We tested the hypothesis that endogenous pulses of LH have a role in development and maintenance of CL during the estrous cycle of the bovine female. Twenty heifers were synchronized to estrus by treating two times with prostaglandin F2 alpha 11 days apart (Day 0 = behavioral estrus). Heifers were then randomly assigned to one of four treatments (n = 5/group). Heifers were treated with an antag...

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) induces two Ca2+ responses in single gonadotropes: a Ca2+ spike/plateau or oscillation. Similar receptor-mediated Ca2+ signals have been reported in many cell types but their functional significance is obscure. Accordingly, we have determined the concentration-response properties of LHRH-induced luteinizing hormone (LH) release at the single cell lev...

Gene expression in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neurons was analyzed during the periovulatory period to (1) characterize temporal patterns of LHRH gene expression and their relationship(s) to gonadotropin surges, and (2) determine if any such changes are uniform or dissimilar at different rostrocaudal levels of the basal forebrain. The number of neurons expressing mRNA for the d...

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) bound directly to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) have shown high efficiency for intracellular uptake to breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-435S.luc. We demonstrate in this communication that inclusion of a small spacer molecule such as glutaric acid (Glu) in between SPION and LHRH increases further receptor mediated intracellular uptake...

Endometrial cancer is the most frequent malignant gynecological tumor in the western world. In most cases, it is diagnosed at an early stage when surgery alone or in combination with radiotherapy can achieve high cure rates (1). However, steroid receptor-negative tumors in elderly women or at advanced stages are rarely cured (2±4). Ovarian cancer is less frequent than endometrial cancer, but it...

and Implications Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH, GnRH) is a 10-amino acid peptide produced in the brain that regulates the release of LH from the pituitary gland. LH is crucial for initiating the successful ovulation of mature ovarian follicles (Graafian follicles) and transforming the ovulated follicle into a steroid-secreting corpus luteum. In the male, LH causes Leydig cells in ...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess differences in efficacy outcomes between luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist plus antiandrogen (AA) flare protection and monotherapy with the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist degarelix in patients with prostate cancer. METHODS Data from 1455 patients were pooled from two prospective, phase III randomized 1-year cl...

This study utilized a newly developed antiserum, specific for lamprey gonadotropin-releasing hormone III (l-GnRH-III), to determine the following: in which regions of the rat hypothalamus the neuronal perikarya producing l-GnRH-III are localized; and whether this peptide, known to selectively induce follicle-stimulating hormone release, is coexpressed in neurons containing mammalian luteinizing...

PURPOSE The receptors for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone receptor (LHRH-R) are found in >50% of human breast cancers. Doxorubicin (DOX) was linked to [D-Lys(6)]LHRH to form a cytotoxic conjugate, AN-152, which can be targeted to tumor cells expressing LHRH-R. We evaluated the effects of AN-152 on the estrogen-independent, DOX-resistant human mammary carcinoma line MX-1, xenografted into ...

Because Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhibited luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) in male rats, we hypothesized that the endocannabinoid, anandamide (AEA), would act similarly. AEA microinjected intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) decreased plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) at 30 min in comparison to values in controls (P < 0.001). The cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1-r)-specific antago...