Comprehensive Review on Kisspeptin and Its Role in Reproductive Disorders.
10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.124
- Author:
Holly CLARKE
1
;
Waljit S DHILLO
;
Channa N JAYASENA
Author Information
1. Department of Investigative Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK. c.jayasena@imperial.ac.uk
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Kisspeptins;
Fertility;
Hypothalamus;
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone;
Gonadotrophins
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dynorphins;
Fertility;
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone;
Humans;
Hypogonadism;
Hypothalamus;
Infertility;
Kisspeptins;
Mammals;
Neurokinin B;
Neuropeptides;
Nutritional Status;
Axis, Cervical Vertebra
- From:Endocrinology and Metabolism
2015;30(2):124-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kisspeptin has recently emerged as a key regulator of the mammalian reproductive axis. It is known that kisspeptin, acting centrally via the kisspeptin receptor, stimulates secretion of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH). Loss of kisspeptin signaling causes hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in humans and other mammals. Kisspeptin interacts with other neuropeptides such as neurokinin B and dynorphin, to regulate GnRH pulse generation. In addition, a growing body of evidence suggests that kisspeptin signaling be regulated by nutritional status and stress. Kisspeptin may also represent a novel potential therapeutic target in the treatment of fertility disorders. Early human studies suggest that peripheral exogenous kisspeptin administration stimulates gonadotrophin release in healthy adults and in patients with certain forms of infertility. This review aims to concisely summarize what is known about kisspeptin as a regulator of reproductive function, and provide an update on recent advances within this field.
