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ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2019

Effect of relaxin-3 on Kiss-1, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and gonadotropin subunit gene expression.

Haruhiko Kanasaki, Tuvshintugs Tumurbaatar, Zolzaya Tumurgan, Aki Oride, Hiroe Okada, Satoru Kyo

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Article in Reproductive medicine and biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Haruhiko KanasakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-8109
Tuvshintugs TumurbaatarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.
Zolzaya TumurganDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.
Aki OrideDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-2487
Hiroe OkadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.
Satoru KyoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shimane University School of Medicine Izumo Japan.
Shimane University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRelaxin-3 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that belongs to the insulin superfamily. We examined whether relaxin-3 could affect hypothalamic Kiss-1, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and pituitary gonadotropin subunit gene expression.

methodsMouse hypothalamic cell models, mHypoA-50 (originated from the hypothalamic anteroventral periventricular region), mHypoA-55 (originated from arcuate nucleus), and GT1-7, and the mouse pituitary gonadotroph LβT2 were used. Expression of Kiss-1, GnRH, and luteinizing hormone (LH)/follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) β-subunits was determined after stimulation with relaxin-3.

resultsRXFP3, a principle relaxin-3 receptor, was expressed in these cell models. In mHypoA-50 cells, relaxin-3 did not exert a significant effect on Kiss-1 expression. In contrast, the Kiss-1 gene in mHypoA-55 was significantly increased by 1 nmol/L relaxin-3. These cells also express GnRH mRNA, and its expression was significantly stimulated by relaxin-3. In GT1-7 cells, relaxin-3 significantly upregulated Kiss-1 expression; however, GnRH mRNA expression in GT1-7 cells was not altered. In primary cultures of fetal rat neuronal cells, 100 nmol/L relaxin-3 significantly increased GnRH expression. In pituitary gonadotroph LβT2, both LHβ- and FSHβ-subunit were significantly increased by 1 nmol/L relaxin-3.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that relaxin-3 exerts its effect by modulating the expression of Kiss-1, GnRH, and gonadotropin subunits, all of which are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

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gonadotropingonadotropin‐releasing hormonehypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal axiskisspeptinrelaxin‐3

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