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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Six women with elevated circulating levels of big big PRL (BBPRL) and apparently normal ovarian function were variously studied through a menstrual cycle and menstruation, through pregnancy and suckling, and during stimulation tests with TRH and suppression with bromocriptine. No significant changes in monomeric PRL were demonstrated during the menstrual cycle, but all subjects showed a small and significant rise in BBPRL during the preovulatory phase. High PRL levels were present in day 1 menstrual plasma, but BBPRL was only present in low concentrations. All subjects (n = 5) demonstrated a rise in both PRL and BBPRL during pregnancy, with a consistent tendency for PRL to increase to a proportionately greater extent than BBPRL. One subject exhibited a rise in PRL (by 93%), but not BBPRL, 30 min after suckling. TRH caused a brisk rise in PRL (by 363 +/- 116%) but only a sluggish rise in BBPRL (by 17.5 +/- 7.4%; n = 3). Bromocriptine rapidly suppressed PRL (by 81.8 +/- 34.4%), but only slowly suppressed BBPRL (by 21.0 +/- 8.7% after 6 h; n = 3). Plasma binding studies did not demonstrate any evidence of a circulating specific PRL-binding protein. These data indicate that plasma concentrations of BBPRL may vary under the influence of a number of factors, but are much less sensitive to TRH stimulation, bromocriptine suppression, pregnancy, and suckling than PRL. The occurrence of BBPRL does not seem to be due to a specific circulating binding protein.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
585-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Detailed assessment of big big prolactin in women with hyperprolactinemia and normal ovarian function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article