Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy
Hill T, Smith L, Ruz-Maldonado I, Jones P, Bowe J. Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy. Journal Of Endocrinology 2023, 260: e230218. PMID: 37997938, PMCID: PMC10762540, DOI: 10.1530/joe-23-0218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIslet adaptationSerotonin productionSerotonin biosynthesisΒ-cellsDevelopment of GDMEffects of kisspeptinLactogenic hormonesGestational insulin resistanceΒ-cell compensationElevated insulin secretionMaternal pancreatic isletsΒ-cell proliferationPregnant controlsInsulin resistanceSerotonin levelsInsulin secretionAutocrine effectsPregnancyTPH-1KisspeptinKnockdown micePancreatic isletsRodent isletsPro-proliferative genesTime points