Anorexia Nervosa and the Secretion of Prolactin

Paul Williams

doi:10.1192/bjp.131.1.69

Anorexia Nervosa and the Secretion of Prolactin

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.131.1.69 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 131 (1) ◽

pp. 69-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Paul Williams

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion ◽

Relevant Work

SummaryTheoretically, one would expect to find increases in prolactin secretion in patients with anorexia nervosa: the evidence for this is reviewed. However, relevant work to date seems to indicate that this is not so. These paradoxical findings are discussed, and areas of further research are outlined.

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Growth hormone, insulin, and prolactin secretion in anorexia nervosa and obesity during bromocriptine treatment.

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.2.6080.156 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 2 (6080) ◽

pp. 156-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

A D Harrower ◽

P L Yap ◽

I M Nairn ◽

H J Walton ◽

J A Strong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Hormone ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion

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Effects of galanin on growtn hormone and prolactin secretion in anorexia nervosa

Metabolism ◽

10.1016/s0026-0495(00)91091-6 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 155-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Laura De Marinis ◽

Antonio Mancini ◽

Domenico Valle ◽

Antonio Bianchi ◽

Raffaella Gentilella ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion

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GROWTH HORMONE AND PROLACTIN SECRETION AFTER GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE ADMINISTRATION, IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA PATIENTS, NORMAL CONTROLS AND TAMOXIFEN-PRETREATED VOLUNTEERS

Clinical Endocrinology ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb01181.x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 517-523 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

F. F. CASANUEVA ◽

C. G. BORRAS ◽

B. BURGUERA ◽

L. LIMA ◽

C. MURUAIS ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Hormone ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion ◽

Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone ◽

Releasing Hormone ◽

Hormone Administration ◽

Normal Controls

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Behavior Therapy, Pimozide Treatment and Prolactin Secretion in Anorexia Nervosa

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ◽

10.1159/000287870 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 136-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Abraham Weizman ◽

Sam Tyano ◽

Henricus Wijsenbeek ◽

Menashe Ben David

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Prolactin Secretion

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A Possible Direct Precursor of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone, pGlu-His-Pro-Gly, Stimulates Prolactin Secretion in Anorexia Nervosa*

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ◽

10.1210/jcem-71-1-252 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 252-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

MASATOMO MORI ◽

MASAMI MURAKAMI ◽

TETSUROU SATOH ◽

KAZUYA MIYASHITA ◽

TOKUJI IRIUCHIJIMA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion ◽

Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone ◽

Releasing Hormone

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EFFECT OF MORPHINE ON CORTISOL AND PROLACTIN SECRETION IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND DEPRESSION

Clinical Endocrinology ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2265.1989.tb00441.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 421-427 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ATHANASIOS P. ZIS ◽

RONALD A. REMICK ◽

CAMPBELL M. CLARK ◽

ELLIOT GOLDNER ◽

B. E. KELLY GRANT ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion

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Prolactin Secretion in Anorexia Nervosa

Hormone and Metabolic Research ◽

10.1055/s-2007-1019343 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 585-586 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

M. Giusti ◽

G. Mazzocchi ◽

R. Mortara ◽

D. Mignone ◽

G. Giordano

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion

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The effect of D-Trp6-LRH upon secretion of gonadotrophin – a possible therapeutic application in anorexia nervosa

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/acta.0.1050161 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 105 (2) ◽

pp. 161-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S. Zgliczyński ◽

B. Baranowska ◽

W. Jeske ◽

A. Niewiadomska ◽

G. Rozbicka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Prolactin Secretion ◽

Control Group ◽

Female Patients ◽

Serum Lh ◽

Normal Body Weight ◽

Lh Release ◽

Lh Secretion

Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the agonistic LRH analogue (D-Trp6-LRH) on LH, FSH and prolactin secretion, and its possible efficacy in female patients with anorexia nervosa. The study included 18 female patients with anorexia nervosa and 7 healthy women in the same age group. The patients with anorexia nervosa were divided into two groups of 9 women each. The first group consisted of patients in the weight loss phase of the disorder and the second of 9 women who had achieved normal body weight. Additionally, in 6 women with anorexia nervosa serum LH concentration was determined in response to native LRH before and 14 days after the treatment with D-Trp6-LRH. Serum LH, FSH, prolactin concentrations were determined before and 5, 10, 24 and 48 h after administration of D-Trp6-LRH in a dose of 5 μg. The serum LH response to D-Trp6-LRH in the second group did not differ from that of the control group. However, in women with anorexia nervosa in the weight loss phase, LH release in response to administration of the analogue was significantly lower. FSH release after LRH analogue administration in both groups of patients with anorexia nervosa did not differ from that in the control group. The increased LH secretion in response to native LRH after treatment indicates that D-Trp6-LRH in low doses did not inhibit pituitary responsiveness. A dose of 5 μg of D-Trp6-LRH was administered in a therapeutic regimen every 48 h from 1 to 3 months to 7 of 9 patients with anorexia nervosa who exhibited amenorrhoea in spite of normalization of body weight. All the patients treated with the analogue resumed menstruation. The results of this study suggest that D-Trp6-LRH may be of value in the treatment of amenorrhoea in women with anorexia nervosa.

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