The role of kisspeptin in the control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and reproduction

Q Xie, Y Kang, C Zhang, Y Xie, C Wang, J Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of kisspeptin as a critical central regulatory factor of GnRH release has given
people a novel understanding of the neuroendocrine regulation in human reproduction …

Control of puberty onset and fertility by gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

AE Herbison - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal network generates pulse and surge
modes of gonadotropin secretion critical for puberty and fertility. The arcuate nucleus …

Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice

J Clarkson, SY Han, R Piet… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The pulsatile release of luteinizing hormone (LH) is critical for mammalian fertility. However,
despite several decades of investigation, the identity of the neuronal network generating …

Elinzanetant for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause: OASIS 1 and 2 randomized clinical trials

JAV Pinkerton, JA Simon, H Joffe, PM Maki, RE Nappi… - JAMa, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Safe and effective nonhormonal treatments for menopausal vasomotor
symptoms (VMS) are needed. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of elinzanetant …

Metabolic regulation of kisspeptin—the link between energy balance and reproduction

VM Navarro - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2020 - nature.com
Hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons serve as the nodal regulatory centre of reproductive
function. These neurons are subjected to a plethora of regulatory factors that ultimately affect …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropeptide transmission in brain circuits

AN Van Den Pol - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Neuropeptides are found in many mammalian CNS neurons where they play key roles in
modulating neuronal activity. In contrast to amino acid transmitter release at the synapse …

The kisspeptin-GnRH pathway in human reproductive health and disease

K Skorupskaite, JT George… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The discovery of kisspeptin as key central regulator of GnRH secretion has
led to a new level of understanding of the neuroendocrine regulation of human reproduction …

Kisspeptins and reproduction: physiological roles and regulatory mechanisms

L Pinilla, E Aguilar, C Dieguez, RP Millar… - Physiological …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Procreation is essential for survival of species. Not surprisingly, complex neuronal networks
have evolved to mediate the diverse internal and external environmental inputs that regulate …

Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone: pulsatile and surge modes of secretion

RL Goodman, AE Herbison… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The concept that different systems control episodic and surge secretion of gonadotropin‐
releasing hormone (GnRH) was well established by the time that GnRH was identified and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of kisspeptin neuron synchronization for pulsatile hormone secretion in male mice

SY Han, PG Morris, JC Kim, S Guru, M Pardo-Navarro… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The mechanism by which arcuate nucleus kisspeptin (ARN KISS) neurons co-expressing
glutamate, neurokinin B, and dynorphin intermittently synchronize their activity to generate …