Growth hormone secretion is classically modulated by two hypothalamic hormones, growth hormone-releasing hormone and somatostatin. A third pathway was proposed in the last decade, which involves the growth hormone secretagogues. Ghrelin is a novel acylated peptide which is produced mainly by the stomach. It is also synthesized in the hypothalamus and is present in several other tissues. This en...

Efficacy of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) microparticles as a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue delivery system to stimulate ovulation peled Coregonus | Jindriška Knowles, Jakub Vysloužil, Jan Muselík, Vlastimil Stejskal, Kouřil, Peter Podhorec Agricultural Journals

Normal progression through puberty and maintenance of fertility depends on the integral functioning of the hormonal circuit linking the hypothalamus, pituitary and gonads shown in Figure 1. The hypothalamic factor gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) was isolated and its structure determined in 1971 (Schally et al., 1971). This releasing hormone acts on cells within the anterior pituitary an...

Although the issue has not yet been fully resolved, there is reason to believe that TRI-I may have a trophic effect on the normal motoneuron and may transien­ tly improve the neurologic deficit in ALS. Since ALS is not a simple TRI-I deficiency disease, this improvement probably occurs via a secondary mecha -nism-possibly another neurotransmitter. It is uncertain at this time whether this effec...

Taltirelin (TAL) is a thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) analog that is approved for use in humans in Japan. In this study, we characterized TAL binding to and signaling by the human TRH receptor (TRH-R) in a model cell system. We found that TAL exhibited lower binding affinities than TRH and lower signaling potency via the inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate/calcium pathway than TRH. However, TAL ex...