Discover how to cure infertility in the brain

New Zealand scientists claim to have discovered ways to develop infertility treatments and help to conceive new types , after discovering how the brain signals for ovulation in humans and humans. other mammals.

The team from the University of Otago (New Zealand) and colleagues from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) found that the ability of mammals to conceive depends significantly on the signal transmission between a protein named Call kisspeptin with its signal receiver, Gpr54 gene .

According to experts, Gpr54 appears in a small group of neurons that release hormones that release gonadotropin (GnRH) in the brain. They found that mice that lacked only Gpr54 receptors in GnRH neurons will not undergo puberty and are unable to reproduce.

Researchers have discovered a new way to treat infertility, which can satisfy the dreams of childbirth for millions of infertile couples.(Artwork: CCTV)

However, these animals will restore fertility as usual, if implanted with Gpr54 gene into GnRH neurons .

Professor Allan Herbison, head of research, said: "Infertility is a big problem, affecting millions of people around the world. It is estimated that up to 20% of couples in New Zealand fall into In this situation, up to one third of all infertility cases in women are thought to be related to the cerebrovascular disorders we are studying.

Our new understanding of the exact mechanism, in which kisspeptin acts as a key factor in reproductive control, is an exciting breakthrough, opening new directions for countering one problem. Popular and very sad health topics today. Through a detailed description of this mechanism, we now have a chemical "switch" that can be used to accurately influence human infertility. "

Professor Herbison said that manipulating kisspeptin may also be helpful in the treatment of diseases such as prostate cancer, which is influenced by sex steroid hormone levels in the blood.