prl release possibly mediated through hypothalamic dopamine.Supported by grants from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi. RIA kits for the estimation of LH, FSH and Prl were kindly supplied by Dr A.F. Parlow, NIAMDD-NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. GNB is a UGC research fellow.     

Ultrastructural changes in uterine myometrium of mice with experimentally-induced adenomyosis

Summary Ectopic pituitary transplantation induced a high incidence of adenomyosis in SHN mice. Early signs of the development of adenomyosis were the penetration of stromal connective tissue into myometrium followed by uterine gland invasion. Associated with these changes, the inner layer of myometrium showed the involution of smooth muscle cells and distended intercellular spacesThis work was supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan     

化学发光自显影免疫印迹法（Western Blotting）检测绒山羊皮肤组织中催乳素受体蛋白

采集不同季节绒山羊皮肤组织样品,提取总蛋白,经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,将电泳结果转移到醋酸纤维薄膜,然后与催乳素抗体结合、辣根过氧化物酶标记二抗结合,后者作用于化学发光底物,暗室中置X-光胶片上自显影数分钟,经显影、定影,得到黑色曝光斑,根据胶片上曝光斑的位置确定出催乳素受体的分子量为87kD。根据不同时期样品黑斑的大小得出各时期催乳素受体表达量与绒毛生长趋势是一致的。     

中国荷斯坦牛催乳素基因A8398G多态性与产奶性状相关性分析

采用PCR-RFLP技术对中国荷斯坦牛PRL基因第4外显子A8398G位点进行单核苷酸多态性分析。结果表明PRL基因经RsaⅠ酶切后产生2种等位基因和3种基因型。等位基因A和G的频率分别为0.257和0.743。基因型AA、AG和GG的频率分别为0.010,0.497及0.493。测序分析表明AA型和GG型相比在PRL基因第8398位碱基处发生A→G突变,该突变未导致氨基酸的改变。χ2适合性检验表明,PRL基因的RsaⅠ酶切位点处于Hardy-Weinberg不平衡状态(P<0.05)。在第Ⅱ泌乳期,最小二乘分析表明:基因型GG所对应的乳蛋白率最小二乘均值显著高于基因型AG所对应的最小二乘均值(P<0.05);基因型AG所对应的产奶量最小二乘均值显著高于基因型GG所对应的最小二乘均值(P<0.01);基因型GG所对应的线性评分最小二乘均值显著高于基因型AG所对应的最小二乘均值(P<0.05)。     

溢乳症患者血清PRL含量测定的临床意义

目的探讨溢乳症患者血清中垂体泌乳素（Prolactin,PRL）含量检测的临床价值。方法采用PRL免疫化学发光检测法,对47例溢乳症患者（溢乳组）血清进行测定,并与正常哺乳期妇女（哺乳组）及非哺乳期健康妇女（正常组）进行对照比较。结果溢乳组与哺乳组血清PRL含量比较无显著性差异（t=1.077 7,P〉0.05）,但溢乳组的PRL异常率明显高于哺乳组（χ2=6.305 9,P〈0.01）,溢乳组和哺乳组血清PRL值均明显升高,与正常组比较均有显著性差异（t=6.201 6,P〈0.01 t=5.287 8,P〈0.01） 溢乳组血清PRL异常率均明显高于哺乳组和正常组（χ2=6.305 9,P〈0.01 χ2=13.315 9,P〈0.01）,而哺乳组和正常组的血清PRL异常率比较无明显差异（χ2=0.934 8,P〉0.05）。结论溢乳症患者血清中PRL值均呈病理性升高,但PRL异常率的诊断价值明显优于PRL的含量检测。     

Reduced tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuronal function in rats after long-term withdrawal of estrogen treatment

Summary Hypothalamic fragments from female rats treated repeatedly with estradiol valerate (EV) and bearing prolactin (PRL)-secreting tumors contained, seven months after the last EV injection, lower concentrations of dopamine (DA) than age-matched controls. Depolarizing concentrations of K⁺ (35 mM) and amphetamine (50 M) evoked in PRL-secreting tumor bearing rats an endogenous DA release significantly lower than in controls.