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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Clonidine-induced growth hormone and growth-hormone-releasing hormone release is mediated by tachykinin NK2 receptors in sheep
Pharmacology, Volume 89, No. 5-6, Year 2012
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Clonidine is an α2-adrenergic agonist, historically known to treat high blood pressure. Further studies showed that it could be used in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Afterwards, it has been reported that clonidine stimulated growth hormone (GH) release in many species including man. Using a transnasal surgery technique in awake sheep that allowed accessing hypothalamopituitary portal vessels, our laboratory previously reported that the injection of clonidine in sheep induced a significant, immediate and short-lasting increase in peripheral GH and portal GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) levels. In this study, we show that the clonidine-induced peripheral GH and portal GHRH increase in sheep appears to be mediated by the tachykinin NK2 receptor. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lémamy, Guy Joseph J.F.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Gabon
Departments of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
Guillaume, V.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Ndboko, Bndicte
Gabon
Departments of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
Mouécoucou, Justine
Gabon
Université Des Sciences de la Santé
Renard, Mireille
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Oliver, C.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Statistics
Citations: 6
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000337382
ISSN:
00317012
e-ISSN:
14230313
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases