Leptin, ciliary neurotrophic factor, leukemia inhibitory factor and interleukin-6: Class-I cytokines involved in the neuroendocrine regulation of the reproductive function

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 577-584

  Dozio, E ^a   Ruscica, M ^a   Galliera, E ^a   Corsi, M M ^a,b   Magni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CNTF; GN11 cells; GnRH neurons; GT1 7 cells; IL 6; Leptin; LIF; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 130; GONADORELIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR ALPHA; JANUS KINASE 2; LEPTIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; ONCOSTATIN M; PROLACTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL MIGRATION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; KALLMANN SYNDROME; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 73549116095     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920309789630561     Document Type: Review

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