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 …

Understanding the genetics of human infertility

Q Sang, PF Ray, L Wang - Science, 2023 - science.org
Reproduction involves a wide range of biological processes, including organ formation and
development, neuroendocrine regulation, hormone production, and meiosis and mitosis …

Role of KNDy neurons expressing kisspeptin, neurokinin B, and dynorphin A as a GnRH pulse generator controlling mammalian reproduction

Y Uenoyama, M Nagae, H Tsuchida, N Inoue… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence accumulated during the past two decades has demonstrated that the
then-novel kisspeptin, which was discovered in 2001, the known neuropeptides neurokinin …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology of GNRH and gonadotropin secretion

P Marques, K Skorupskaite, KS Rozario… - Endotext …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the key regulator of the reproductive
axis. Its pulsatile secretion determines the pattern of secretion of the gonadotropins follicle …

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) …

Recent advances in emerging PCOS therapies

KA Glendining, RE Campbell - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a prevalent endocrinopathy involving androgen excess, and
anovulatory infertility. The disorder is also associated with many comorbidities such as …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing hypothalamic pituitary gonadal function in reproductive disorders

K Koysombat, WS Dhillo, A Abbara - Clinical Science, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Reproductive conditions secondary to disorders of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal
(HPG) axis are common and are associated with important health implications and …

[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 …

A review of the pathophysiology of functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea in women subject to psychological stress, disordered eating, excessive exercise or a …

AE Morrison, S Fleming, MJ Levy - Clinical Endocrinology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea (FHA) is a common form of secondary
amenorrhoea without an identifiable structural cause. Suppression of gonadotrophin …