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ReviewHormones and behavior2022

The roles of GnRH in the human central nervous system.

Nimmi Wickramasuriya, Robert Hawkins, Craig Atwood, Tracy Butler

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Hormones and behavior, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03649724 (The LUCINDA Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03649724 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

The LUCINDA Trial: LeUprolide Plus Cholinesterase Inhibition to Reduce Neurological Decline in Alzheimer's

TypeinterventionalSponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityRan2020 to 2026Enrolled180ConditionsAlzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsPlacebo, Eligard 22.5Mg Suspension for Injection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Unraveling the impact ofBrain communications · 2026
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  10. The role of omentin-1 in female reproduction: a critical review.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026
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  16. Cryo-EM structures of GnRHR: Foundations for next-generation therapeutics.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nimmi WickramasuriyaWeill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 1305 York Ave #3F, New York, NY 1002, USA.
Robert HawkinsWeill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 1305 York Ave #3F, New York, NY 1002, USA.
Craig AtwoodUniversity of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine, 2500 Overlook Tce, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Tracy ButlerWeill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 1305 York Ave #3F, New York, NY 1002, USA. Electronic address: tab2006@med.cornell.edu.
Cornell University · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USWeill Cornell Medicine · US

Funding

Multicultural Community Dementia ScreeningR01AG071514 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2025
$13.8M
The LUCINDA TrialR01AG057681 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ATWOOD, CRAIG S, BUTLER, TRACY A. · 2018 to 2024
$7.2M
FALLS: A MARKER OF PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMERS DISEASER01AG057680 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ANCES, BEAU M, STARK, SUSAN LYNN · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057680NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057681NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is widely known that GnRH plays a role in facilitating reproductive function via the HPG axis, and this was once believed to be its only function. However, over the last several decades important neuromodulatory roles of GnRH in multiple brain functions have been elucidated. Multiple GnRH isoforms and receptors have been detected outside the HPG-axis across different species. In this review, we focus on the human CNS where GnRH I and II isoforms and a functional GnRH I receptor have been isolated. We first describe the traditional understanding of GnRH within the hypothalamus and the pituitary and current clinical use of GnRH analogues. We then review the location and function of GnRH-producing neurons and receptors located outside the HPG axis. We next review the GnRH I and II neuron location and quantity and GnRH I receptor gene expression throughout the human brain, using the Allen Brain Map Atlas. This analysis demonstrates a wide expression of GnRH throughout the brain, including prominent expression in the basal forebrain and cerebellum. Lastly, we examine the potential role of GnRH in aging and inflammation and its therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative disease and spinal cord lesions.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansHypothalamusPituitary GlandReceptors, LHRHGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneReceptors, LHRHAgingAlzheimer's diseaseGnRH IGnRH IIGnRH receptorNeurodegenerative disease

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PMID35809386
PMCPMC9990468
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