2007
Estrogen-Induced Hypothalamic Synaptic Plasticity and Pituitary Sensitization in the Control of the Estrogen-Induced Gonadotrophin Surge
Naftolin F, Garcia-Segura LM, Horvath TL, Zsarnovszky A, Demir N, Fadiel A, Leranth C, Vondracek-Klepper S, Lewis C, Chang A, Parducz A. Estrogen-Induced Hypothalamic Synaptic Plasticity and Pituitary Sensitization in the Control of the Estrogen-Induced Gonadotrophin Surge. Reproductive Sciences 2007, 14: 101-116. PMID: 17636222, DOI: 10.1177/1933719107301059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRH secretionPituitary gonadotrophsGonadotrophin surgeSynaptic plasticityInsulinlike growth factor 1Triggering of ovulationOvarian estrogen secretionGrowth factor-1Neural cell adhesion moleculePituitary sensitizationGnRH cellsGnRH neuronsEstrogen secretionHypothalamic neuronsGonadal functionCell adhesion moleculeSex steroidsSpecific immunoneutralizationOvarian cycleGonadotrophsAdhesion moleculesEstrogenMaximal sensitizationSecretionFactor 1
1997
The Interactive Language of the Hypothalamus for the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GNRH) System
Kalra S, Horvath T, Naftolin F, Xu B, Pu S, Kalra P. The Interactive Language of the Hypothalamus for the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GNRH) System. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1997, 9: 569-576. PMID: 9283045, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00619.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence Showing That β-Endorphin Regulates Cyclic Guanosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate (cGMP) Efflux: Anatomical and Functional Support for an Interaction between Opiates and Nitric Oxide
Pu S, Horvath TL, Diano S, Naftolin F, Kalra PS, Kalra SP. Evidence Showing That β-Endorphin Regulates Cyclic Guanosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate (cGMP) Efflux: Anatomical and Functional Support for an Interaction between Opiates and Nitric Oxide. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 1537-1543. PMID: 9075713, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.4.5086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory amino acidsMedial preoptic areaCGMP/Opioid influenceGnRH secretionNitric oxidePreoptic areaN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsMu-opiate receptor agonistNOS-immunopositive cellsNOS-immunoreactive neuronsPituitary LH secretionOpiate receptor agonistsOpiate receptor antagonistRelease of GnRHCentral nervous systemDirect inhibitory controlExcitatory NMDATonic restraintLH secretionEndogenous opioidsNOS pathwayReceptor antagonistBeta-endorphinGonadal steroids