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 …

Identification of kisspeptin2 cDNA in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis: Expression profile, in situ localization and steroid modulation

R Chaube, S Sharma, B Senthilkumaran… - General and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Kisspeptin (Kiss) is considered an upstream regulator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in
mammals but its role in non-mammalian vertebrates is not unequivocally established. In the …

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 …

Molecular cloning, immunological characterization, and expression analysis of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the brain of the Chinese alligator during …

H Nie, R Zhang, X Yu, Y Zhang, P Yan, E Li, R Wang… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
The neurohormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays an essential role in the
control of reproductive functions in vertebrates. However, the full-length complementary …

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 …

Integration of RNAi and RNA-seq uncovers the regulation mechanism of DDX20 on vitellogenin expression in Scylla paramamosain

C Yao, Y Sun, Z Zhang, X Jia, P Zou, Y Wang - … and Physiology Part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitellogenesis in crustaceans is controlled by several steroid hormones. In humans, the
expression of SF-1, a gene that regulates gonadal development and the synthesis of steroid …

Cloning and expression of GnRH2 gene in spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) under different photoperiods

C Lin, X Chen, L Qiu, C Zhao, B Zhang, L Yan, P Wang - Gene Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a pivotal neuropeptide in the regulation of
vertebrate reproduction, orchestrating the release of gonadotropins from the pituitary gland …

Molecular characterization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) genes and their role in reproductive system of Pangasius species

AS Zamri, FN Sahadan, Z Zulperi… - Fisheries and Aquatic …, 2024 - koreascience.kr
Application of commercial hormone failed to promote breeding in certain Pangasius species
due to the differences of gonadotropin-releasing hormone specific peptide with species …

Molecular characterization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in river catfish, Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes 1840)

FN Sahadan, AS Zamri, A Christianus… - … Journal of Aquatic …, 2023 - ij-aquaticbiology.com
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the foremost neuroendocrine peptide required
in the reproduction system. Characterization and the involvement of GnRH in fish …