| Neuroendocrine evidence of normal hypothalamus-pituitary dopaminergic function in Huntington's disease. | |
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PMID: 20588235 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVEs: In addition to neuronal loss in striatum and cerebral cortex that characterizes Huntington's disease (HD), hypothalamic atrophy has also been found only in certain areas, probably not including dopaminergic functions. METHODS: We assessed the reactivity of the hypothalamus-pituitary dopaminergic system by measuring the acute prolactin (PRL) responses to 5 mg i.m. haloperidol in male and female HD patients and in female subjects with expanded CAG repeats in the Huntington gene before disease onset, as well as in a group of healthy males. RESULTS: The responses of the male patients were similar to those of a group of male healthy volunteers. Females gave higher PRL responses, with no differences in the response patterns of female patients and females at risk for HD. PRL elevations were not related to severity of illness, or to presence of dementia, depression, or psychotic features. CONCLUSIONS: The results implicate a normal dopaminergic input from hypothalamus to pituitary and preserved pituitary dopamine receptors, indicating that hypothalamic atrophy in HD does not affect mechanisms involved in PRL secretion by haloperidol. |
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Authors:
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Manolis Markianos; Marios Panas; Nikos Kalfakis; John Hatzimanolis; Dimitrios Vassilopoulos |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Neuro endocrinology letters Volume: 31 ISSN: 0172-780X ISO Abbreviation: Neuro Endocrinol. Lett. Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-23 Completed Date: 2010-10-08 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8008373 Medline TA: Neuro Endocrinol Lett Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 359-62 Citation Subset: IM |
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Athens University Medical School, Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece. markian@otenet.gr |
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Adult Dopamine / physiology* Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease Haloperidol / pharmacology Humans Huntington Disease / blood*, genetics, physiopathology* Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects, physiology* Male Middle Aged Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics Nuclear Proteins / genetics Prolactin / blood* Sex Characteristics Trinucleotide Repeats |
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0/HD protein, human; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 52-86-8/Haloperidol; 9002-62-4/Prolactin |
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