Nira Ben-Jonathan
University of Cincinnati
100 Papers
1K Citations
Nira Ben-Jonathan is an academic researcher from University of Cincinnati. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prolactin & Adipose tissue. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 99 publications. Previous affiliations of Nira Ben-Jonathan include University of Western Australia & University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.
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Papers
Dopamine as a prolactin (PRL) inhibitor.
Nira Ben-Jonathan,Robert Hnasko +1 more
TL;DR: PRL homeostasis should be viewed in the context of a fine balance between the action of dopamine as an inhibitor and the many hypothalamic, systemic, and local factors acting as stimulators, none of which has yet emerged as a primary PRL releasing factor.
Extrapituitary Prolactin: Distribution, Regulation, Functions, and Clinical Aspects*
TL;DR: This review addresses the concept of the dual function of PRL, as a circulating hormone and a cytokine, based on its shared properties with hematopoietic growth factors.
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The environmental estrogen bisphenol A stimulates prolactin release in vitro and in vivo
TL;DR: BPA mimics estradiol in inducing hyperprolactinemia in genetically predisposed rats and the in vivo action is mediated, at least in part, by increasing PRL regulating factor activity in the posterior pituitary.
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Focus on prolactin as a metabolic hormone
TL;DR: Although the overall effects of PRL on body composition are modest and species specific, PRL might be involved in the manifestation of insulin resistance.
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Effects of bisphenol A on adipokine release from human adipose tissue: Implications for the metabolic syndrome
TL;DR: Recent findings on the ability of BPA, at environmentally relevant doses, to inhibit adiponectin and stimulate the release of inflammatory adipokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) from human adipose tissue are summarized.
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