Review
Regulatory effect of Kisspeptin on hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis
Yang Li, Wang Qing, Wang Zhi, Dong Haoxu, Cheng Ling, Huang Dongmei
Published 2021-02-25
Cite as Chin J Reprod Contracep, 2021, 41(2): 177-183. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn101441-20191210-00551
Abstract
Kisspeptin is an important neuropeptide regulating female reproductive function. It mainly acts on the upstream of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons. It binds to the corresponding receptor GPR54 on GnRH neurons to stimulate the release of GnRH, which leads to a series of subsequent activities of the reproductive axis. However, in recent years, it has been found that Kisspeptin exists not only in the central hypothalamus and pituitary, but also in the peripheral ovary, indicating that Kisspeptin not only regulates the female reproductive function in the central, but also plays a local role in the ovary. Kisspeptin is not only involved in the regulation of oocyte, granulosa cell and luteal function, but also affected by gonadotropin, photoperiod, sympathetic nerve and metabolism. This article reviews the central regulation effect and the local ovarian role of of kisspeptin.
Key words:
Kisspeptin; Hypothalamus; Pituitary; Ovary
Contributor Information
Yang Li
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Wang Qing
Department of Rehabilitation Center of Wuhan Puren Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Wang Zhi
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Dong Haoxu
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Cheng Ling
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, East Hospital, Shanghai 200120, China
Huang Dongmei
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China