ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Neurotensin and Its Involvement in Reproductive Functions: An Exhaustive Review of the Literature.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cytoplasmic ERβ Localization and NTS/NTSR1 Expression in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: An Immunohistochemical Insight.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Neurotensin drives theca cell migration during ovulation in primates†.Biology of reproduction · 2026Article
- NGF administration is associated with increased GnRH immunoreactivity and a GnRH-associated phenotype in hypothalamic NSCs of aging mice.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Neurotensin Regulates Primate Ovulation Via Multiple Neurotensin Receptors.Endocrinology · 2025Article
- Decreased neurotensin induces ovulatory dysfunction via the NTSR1/ERK/EGR1 axis in polycystic ovary syndrome.Frontiers of medicine · 2025Article
- Neurotensin and Its Involvement in Female Hormone-Sensitive Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Where do obesity and male infertility collide?BMC medical genomics · 2024Article
- Neurotensin and Alcohol Use Disorders: Towards a Pharmacological Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Neurotensin (NTS) is a peptide discovered in 1973, which has been studied in many fields and mainly in oncology for its action in tumor growth and proliferation. In this review of the literature, we wanted to focus on its involvement in reproductive functions. NTS participates in an autocrine manner in the mechanisms of ovulation via NTS receptor 3 (NTSR3), present in granulosa cells. Spermatozoa express only its receptors, whereas in the female reproductive system (endometrial and tube epithelia and granulosa cells), we find both NTS secretion and the expression of its receptors. It consistently enhances the acrosome reaction of spermatozoa in mammals in a paracrine manner via its interaction with NTSR1 and NTSR2. Furthermore, previous results on embryonic quality and development are discordant. NTS appears to be involved in the key stages of fertilization and could improve the results of in vitro fertilization, especially through its effect on the acrosomal reaction.
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