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Endocrinology, 2019 Hyperprolactinemia causes infertility, but the specific mechanism is unknown. It is clear that elevated prolactin levels suppress pulsatile release of GnRH from the hypothalamus, with a consequent reduction in pulsatile LH secretion from the pituitary ...
R. Brown +7 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2021 Background Prolactin mirrors the dopaminergic activity in the brain which is key to understanding alcohol use disorders (AUD). Still, patients with AUD are a heterogenous group and there seem to be gender differences in the relationship between alcohol ...
Susmita Pandey +3 more
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Cell Death and Disease, 2018 Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is one of the key predisposing factors for low back pain. Although the exact mechanism remains unclear, inflammatory response and nucleus pulposus (NP) apoptosis are known to play important roles in this process ...
Xiexing Wu +10 more
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60 YEARS OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY: The hypothalamo-prolactin axis
Journal of Endocrinology, 2015 The hypothalamic control of prolactin secretion is different from other anterior pituitary hormones, in that it is predominantly inhibitory, by means of dopamine from the tuberoinfundibular dopamine neurons.
D. Grattan
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European Journal of Endocrinology, 2017 OBJECTIVE Both antitumor and antisecretory efficacies of dopamine agonists (DA) make them the first-line treatment of macroprolactinomas. However, there is no guideline for MRI follow-up once prolactin is controlled. The aim of our study was to determine
Juliette Eroukhmanoff +10 more
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Serum prolactin overestimation and risk of misdiagnosis
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 2019 Summary Background Falsely elevated prolactin measurements risk overdiagnosis, and unnecessary imaging and treatment. Design We conducted a clinical audit of 18 patients who presented with hyperprolactinaemia, followed by a laboratory audit of 40 split ...
Sunita M.C. De Sousa +3 more
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Do serum prolactin levels correlate with antibodies against desmoglein in pemphigus vulgaris?
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2016 Background: Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of skin, the etiology of which is not completely known. Despite the latter, anti-desmoglein antibodies play a proven role in the pathogenesis.
Fariba Iraji +6 more
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Plasma prolactin and breast cancer risk: a meta- analysis
Scientific Reports, 2016 Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and its incidence is on a constant rise. Previous studies suggest that higher levels of plasma prolactin are associated with escalated risk of breast cancer, however, these results are contradictory and
Minghao Wang +4 more
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Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2018 Reproductive health: Prolactin hormone regulation revealed Uncovering the regulatory mechanism behind production of the prolactin hormone may help tackle reproductive health problems.
Chan Woo Kang +7 more
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A middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke occurring in a child with a large prolactinoma. [PDF]
, 2020 Pituitary adenomas are rare in children, and often present with symptoms of headache, nausea or emesis, visual disturbance, or hormonal hypersecretion.
Amara, Dominic +3 more
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