[HTML][HTML] Neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction in fish–Mini review

K Santhakumar - Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2023 - Elsevier
This review highlights the recent developments regarding neuroendocrine mechanisms
controlling teleost reproduction. In teleosts, the pituitary gland receives major neuronal …

Advances in reproductive endocrinology and neuroendocrine research using catfish models

B Senthilkumaran, S Kar - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Catfishes, belonging to the order siluriformes, represent one of the largest groups of
freshwater fishes with more than 4000 species and almost 12% of teleostean population …

Expression profile of kisspeptin2 and gonadotropin-releasing hormone2 mRNA during photo-thermal and melatonin treatments in the female air-breathing catfish …

R Chaube, S Sharma, B Senthilkumaran… - Fish physiology and …, 2020 - Springer
In seasonally breeding vertebrates, extrinsic factors like photoperiod and temperature are
major determinants, controlling the annual reproductive cycle. In teleosts, kisspeptin, which …

Conserved functions of hypothalamic kisspeptin in vertebrates

M Sivalingam, S Ogawa, VL Trudeau… - General and Comparative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothalamic kisspeptin encoded by KISS1/Kiss1 gene emerged as a regulator of the
reproductive axis in mammals following the discovery of the kisspeptin receptor (Kissr) and …

Gametogenic and steroidogenic action of kisspeptin-10 in the Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus: Putative underlying mechanistic cascade

A Singh, B Lal, J Parkash, RP Millar - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unlike mammals, two kisspeptins genes encoding, kiss1 and kiss2 are detected in fishes
with highly varied and contradictory difference in their reproductive activities. The present …

Kisspeptins stimulate the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis and induce final oocyte maturation and ovulation in female stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) …

R Chaube, S Sharma, B Senthilkumaran, SG Bhat… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, effects of synthetic human Kisspeptin1 (hKiss1) and catfish Kisspeptin2
(cfKiss2) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, and induction of final oocyte …

Overview and new insights into the diversity, evolution, role, and regulation of kisspeptins and their receptors in teleost fish

B Wang, AS Mechaly, GM Somoza - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the last two decades, kisspeptin (Kiss) has been identified as an important player in the
regulation of reproduction and other physiological functions in vertebrates, including several …

Nitric oxide mediated kisspeptin regulation of steroidogenesis and gametogenesis in the catfish, Clarias batrachus

A Singh, B Lal, P Kumar, IS Parhar, RP Millar - Cell and Tissue Research, 2024 - Springer
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule that regulates various reproductive functions. It is a
well-recognized regulator of GnRH-FSH/LH-sex steroid secretion in vertebrates including …

Characterization of kiss2/kissr2 system in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and Kiss2–10 peptide regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis

W Li, J Hu, C Sun, J Dong, Z Liu, J Yuan, Y Tian… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The kisspeptin system, which lies upstream of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG)
axis, is believed to function as a regulator of reproduction in teleosts. In this study, we …

Regulation of steroid production and key genes in catfish Heteropneustes fossilis using recombinant gonadotropins

J Aizen, S Sharma, A Elizur, KP Joy… - Fish Physiology and …, 2023 - Springer
The two gonadotropins, FSH and LH, stimulate growth and development of the gonads
through gonadal biosynthesis of steroid hormones and growth factors. To date, cDNA …