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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Effects of Fuyou Formula on GnRH Secretion and Related Gene Expression in Treating Precocious Puberty.

Yi Zhang, Ning Sun, Meng Zhang, Qian Ding, Qian Wang, Yuguang Liang, Huan He, Yuxin Yang, Chunyan Guo

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi ZhangClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Ning SunClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Meng ZhangClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Qian DingClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Qian WangClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Yuguang LiangClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Huan HeClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Yuxin YangClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Chunyan GuoClinical Research Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Children’s Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Fuyou (Fy) formula is an in-hospital preparation consisting of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used for treating precocious puberty (PP) for more than 20 years. In this study, we aimed to clarify the effect of the Fy formula and its major components on PP. To confirm the effect of the Fy formula on the release of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), GT1-7 cells were treated with estrogen to build the model group and subsequently treated with the Fy formula and its major components to explore their effects on the secretion of GnRH. The level of GnRH in GT1-7 cells was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results illustrated that, compared to the model group, the Fy formula inhibited the release of GnRH. In addition, the expression levels of proteins related to GnRH secretion, including GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR), Kiss-1 metastasis-suppressor (Kiss1), G-protein coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), estrogen receptor α (ERα), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R), were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The results demonstrated that the Fy formula significantly reduced the level of GnRH secretion in the GT1-7 cell lines compared with the model group. Moreover, it significantly downregulated the expression of GnRH, GnRHR, Kiss1, GPR54, ERα, IGF-1, and IGF-1R. In summary, our results indicate that the Fy formula and its major components may inhibit the effects of estrogen, which alleviates PP through transcriptional regulation of target genes.

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ERfuyou formulagene expressionGnRHKISS1precocious puberty

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