The kisspeptin system in and beyond reproduction: exploring intricate pathways and potential links between endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome

N Salmeri, P Viganò, P Cavoretto, R Marci… - Reviews in endocrine …, 2024 - Springer
Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are two common female reproductive
disorders with a significant impact on the health and quality of life of women affected. A …

The emerging therapeutic potential of kisspeptin and neurokinin B

B Patel, K Koysombat, EG Mills, J Tsoutsouki… - Endocrine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Kisspeptin (KP) and neurokinin B (NKB) are neuropeptides that govern the reproductive
endocrine axis through regulating hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) …

[HTML][HTML] Kisspeptins and the neuroendocrine control of reproduction: Recent progress and new frontiers in kisspeptin research

V Sobrino, MS Avendano, C Perdices-Lopez… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In late 2003, a major breakthrough in our understanding of the mechanisms that govern
reproduction occurred with the identification of the reproductive roles of kisspeptins …

Advances in clinical applications of kisspeptin-GnRH pathway in female reproduction

KL Hu, Z Chen, X Li, E Cai, H Yang, Y Chen… - Reproductive Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Kisspeptin is the leading upstream regulator of pulsatile and surge
Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone secretion (GnRH) in the hypothalamus, which acts as …

Spatio-temporal remodelling of the composition and architecture of the human ovarian cortical extracellular matrix during in vitro culture

J Grosbois, EC Bailie, TW Kelsey… - Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION How does in vitro culture alter the human ovarian cortical extracellular
matrix (ECM) network structure? SUMMARY ANSWER The ECM composition and …

Acute effects of kisspeptin administration on bone metabolism in healthy men

AN Comninos, MS Hansen, A Courtney… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Osteoporosis results from disturbances in bone formation and resorption. Recent
nonhuman data suggest that the reproductive hormone kisspeptin directly stimulates …

Kisspeptin in the prediction of pregnancy complications

J Tsoutsouki, B Patel, AN Comninos… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Kisspeptin and its receptor are central to reproductive health acting as key regulators of the
reproductive endocrine axis in humans. Kisspeptin is most widely recognised as a regulator …

Novel therapeutic avenues for kisspeptin

J Tsoutsouki, A Abbara, W Dhillo - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Kisspeptin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that acts via the hypothalamus to stimulate
hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion and downstream gonadotrophin …

KNDy neurons of the hypothalamus and their role in GnRH pulse generation: An update

AM Moore, AG Novak, MN Lehman - Endocrinology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
There is considerable evidence that synchronized activity within a reciprocally connected
population of cells in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) coexpressing kisspeptin, neurokinin B …

The role of kisspeptin in the pathogenesis of pregnancy complications: a narrative review

M Szydełko-Gorzkowicz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kisspeptins are the family of neuropeptide products of the KISS-1 gene that exert the
biological action by binding with the G-protein coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), also known as …