Kisspeptins

"Kisspeptins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Intercellular signaling peptides that were originally characterized by their ability to suppress NEOPLASM METASTASIS. Kisspeptins have since been found to play an important role in the neuroendocrine regulation of REPRODUCTION.

Descriptor ID	D059648
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.276.836 D12.644.400.430 D12.776.624.776.546
Concept/Terms	Kisspeptins Kisspeptins Metastins Kisspeptin-1 Kisspeptin-1 Kisspeptin 1 Metastasis Suppressor KiSS-1 KiSS-1, Metastasis Suppressor Metastasis Suppressor KiSS 1 KiSS-1 Metastasis Suppressor KiSS 1 Metastasis Suppressor Metastasis Suppressor, KiSS-1

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
Kisspeptins [D12.644.276.836]
Neuropeptides [D12.644.400]
Kisspeptins [D12.644.400.430]
Proteins [D12.776]
Neoplasm Proteins [D12.776.624]
Tumor Suppressor Proteins [D12.776.624.776]
Kisspeptins [D12.776.624.776.546]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	2	2
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	2	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2
2026	0	1	1

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Collado-Sole A, Borjini N, Zhai J, Ruiz-Pino F, Soria-Alcaide G, Folgueira C, Garc?a-Vilela C, Romero-de la Rosa B, Lopez V, Zouaghi Y, Jacobs A, Mora-Romero B, Barranco A, Yoldi G, Rizzoti K, Sabio G, Perez-Chacon G, Santamaria PG, Esteban JA, Journiac N, Prevot V, Pascual A, Fern?ndez-Chac?n R, Tena-Sempere M, Pitteloud N, Gonzalez-Suarez E. Microglia Rank signaling regulates GnRH neuronal function and the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Science. 2026 May 21; 392(6800):eaeb6999.

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Galbiati F, Plessow F, Plummer L, Campbell MB, Nazarloo S, Carter CS, Davis JM, Miller KK, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB, Seminara SB, Aulinas A, Lawson EA. Intravenous kisspeptin 112-121 bolus does not acutely impact circulating vasopressin in humans. J Neuroendocrinol. 2026 Jan; 38(1):e70114.

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Galbiati F, Plessow F, Plummer L, Campbell MB, Nazarloo S, Carter CS, Carroll RS, Kim HK, Pereira SA, Paulis D, Davis JM, Miller KK, Kaiser UB, Seminara SB, Aulinas A, Lawson EA. Sex-dependent increases in oxytocin levels in response to intravenous kisspeptin in humans. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Mar 03; 192(3):K24-K29.

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Okafor IA, Mbagwu SI, Chidera IG, Augustine EC, Anagboso IM, Onyema CE. The effect of coadministration of vitamin D and tramadol on serum kisspeptin, testosterone, oxidative stress levels and testicular histology in Wistar rats: a preliminary report. Rev Int Androl. 2024 12; 22(4):59-67.

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Nakamura S, Sasaki T, Uenoyama Y, Inoue N, Nakanishi M, Yamada K, Morishima A, Suzumura R, Kitagawa Y, Morita Y, Ohkura S, Tsukamura H. Raphe glucose-sensing serotonergic neurons stimulate KNDy neurons to enhance LH pulses via 5HT2CR: rat and goat studies. Sci Rep. 2024 05 03; 14(1):10190.

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Okafor IA, Okafor US, Nweke JO, Ibeabuchi KC. Kiss1 gene expression, sperm indices and testicular histopathology following the administration of Hibiscus sabdariffa in rats. JBRA Assist Reprod. 2023 Jun 22; 27(2):226-233.

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Roberts SA, Naul? L, Chouman S, Johnson T, Johnson M, Carroll RS, Navarro VM, Kaiser UB. Hypothalamic Overexpression of Makorin Ring Finger Protein 3 Results in Delayed Puberty in Female Mice. Endocrinology. 2022 10 11; 163(11).

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Leon S, Talbi R, McCarthy EA, Ferrari K, Fergani C, Naule L, Choi JH, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB, Aylwin CF, Lomniczi A, Navarro VM. Sex-specific pubertal and metabolic regulation of Kiss1 neurons via Nhlh2. Elife. 2021 09 08; 10.

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Smith KB, Murray E, Chandrasegaram R, Liang J, Mallet JF, Matar C, Blaustein JD, Ismail N. Pubertal immune challenge suppresses the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in male and female mice. Brain Res Bull. 2021 05; 170:90-97.

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Abreu AP, Toro CA, Song YB, Navarro VM, Bosch MA, Eren A, Liang JN, Carroll RS, Latronico AC, R?nnekleiv OK, Aylwin CF, Lomniczi A, Ojeda S, Kaiser UB. MKRN3 inhibits the reproductive axis through actions in kisspeptin-expressing neurons. J Clin Invest. 2020 08 03; 130(8):4486-4500.

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