Abstract
Hypothalamic control of prolactin (PRL) release in immature rainbow troutSalmo gairdneri was investigated using anin vitro perifusion system of the rostral pars distalis. Hypothalamic extract of trout induced a dose-dependent stimulation of PRL release. A similar effect was observed when infusing the medium from a 24h static incubation of the hypothalamus. Extracts from different control tissues (muscle, liver, gut) did not changein vitro release, thus confirming the specificity of this stimulatory effect. Hypothalamic extract from adult male rat, known to contain PRL release inhibiting factors, stimulatedin vitro PRL secretion in rainbow trout. This suggests that PRL cells are predominantly influenced by PRL releasing factors. Measurement of TRH and serotonin content in trout hypothalamus indicated consistent physiological levels of these two factors. HPLC studies of hypothalamic extract showed that immunoreactive - TRH eluted at the same place as labelled TRH standard. Moreover, pizotifen, a serotonin antagonist, partially inhibited the stimulation observed with trout hypothalamic extract. These results suggest that, in immature rainbow trout, PRL release is under stimulatory hypothalamic control and that serotonin and probably TRH play a major role in this control.
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