Effect of propiomazine on plasma prolactin in the rat: counteraction by L-dopa.
A single iv injection of 0.31, 0.62, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg body wt of a phenothiazine derivative, propiomazine (PP), into male rats significantly (P less than 0.05) increased plasma prolactin concentrations. The higher doses (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg body wt) produced increases that were greater in both magnitude and duration than those produced by the lower doses. The higher doses of PP, along with the elevations in plasma prolactin, also produced concomitant decreases in plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels. Pretreatment with L-dopa (100 mg/kg body wt) completely blocked the PP-induced stimulation of prolactin release, indicating that antidopaminergic action of PP either at the hypothalamic or anterior pituitary level was responsible for its effects on the release of prolactin.[1]References
- Effect of propiomazine on plasma prolactin in the rat: counteraction by L-dopa. Fayez, M., Ahmed, H.H., Quadri, S.K. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. (1985) [Pubmed]
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