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PROLACTIN PRODUCING ADENOMA
Most common pituitary tumor
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Prolactin
Synthesized in lactotropes 20% of anterior pituitary cells
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Common precursor cell
For lactotropes and somatotropes
May give rise to a tumor secreting both prolactin and growth hormone
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When does prolactin synthesis begin?
Fetus 12 weeks gestation
4 weeks after GH
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Prolactin secretion
Pulsatile Peak serum prolactin levels
Between 4:00 and 6:00 A.M
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Circulating half-life of prolactin
50 minutes
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Dopamine
Prolactin inhibitory factor Suppresses prolactin release
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Pituitary stalk section
Mass lesions at the skull base Prolactin hypersecretion
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Primary action of prolactin Induce and maintain lactation Clinical problems
Effect of prolactin on gonadal function
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Hyperprolactinemia
Anovulation
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Hypersecretion of prolactin Infertility
Gonadal dysfunction
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Prolactin
Suppresses hypothalamic GnRH Inhibit the release of LH and
FSHImpair gonadal steroidogenesis Hypoestrogenism and anovulation
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Prolactin
Ensure that maternal lactation is sustained
Not interrupted by pregnancy Decreases reproductive function Suppress sexual drive
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Increase calcium absorption Gastrointestinal calcium
absorption is increased Bone calcium is mobilized Hyperprolactinemia
Increases bone loss May cause osteoporosis
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Males
Decreased spermatogenesis Reduced LH secretion
Low testosterone levels Decreased spermatogenesis Decrease libido
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Which of the following is not a prolactin action?
A. Induce and maintain lactation B. AnovulationC. Decreased spermatogenesis
D. Increase calcium absorption E. Pubertal mammary
development
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Answer
Pubertal mammary development Prolactin is not essential Requires GH
Action mediated by IGF-I
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What is the most common pituitary hormone hypersecretion syndrome in males?
A.AcromegalyB. Cushing’s diseaseC. HyperprolactinemiaD.Diabetes
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Answer
Hyperprolactinemia Both males and females
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