美《医学世界新闻》第20卷第12期(1979年6月11日)第52页报道:神经性厌食、高血压、躁狂、巴金森氏病及肢端巨大症,均属于欧洲医生用溴隐亭(Bromocriptine)治疗的疾病。溴隐亭在60年代末期由瑞士山道士药厂合成,其作用是通过长期刺激多巴胺受体。研究表明,这种麦角衍生物对下列综合征有一定的用途。肢端巨大症除了减少血清催乳素外,溴隐亭升高正常人血清生长激素水平,不过对 The United States, “Medical World News” Volume 20, No. 12 (June 11, 1979) Page 52 reported: anorexia nervosa, hypertension, mania, Parkinson’s disease and acromegaly, belong to the European doctors Bromocriptine-treated diseases. Bromocriptine was synthesized in the late 1960s by the Swiss Hills Pharmaceuticals and acts to stimulate dopamine receptors over the long term. Studies have shown that this ergot derivatives have certain uses for the following syndromes. Acromegaly in addition to reducing serum prolactin, bromocriptine elevated serum levels of normal human growth hormone, but