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ArticleScientific reports2016

Anti-Müllerian hormone: a new actor of sexual dimorphism in pituitary gonadotrope activity before puberty.

Ghislaine Garrel, Chrystèle Racine, David L'Hôte, Chantal Denoyelle, Céline J Guigon, Nathalie di Clemente, Joëlle Cohen-Tannoudji

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ghislaine GarrelUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Chrystèle RacineUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
David L'HôteUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Chantal DenoyelleUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Céline J GuigonUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Nathalie di ClementeUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Joëlle Cohen-TannoudjiUniversité Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), F-75013 Paris, France.
Université Paris Cité · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUnit of Functional and Adaptive Biology · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) contributes to male sexual differentiation and acts on gonads of both sexes. Identification of AMH receptivity in both pituitary and brain has led to the intriguing idea that AMH participates to the hypothalamic-pituitary control of reproduction, however in vivo experimental evidence is still lacking. We show that AMH stimulates secretion and pituitary gene expression of the gonadotropin FSH in vivo in rats. AMH action is sex-dependent, being restricted to females and occurring before puberty. Accordingly, we report higher levels of pituitary AMH receptor transcripts in immature females. We show that AMH is functionally coupled to the Smad pathway in LβT2 gonadotrope cells and dose-dependently increases Fshb transcript levels. Furthermore, AMH was shown to establish complex interrelations with canonical FSH regulators as it cooperates with activin to induce Fshb expression whereas it reduces BMP2 action. We report that GnRH interferes with AMH by decreasing AMH receptivity in vivo in females. Moreover, AMH specifically regulates FSH and not LH, indicating that AMH is a factor contributing to the differential regulation of gonadotropins. Overall, our study uncovers a new role for AMH in regulating gonadotrope function and suggests that AMH participates in the postnatal elevation of FSH secretion in females.

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Sex CharacteristicsActivinsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnti-Mullerian HormoneBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Cell LineFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGonadotrophsGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHypothalamusLuteinizing HormoneMalePituitary Gland, AnteriorActivinsAnti-Mullerian Hormoneanti-Mullerian hormone receptorBmp2 protein, ratBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Follicle Stimulating HormoneGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneLuteinizing HormoneReceptors, PeptideReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaRNA, MessengerSmad Proteins

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PMCPMC4815011
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