[Drug therapy of hyperprolactinemia and acromegaly]. 1978

K von Werder, and T Eversmann, and R Fahlbusch, and H K Rjosk

Hyperprolactinemia can be treated medically. Thus all patients with a normal sella turcica and those patients with only slight enlargement of the sella turcica can be treated medically with the dopaminagonist bromocriptine. This treatment is also indicated in paitents with postoperative persisting hyperprolactinemia. In contrast to hyperprolactinemia medical therapy of acromegaly is still in the experimental stage, through the dopaminagonist bromocriptine induces a decrease of growth hormone levels and improvement of the disease in many patients with acromegaly.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011388 Prolactin A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate. Lactogenic Hormone, Pituitary,Mammotropic Hormone, Pituitary,Mammotropin,PRL (Prolactin),Hormone, Pituitary Lactogenic,Hormone, Pituitary Mammotropic,Pituitary Lactogenic Hormone,Pituitary Mammotropic Hormone
D001971 Bromocriptine A semisynthetic ergotamine alkaloid that is a dopamine D2 agonist. It suppresses prolactin secretion. 2-Bromoergocryptine,Bromocryptin,2-Bromo-alpha-ergocryptine,2-Bromo-alpha-ergokryptine,2-Bromoergocryptine Mesylate,2-Bromoergocryptine Methanesulfonate,2-Bromoergokryptine,Bromocriptin,Bromocriptine Mesylate,CB-154,Parlodel,2 Bromo alpha ergocryptine,2 Bromo alpha ergokryptine,2 Bromoergocryptine,2 Bromoergocryptine Mesylate,2 Bromoergocryptine Methanesulfonate,2 Bromoergokryptine,CB 154,CB154,Mesylate, 2-Bromoergocryptine,Mesylate, Bromocriptine,Methanesulfonate, 2-Bromoergocryptine
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000172 Acromegaly A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80) Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly),Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly),Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly),Hypersecretion Syndrome, Somatotropin (Acromegaly),Hypersecretion Syndromes, Somatotropin (Acromegaly),Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndromes (Acromegaly),Syndrome, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly),Syndromes, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)

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