Plasma prolactin, adrenocorticotrophic hormone and cortisol after administration of d-fenfluramine or placebo to healthy subjects
In: International Clinical Psychopharmacology, Jg. 8 (1993), S. 123-128
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Hormonal responses following single doses of the racemic drug d,l-fenfluramine have been used as an index of central 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) function. We wished to evaluate normal responses to d-fenfluramine, which is more specific at stimulating 5-HT pathways. Twelve healthy volunteers were given 30 mg oral d-fenfluramine and placebo in a randomized single-blind crossover design. Following d-fenfluramine there was a rise in plasma prolactin, but no ACTH response. Cortisol levels did not rise above baseline values, but d-fenfluramine diminished the circadian fall in cortisol output, and cortisol levels were slightly higher after d-fenfluramine than after placebo. Unlike d,l-fenfluramine, d-fenfluramine is not a potent stimulus for ACTH and cortisol release. Hormonal responses following d-fenfluramine provide a more accurate assessment of the functional integrity of central 5-HT activity.
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Plasma prolactin, adrenocorticotrophic hormone and cortisol after administration of d-fenfluramine or placebo to healthy subjects
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Taylor, T. M. ; Medbak, S. H. ; Farthing, Mjg ; Libby, G. W. ; Perry, L. A. ; Gorard, D. A. |
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Zeitschrift: | International Clinical Psychopharmacology, Jg. 8 (1993), S. 123-128 |
Veröffentlichung: | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1993 |
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ISSN: | 0268-1315 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1097/00004850-199300820-00008 |
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