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Hyperprolactinemia caused by extra-pituitary prolactin secretion: a systematic review

Endocrine Connections
This study aims to summarize the clinical and pathological characteristics, as well as the treatment and therapeutic outcomes, of hyperprolactinemia caused by ectopic prolactin secretion.
Yixin Lu, Xiaoxue Chen, Xiaoan Ke, Lian Duan, Hongbo Yang, Hui Pan, Fengying Gong, Linjie Wang, Huijuan Zhu   +8 more
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Prostate response to prolactin in sexually active male rats

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2006
Background The prostate is a key gland in the sexual physiology of male mammals. Its sensitivity to steroid hormones is widely known, but its response to prolactin is still poorly known. Previous studies have shown a correlation between sexual behaviour,
Garcia Luis I, Toledo Rebeca, Aranda-Abreu Gonzalo E, Pascual Luz I, Rojas Fausto, Soto-Cid Abraham, Hernandez Maria, Quintanar-Stephano Andres, Manzo Jorge   +8 more
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Prolactin and risk of preeclampsia: A single institution, cross-sectional study

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2019
Objective: To illustrate the association between prolactin serum level and severity of preeclampsia. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 31 pregnant women with preeclampsia were enrolled as Group I and 20 healthy pregnant women as Group II.
Thabat J Al-Maiahy, Ali I Al-Gareeb, Hayder M Al-kuraishy   +2 more
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Determination of Prolactin in Canine Saliva: Is It Possible to Use a Commercial ELISA Kit?

Animals, 2019
Prolactin has been reported to be a remarkable index of stress response, both acute and chronic, in several species. The use of biological matrixes other than blood is receiving increasing interest in the study of hormones, due to the lower invasiveness ...
Jara Gutiérrez, Angelo Gazzano, Beatrice Torracca, Valentina Meucci, Chiara Mariti   +4 more
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Prolactin – friendly lactation hormone or hostile cancerogenic factor?

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Prolactin is a hormone secreted by lactotrophic cells of the pituitary gland and its main function is stimulating lactation. Binding prolactin by its membrane receptor leads to the activation of signalling pathway that enables cell proliferation and ...
Milena Leziak, Sylwiusz Niedobylski, Klaudia Żak, Katarzyna Skórzyńska-Dziduszko, Danuta Krasowska   +4 more
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SERUM PROLACTIN LEVEL IN ACNE PATIENTS VERSUS CONTROL GROUP: STUDY ON 14 TO 35 YEARS OLD WOMEN

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2002
Introduction. Androgens have a main role in acne pathogenesis. The interaction between prolactin and androgens generate the hypothesis of prolactin role in acne pathogenesis. Methods.
G FAGHIHI, A SADEGHI NIA, M KEIVANFAR
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Cyclical Changes in Prolactin Levels among Infertile Women Attending University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2013
Study was carried out to determine the effect of cyclical changes of prolactin concentrations on infertility in 3 groups of infertile subjects attending university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital for infertility treatments.
Braide A Solomon, Adego O Adebayo, Bamigbowu E Olugbenga   +2 more
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Do prolactin and its receptor play a role in alopecia areata?

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2018
Context: Studying the link between prolactin and autoimmunity has gained much ground over the past years. Its role played in alopecia areata (AA) is not clear yet, as previous reports yielded controversial results.
Samar M El Tahlawi, Nermeen H El Eishi, Rima K Kahhal, Rehab A Hegazy, Ghada M El Hanafy, Rania M Abdel Hay, Olfat G Shaker   +6 more
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Confusion in the interpretation of prolactin levels caused by inappropriately low reference intervals

Endocrine Connections
Objective: Serum prolactin measurements are important in the differential diagnosis of pituitary masses and subfertility. We observed discrepancies in serum prolactin levels in several patients measured with different immunoassays. Despite differences in
Yanaika S Sabogal Piñeros, Martine M L Deckers, Prim de Bie, Annemieke C Heijboer, Jacquelien J Hillebrand   +4 more
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Breastfeeding, Cellular Immune Activation, and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2019
Summary: The etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains unknown. One hypothesis is that an increase in the 16-kDa form of prolactin is pathogenic and suggests that breastfeeding may worsen peripartum cardiomyopathy by increasing prolactin, while ...
Agnes Koczo, MD, Amy Marino, MD, Arun Jeyabalan, MD, Uri Elkayam, MD, Leslie T. Cooper, MD, James Fett, MD, MPH, Joan Briller, MD, Eileen Hsich, MD, Lori Blauwet, MD, Charles McTiernan, PhD, Penelope A. Morel, MD, Karen Hanley-Yanez, BS, Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, Dennis M McNamara, MD, James D. Fett, MD, Jessica Pisarcik, RN, BSN, Charles McTiernan, PhD, Karen Hanley-Yanez, BS, John Gorcsan, III, MD, Erik Schelbert, MD, Rami Alharethi, MD, Kismet Rasmusson, CRNP, Kim Brunisholz, Amy Butler, BS, CCRP, Deborah Budge, A.G. Kfoury, MD, Benjamin Horne, PhD, Joe Tuinei, Heather Brown, Julie Damp, MD, Allen J. Naftilan, MD, Jill Russell, RN, MSN, Darla Freehardt, LPN, BS, CCRP, Eileen Hsich, MD, Cynthia Oblak, CCRC, Greg Ewald, MD, Donna Whitehead, RN, Jean Flanagan, RN, Anne Platts, Uri Elkayam, MD, Jorge Caro, MPH, Stephanie Mullin, RN, Michael M. Givertz, MD, M. Susan Anello, RN, BS, Navin Rajagopalan, MD, David Booth, MD, Tiffany Sandlin, RN, Wendy Wijesiri, RN, Leslie T. Cooper, MD, Lori A. Blauwet, MD, Joann Brunner, RN, Mary Phelps, Ruth Kempf, Kalgi Modi, MD, Tracy Norwood, Joan Briller, MD, Decebal Sorin Griza, MD, G. Michael Felker, MD, Robb Kociol, MD, Patricia Adams, RN, Gretchen Wells, MD, Vinay Thohan, MD, Deborah Wesley-Farrington, RN, BSN, CCRC, CCA, Sandra Soots, RN, CCRC, Richard Sheppard, MD, Caroline Michel, MD, Nathalie Lapointe, RN, PhD, Heather Nathaniel, Angela Kealey, MD, Marc Semigran, MD, Maureen Daher, RN, John Boehmer, MD, David Silber, MD, Eric Popjes, MD, Patricia Frey, RN, Todd Nicklas, RN, Jeffrey Alexis, MD, Lori Caufield, RN, BSN, CCRC, John W. Thornton, III, MD, Mindy Gentry, MD, Vincent J.B. Robinson, MBBS, Gyanendra K. Sharma, MD, Joan Holloway, BS, Maria Powell, LPN, CCRC, David Markham, MD, Mark Drazner, MD, Lynn Fernandez, RN, Mark Zucker, MD, David A. Baran, MD, Martin L. Gimovsky, MD, Natalia Hochbaum, MD, Bharati Patel, RN, CCRC, Laura Adams, RN, BSN, Gautam Ramani, MD, Stephen Gottlieb, MD, Shawn Robinson, MD, Stacy Fisher, MD, Joanne Marshall, BSN, MS, Jennifer Haythe, MD, Donna Mancini, MD, Rachel Bijou, MD, Maryjane Farr, MD, Marybeth Marks, Henry Arango, Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Mariana Bolos, Paul Mather, MD, Sharon Rubin, MD, Raphael Bonita, MD, Susan Eberwine, RN, Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD, Kathleen Stergiopoulos, MD, Ellen McCathy-Santoro, MD, Jennifer Intravaia, RN, CCRCII, Elizabeth Maas, Jordan Safirstein, MD, Audrey Kleet, RN, MS, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CCTC, Nancy Martinez, RN, Christine Corpoin, RN, Donna Hesari, RN, Sandra Chaparro, MD, Laura J. Hudson, MA, MPH, CCRC, Jalal K. Ghali, MD, Zora Injic, RN, BSc, MSA, Ilan S. Wittstein, MD   +124 more
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