Neurokinin B signaling in puberty: Human and animal studies

Topaloglu A. K.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.324, ss.64-69, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 324
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.02.020
  • Dergi Adı: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-69
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Recent reports of humans who have normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to TAC3 or TACR3 (encoding neurokinin B and its receptor, NK3R, respectively) mutations provided compelling evidence for the involvement of neurokinin B (NKB) signaling in puberty. This apparently stimulated the field to understand the exact mechanism through which NKB signaling exerts its effects. With the important findings from these recent studies a sketch of GnRH pulse generator has emerged in which NKB signaling appears to play a key role. In this communication, NKB involvement in puberty is reviewed from the perspective of the fundamental question of "what controls puberty?" (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.