Hormonal Effects of Smoking—II: Effects on Plasma Cortisol, Growth Hormone, and Prolactin

摘要: Effect of smoking on the plasma levels cortisol, growth hormone, and prolactin was evaluated in a group smokers nonsmokers. Plasma these hormones were measured under basal conditions following short burst smoking. In addition, to determine mechanism action nicotine release hormones, rat renal cortical slices incubated with generation cyclic AMP vitro. Increasing concentrations incubation medium resulted increased AMP. Basal cortisol similar for both After smoking, significantly among only achieved higher compared Mean curves nonsmokers smokers, whereas hormone two groups. These data suggest that effects pituitary/adrenal differ may be mediated through induced by nicotine.