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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 34, 788-795, Copyright © 1986 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine mesylate (CB-154) inhibits prolactin and luteinizing hormone secretion in the prepubertal female rat

MA Shaban and PF Terranova

Treatment of immature female rats with 100 micrograms 2-bromo-alpha- ergocryptine mesylate (CB-154) per ml drinking water beginning on Day 30 of age until vaginal opening delayed puberty by 6 days. Rats treated with CB-154 exhibited vaginal opening at 43.3 +/- 0.6 days whereas controls exhibited vaginal opening at 37.9 +/- 0.8 days. Most interestingly, serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and prolactin (PRL) on Days 31-35, determined by a homologous radioimmunoassay were significantly lower in treated rats than in controls. The ovarian concentrations of progesterone (P) and androstenedione (A) were lower in rats treated with CB-154 than in controls; ovarian estradiol (E2) concentrations were low in both groups. Serum levels of P (but not A and E2) were reduced on Days 31-35 of the treatment period. Cessation of the CB-154 treatment on the morning of Day 35 returned the onset of puberty to normal values; steroid and gonadotropin levels also returned to normal values within 2 days after removal of the CB-154 from the drinking water. Near the time of onset of puberty, serum levels of LH in rats treated with CB-154 returned to control values. These data indicate that in the female rat the delay in puberty induced by CB-154 might be due to a reduction in the secretion of LH, especially since the onset of delayed puberty in rats treated with CB-154 correlates with an increase in the serum level of LH. Further studies are needed to elucidate the specific effects of hypoprolactinemia on ovarian function and the onset of puberty in the rat.


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