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PMID:9247268
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Saiardi, A, Bozzi, Y, Baik, JH and Borrelli, E (1997) Antiproliferative role of dopamine: loss of D2 receptors causes hormonal dysfunction and pituitary hyperplasia. Neuron 19:115-26 |
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| Abstract |
The function of dopamine (DA) in the nervous system is paralleled by its neuroendocrine control of pituitary gland functions. Here, we document the neuroendocrine function of dopamine by studying the pituitary gland of mice lacking DA D2 receptors (D2R). These mice present a striking, progressive increase in lactotroph number, which ultimately leads to tumors in aged animals. Females develop tumors much earlier than males. An estrogen-mediated lactotroph proliferation cannot account for this sexual dimorphism, since D2R-null females are hypoestrogenic and, thus, have estrogen levels similar to males. In contrast, prolactin levels are six times higher in females than in males. We show that active prolactin receptors are present in the pituitary and their expression increases in concomitance with tumor expansion. These results point to prolactin as an autocrine proliferative factor in the pituitary gland. Additionally, they demonstrate an antiproliferative function for DA regulated through D2 receptor activation. |
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Animals; Base Sequence; Dopamine/pharmacology; Female; Hyperplasia/genetics; In Situ Hybridization; Male; Mice; Mice, Mutant Strains; Molecular Sequence Data; Pituitary Gland/drug effects; Pituitary Gland/metabolism; Prolactin/metabolism; Receptors, Dopamine D2/drug effects; Receptors, Dopamine D2/genetics |
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