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- Title
Orexins (hypocretins) actions on the GHRH/somatostatin-GH axis.
- Authors
López, M.; Nogueiras, R.; Tena-Sempere, M.; Diéguez, C.
- Abstract
The secretion of growth hormone (GH) is regulated through a complex neuroendocrine control system that includes two major hypothalamic regulators, namely GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin (SST) that stimulate and inhibit, respectively, GH release. Classical experiments involving damage and electrical stimulation suggested that the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) modulated the somatotropic axis, but the responsible molecular mechanisms were unclear. Evidence obtained during the last decade has demonstrated that orexins/hypocretins, a family of peptides expressed in the LHA controlling feeding and sleep, play an important regulatory role on GH, by inhibiting its secretion modulating GHRH and SST neurones. Considering that GH release is closely linked to the sleep–wake cycle and feeding state, understanding orexin/hypocretin physiology could open new therapeutic possibilities in the treatment of sleep, energy homeostasis and GH-related pathologies, such as GH deficiency.
- Subjects
OREXINS; HYPOTHALAMIC hormones; SOMATOSTATIN; GASTROINTESTINAL hormones; GROWTH hormone releasing factor
- Publication
Acta Physiologica, 2010, Vol 198, Issue 3, p325
- ISSN
1748-1708
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02042.x