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Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice
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Significance Neural networks located in the hypothalamus are responsible for generating ultradian patterns of hormone secretion that control a wide variety of functions. How these neural networks generate pulsatile hormone secretion remains unknown. We report here that a population of hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons represents the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator. These cells have the remarkable ability to generate synchronized GnRH secretion every 9 min to drive pulsatile gonadotropin hormone secretion in the blood. These observations indicate the arcuate kisspeptin neurons as the origin of reproductive hormone pulsatility in mice and offer the prospect of better understanding and manipulating fertility in the clinic.
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“The model draws on recent experimental work, which demonstrates the pivotal role of neuropeptide signalling within the arcuate nucleus kisspeptin population for GnRH pulse generation 65, 66.”
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“A perfect correlation exists between ARNKISS neuron SEs and LH pulses in all physiological and pathophysiological conditions examined to date7–11.”
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“Recent evidence suggests that a subset of kisspeptin neurons serve as the elusive “pulse generator” that regulates the pulsatile activities of GnRH neurons (26).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Clarkson, J., Han, S. Y., Piet, R., McLennan, T., Kane, G. M., Ng, J., Porteous, R. W., Kim, J. S., Colledge, W. H., Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Otago (NZ)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Herbison, Allan E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2017-11-06
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 47
- Pages
- E10216-E10223
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC5703322
- OpenAlex
- W2767899680
- Cited by
- 392
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 38.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Apollo
- Funders
- New Zealand Health Research Council (12-670, 16-148)
- Royal Society of New Zealand (none)
- RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ((BB/K003178)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- kisspeptin neurons, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, GnRH pulse generator, hypothalamus, arcuate nucleus, pulsatile hormone secretion, ultradian rhythms, gonadotropin secretion, fertility
- MeSH terms
- Action Potentials, Animals, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Female, Luteinizing Hormone, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Net, Neurons, Periodicity, Photometry, Mice, Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging, Kisspeptins, Optogenetics
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