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  • Title: The role of opiates and endogenous opioid peptides in the regulation of rat TSH secretion.
    Author: Sharp B, Morley JE, Carlson HE, Gordon J, Briggs J, Melmed S, Hershman JM.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1981 Aug 31; 219(2):335-44. PubMed ID: 6266605.
    Abstract:
    The administration of morphine to rats at room temperature is reported to suppress serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels by a hypothalamic mechanism. However, it is unknown whether endogenous opioid peptides (EOP) are involved in the control of TSH secretion. The present studies show that naloxone (10 mg/kg, i.p.) an opiate-receptor antagonist, prevented the decline in rat serum TSH which occurs with heat exposure. Morphine sulfate (20 mg/kg, i.p.) treatment prevented the cold-induced elevation in serum TSH and pretreatment with haloperidol (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) eliminated morphine's influence. Medial-basal hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) content, measured by RIA, increased in the morphine-treated rats which were exposed to 4 degrees C. A submaximal intravenous dose of TRH (300 ng/100 g) was given to determine whether morphine suppresses serum TSH through the release of hypothalamic thyrotropic inhibitors. Morphine pretreatment did not alter TSH stimulation by TRH. Morphine alone or combined with TRH did not alter basal or stimulated TSH secretion in vitro. These studies strongly suggest that, in rats, the EOP modulate TSH secretion under conditions such as acute heat exposure which was associated with a decline in serum TSH. Under specific circumstances, the suppression of serum TSH by morphine may be dopamine-dependent.
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