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Neuroanatomy of the kisspeptin signaling system in mammals: comparative and developmental aspects

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Lehman, Michael N., Hileman, Stanley M., Goodman, Robert L.·2013·Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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Our understanding of kisspeptin and its actions depends, in part, on a detailed knowledge of the neuroanatomy of the kisspeptin signaling system in the brain. In this chapter, we will review our current knowledge of the distribution of kisspeptin cells, fibers, and receptors in the mammalian brain, including the development, phenotype, and projections of different kisspeptin subpopulations. A fairly consistent picture emerges from this analysis. There are two major groups of kisspeptin cell bodies: a large number in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) and a smaller collection in the rostral periventricular area of the third ventricle (RP3V) of rodents and preoptic area (POA) of non-rodents. Both sets of neurons project to GnRH cell bodies, which contain Kiss1r, and the ARC kisspeptin population also projects to GnRH axons in the median eminence. ARC kisspeptin neurons contain neurokinin B and dynorphin, while a variable percentage of those cells in the RP3V of rodents contain galanin and/or dopamine. Neurokinin B and dynorphin have been postulated to contribute to the control of GnRH pulses and sex steroid negative feedback, while the role of galanin and dopamine in rostral kisspeptin neurons is not entirely clear. Kisspeptin neurons, fibers, and Kiss1r are found in other areas, including widespread areas outside the hypothalamus, but their physiological role(s) in these regions remains to be determined.

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  • In rodents and humans, pituitary LH secretion is stimulated by GnRH neurons that are prevalently activated by kisspeptin, released by two groups of neurons, one in the preoptic area (POA) and one in the arcuate nucleus (ARC).

    “In rodents and humans, pituitary LH secretion is stimulated by GnRH neurons that are prevalently activated by the neurotransmitter kisspeptin, released by two other groups of neurons, one located rostrally in the preoptic area (POA), and the other more caudally in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) [96,97].”

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  1. [37]Ohkura S Wakabayashi Y Uenoyama Y Steiner RA Tsukamura H Maeda K Gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator activity from the arcuate nucleus kisspeptin neurons in the goat hypothalamus Endocrine Journal 2010 57 S516
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Authors
Lehman, M. N., Hileman, S. M., & Goodman, R. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
  • West Virginia University (US)
Corresponding author
Goodman, Robert L.
Venue
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Published
2013
Volume
784
Pages
27-62
ISSN
0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W206317211
Cited by
180
References
138
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FWCI
75.82
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
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  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD039916, R01HD033916)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
kisspeptin neurons, kisspeptin receptor, arcuate nucleus, preoptic area, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, neurokinin B, dynorphin, galanin, dopamine, hypothalamus, comparative neuroanatomy
MeSH terms
Receptors, Kisspeptin-1, Animals, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Axons, Dynorphins, Humans, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, Preoptic Area, Neurokinin B, Signal Transduction, Galanin, Third Ventricle, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Kisspeptins

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