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ey0021.1-2 | New Mechanisms | ESPEYB21

1.2. Kisspeptin signalling in astrocytes modulates the reproductive axis

Torres E. , Pellegrino G. , Granados-Rodriguez M. , Fuentes-Fayos A.C. , Velasco I. , Coutteau-Robles A.

Brief Summary: This study uses a combination of proteomics and murine transgenics to identify the role of Kisspeptin signalling in astrocytes and how it impacts the reproductive axis.Kisspeptin, a neuropeptide, is essential for regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, which controls reproduction by acting on GnRH neurons. While most studies have focused on GnRH neurons as the primary mediators of kisspeptin signalling and function, this ...

ey0019.7-8 | Basic Science | ESPEYB19

7.8. GnRH neurons recruit astrocytes in infancy to facilitate network integration and sexual maturation

G Pellegrino , M Martin , C Allet , T Lhomme , S Geller , D Franssen , V Mansuy , M Manfredi-Lozano , A Coutteau-Robles , V Delli , S Rasika , D Mazur , A Loyens , M Tena-Sempere , J Siepmann , FP Pralong , P Ciofi , G Corfas , AS Parent , SR Ojeda , A Sharif , V Prevot

Nat Neurosci. 2021 Dec;24(12):1660-1672. doi: 10.1038/s41593-021-00960-z. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 34795451. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00960-zBrief Summary: This neuroanatomical and physiological study in mice demonstrates that GnRH neurons attract glial cells in their vicinity via cell–cell communication...