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The effects of the 5-HT receptor antagonist, metergoline, on the prolactin and growth hormone responses to intravenous L-tryptophan were assessed in seven normal subjects. Pretreatment with metergoline lowered baseline prolactin concentration and abol ished the increase in prolactin following L-tryptophan. In contrast, neither baseline nor the response to L-tryptophan was altered by metergoline. These results are consistent with the proposal that the prolactin response to L-tryptophan is mediated by 5-HT(1) receptors; however, metergoline might also reduce prolactin responses by a dopaminergic action. The nature of the 5-HT receptor involved in the growth hormone response to L-tryptophan remains to be identified.

Original publication

DOI

10.1177/026988118700100205

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Psychopharmacol

Publication Date

01/1987

Volume

1

Pages

90 - 94