Prolactin, a polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, plays a vital role in regulating several key physiological processes, most notably la ...

Porreca and the team successfully lowered prolactin levels and reduced post-operative pain in female mice using three different approaches: gene therapy; medication with cabergoline, a drug that acts ...

Ben-Jonathan N. Dopamine: a prolactin-inhibiting hormone. Endocr Rev 1985; 6: 564-589. 32. Asakura W, Matsumoto K, Ohta H, Watanabe H. REM sleep deprivation decreases apomorphine-induced stimulation ...

According to Dr Bajaj, if a person has high prolactin levels but no significant symptoms, treatment may not be necessary. However, when caused by a prolactinoma, the first line of treatment typically ...

According to older research cited in a 2018 case report, dopamine agonists are effective at normalizing prolactin levels in 66% to 100% of cases and at shrinking the tumor in 64% to 96% of cases.

Its production is controlled by other hormones called prolactin-inhibiting factors, which include dopamine, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Both men and women tend to have small amounts of ...

The production of prolactin is usually triggered by an absence of dopamine, so low doses of dopamine agonists like cabergoline and bromocriptine can be used to suppress prolactin production.

Prolactin, also known as lactotropin and mammotropin, is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland. Prolactin plays many roles in the human body, although it is best known for its role in stimulating ...

“However, more studies are needed as estrogen increases prolactin secretion by suppressing hypothalamic-dopamine release and by increasing prolactin-secreting cell size; prolactin can increase ...