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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
Histamine stimulates prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) release in the experimental animal. In order to evaluate the possible effect of histamine on these hormones in man, in our study, 9 normal volunteers underwent an intravenous histamine infusion (200 microgram in 15 min). Five of them also underwent an intravenous histidine infusion (200 microgram). Histamine induced a significant PRL release in 7 subjects, the maximum level reached being 36.2 +/- 12.09 ng/ml, while GH levels were not affected. Histidine was ineffective on both PRL and GH levels. It is known that histamine, administered peripherally, does not cross the blood brain barrier. This fact suggests that, in man, histamine stimulates PRL release by acting directly on the pituitary. In addition, since stressful situations may elicit both PRL and GH release, the fact that the latter was not affected by histamine, suggests that a mere stress-effect is not responsible for the PRL release observed in our subjects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0001-5598
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Histamine stimulates prolactin release in norman men.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article