Modulation of pulsatile GnRH dynamics across the ovarian cycle via changes in the network excitability and basal activity of the arcuate kisspeptin network

M Voliotis, XF Li, RA De Burgh, G Lass, D Ivanova… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Pulsatile GnRH release is essential for normal reproductive function. Kisspeptin secreting
neurons found in the arcuate nucleus, known as KNDy neurons for co-expressing …

Hypothalamic Kisspeptin neurons: integral elements of the GnRH system

V Prashar, T Arora, R Singh, A Sharma… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Highly sophisticated and synchronized interactions of various cells and hormonal signals
are required to make organisms competent for reproduction. GnRH neurons act as a …

Expanding the role of tachykinins in the neuroendocrine control of reproduction

C Fergani, VM Navarro - Reproduction, 2016 - researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk
Reproductive function is driven by the hormonal interplay between the gonads and brain–
pituitary axis. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is released in a pulsatile manner …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the KNDy neuronal activities to generate and modulate GnRH pulse in mammals

K Ikegami, Y Watanabe, S Nakamura, T Goto… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accumulating findings during the past decades have demonstrated that the hypothalamic
arcuate kisspeptin neurons are supposed to be responsible for pulsatile release of …

Nitric oxide resets kisspeptin-excited GnRH neurons via PIP2 replenishment

S Constantin, D Reynolds, A Oh… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Fertility relies upon pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) that drives
pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion. Kisspeptin (KP) neurons in the arcuate nucleus are …

Targeting KNDy neurons to control GnRH pulses

S Constantin - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the final output of the central nervous system
that drives fertility. A characteristic of GnRH secretion is its pulsatility, which is driven by a …

Direct evidence that KNDy neurons maintain gonadotropin pulses and folliculogenesis as the GnRH pulse generator

M Nagae, Y Uenoyama, S Okamoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse is fundamental for mammalian
reproduction: GnRH pulse regimens are needed as therapies for infertile women as …

High-frequency stimulation-induced peptide release synchronizes arcuate kisspeptin neurons and excites GnRH neurons

J Qiu, CC Nestor, C Zhang, SL Padilla, RD Palmiter… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Kisspeptin (Kiss1) and neurokinin B (NKB) neurocircuits are essential for pubertal
development and fertility. Kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus …

Kisspeptin-neuron control of LH pulsatility and ovulation

H Stevenson, S Bartram, MM Charalambides… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Feedback from oestradiol (E2) plays a critical role in the regulation of major events in the
physiological menstrual cycle including the release of gonadotrophins to stimulate follicular …

Kisspeptin-GPR54 signaling in mouse NO-synthesizing neurons participates in the hypothalamic control of ovulation

NK Hanchate, J Parkash, N Bellefontaine… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Reproduction is controlled in the brain by a neural network that drives the secretion of
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Various permissive homeostatic signals must be …