Abstract
Administration of opiate receptor antagonists augmented pulsatile LH release in six estrogen-treated, orchidectomized individuals with testicular feminization. In response to an opiate antagonist, LH pulse frequency increased from 3.0 ± 0.55 (± SE) to 5.0 ± 0.45 pulses/8 h (P = 0.034). Since these patients have inborn target tissue resistance to androgens, we infer that sustained androgen action is not obligatory to the emergence of endogenous inhibitory opiate tone in man. Rather, these observations document that the suppressive effects of opiates on gonadotropin secretion can be unmasked in the presence of an unopposed estrogen milieu.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 790-793 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Endogenous opiates participate in the regulation of pulsatile luteinizing hormone release in an unopposed estrogen milieu : Studies in estrogen-replaced, gonadectomized patients with testicular feminization. / Veldhuis, Johannes D; Rogol, A. D.; Perez-Palacios, G.; Stumpf, P.; Kitchin, J. D.; Dufau, M. L.
In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 61, No. 4, 1985, p. 790-793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Endogenous opiates participate in the regulation of pulsatile luteinizing hormone release in an unopposed estrogen milieu
T2 - Studies in estrogen-replaced, gonadectomized patients with testicular feminization
AU - Veldhuis, Johannes D
AU - Rogol, A. D.
AU - Perez-Palacios, G.
AU - Stumpf, P.
AU - Kitchin, J. D.
AU - Dufau, M. L.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Administration of opiate receptor antagonists augmented pulsatile LH release in six estrogen-treated, orchidectomized individuals with testicular feminization. In response to an opiate antagonist, LH pulse frequency increased from 3.0 ± 0.55 (± SE) to 5.0 ± 0.45 pulses/8 h (P = 0.034). Since these patients have inborn target tissue resistance to androgens, we infer that sustained androgen action is not obligatory to the emergence of endogenous inhibitory opiate tone in man. Rather, these observations document that the suppressive effects of opiates on gonadotropin secretion can be unmasked in the presence of an unopposed estrogen milieu.
AB - Administration of opiate receptor antagonists augmented pulsatile LH release in six estrogen-treated, orchidectomized individuals with testicular feminization. In response to an opiate antagonist, LH pulse frequency increased from 3.0 ± 0.55 (± SE) to 5.0 ± 0.45 pulses/8 h (P = 0.034). Since these patients have inborn target tissue resistance to androgens, we infer that sustained androgen action is not obligatory to the emergence of endogenous inhibitory opiate tone in man. Rather, these observations document that the suppressive effects of opiates on gonadotropin secretion can be unmasked in the presence of an unopposed estrogen milieu.
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