NELL2 and its role in the secreation of gonadotropin releasing hormone / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

The puberty and reproduction are regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The activation of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons and an increase in GnRH is critical for the initiation of puberty. The mechanism of GnRH regulation for neurons activity is complicated, because many different factors can affect the secretion of GnRH. Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter, which can promote the secretion of GnRH through a variety of pathways. In recent years, relevant studies showed that NELL2 may influence the secretion of GnRH by regulating the secretion of glutamate or through other pathways,thereby affecting the onset of puberty. So NELL2 plays an important role in promoting neuronal growth,differentiation, neuronal plasticity maintenance and synapse transportation etc.