Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor action in reproductive tissues

E Ipsa, VF Cruzat, JN Kagize, JL Yovich… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The role of growth hormone (GH) in human fertility is widely debated with some studies
demonstrating improvements in oocyte yield, enhanced embryo quality, and in some cases …

Involvement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in ovarian folliculogenesis

JRV Silva, JR Figueiredo, R Van den Hurk - Theriogenology, 2009 - Elsevier
During the last decade, involvement of growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factors
(IGFs) and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) in ovarian folliculogenesis has been extensively …

Lactobacillus plantarum strain maintains growth of infant mice during chronic undernutrition

M Schwarzer, K Makki, G Storelli, I Machuca-Gayet… - Science, 2016 - science.org
In most animal species, juvenile growth is marked by an exponential gain in body weight
and size. Here we show that the microbiota of infant mice sustains both weight gain and …

Mechanism of activation of protein kinase JAK2 by the growth hormone receptor

AJ Brooks, W Dai, ML O'Mara, D Abankwa, Y Chhabra… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Introduction Class I cytokines regulate key processes such as growth, lactation,
hematopoiesis, and immune function and contribute to oncogenesis. Although the …

SOCS, inflammation, and cancer

K Inagaki-Ohara, T Kondo, M Ito, A Yoshimura - Jak-Stat, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Signal transduction pathways elicited by cytokines and hormones have been shown to
regulate distinct stages of development. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins …

Molecular mechanisms of prolactin and its receptor

CL Brooks - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Prolactin and the prolactin receptors are members of a family of hormone/receptor pairs
which include GH, erythropoietin, and other ligand/receptor pairs. The mechanisms of these …

The evolution, regulation, and function of placenta-specific genes

SM Rawn, JC Cross - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
A number of placenta-specific genes (eg, Tpbp, Plac1, Syncytin, and retrotransposon-
associated genes such as Peg10, Rtl1, Endothelin B receptor, Insl4, Leptin, Midline1, and …

[HTML][HTML] Growth hormone during in vitro fertilization in older women modulates the density of receptors in granulosa cells, with improved pregnancy outcomes

SLP Regan, PG Knight, JL Yovich, F Arfuso… - Fertility and sterility, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To study the effect of aging and granulosa cell growth hormone receptor (GHR)
expression, and the effect of growth hormone (GH) co-treatment during IVF on receptor …

Non-pituitary GH regulation of the tissue microenvironment

V Chesnokova, S Melmed - Endocrine-related cancer, 2023 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Non-pituitary growth hormone (npGH) expression is well established in extrapituitary
tissues, but an understanding of the physiological role of npGH remains rather limited. Pro …

[PDF][PDF] Central infusion of leptin into well-fed and undernourished ewe lambs: effects on feed intake and serum concentrations of growth hormone and luteinizing …

CD Morrison, JA Daniel, BJ Holmberg, J Djiane… - Journal of …, 2001 - Citeseer
Leptin has been implicated in the regulation of feed intake, growth, and reproduction. The
objective of this study was to determine if centrally administered leptin would affect feed …