Clinical trials evaluating the rate of short-term selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-induced hyperprolactinemia have produced conflicting results. Thus, the aim of this study was to clarify whether SSRI therapy can induce hyperprolactinemia and macroprolactinemia. Fifty-five patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) were enrolled in this study. Serum prolactin and macroprolactin ...

OBJECTIVES Lymphocytic prolactin (PRL) gene expression is detected in the majority of the immune cells and it is not known if this source contributes to hyperprolactinemia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We have therefore evaluated lymphocytic PRL secretion and gene expression in SLE and healthy controls. METHODS Thirty SLE patients (ACR criteria) and 10 controls were selected for the ...

or other substances in these presumably normal specimens. The Access PRL assay after PEG treatment may be suitable despite the CV of 14% because PEG treatment is frequently used to detect macroprolactin interference (6). It is possible that two samples with low recoveries contained macroprolactin. Our experience with this assay is that samples with PEG recovery values Ͻ60% contain high-molecula...

We have read with great interest the article “Relationship between plasma levels of prolactin and the severity of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia” written by Ates et al.. They aimed to investigate the relationship between prolactin levels of plasma and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. They demonstrated that prolactin levels are positively correlated with the se...