Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Numerous literature sources indicate the potential role of hyperprolactinemia in the development of obesity. Prolactin modulates the functional activity of several enzymes and transporters in adipose tissue and islets of Langerhans, potentially influencing fat and glucose metabolism. On the other hand, elevated prolactin level may induce eating disorders due to dysfunction of dopaminergic regulation of the CNS. We present a clinical case of a man with morbid obes...