| Description | Gonadorelin Acetate is another name for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). It is a synthetic decapeptide prepared using solid phase peptide synthesis.
Gonadorelin, also known as GnRH or LHRH, is produced by neuroendocrine cells within the hypothalamus. The hormone is secreted pulsatilely. Gonadorelin induces the release of LH and FSH from the anterior pituitary.
After a transient increase, continuous administration of gonadorelin results in downregulation of LH and FSH levels followed by a suppression of ovarian and testicular steroid biosynthesis. |
| Description | Gonadorelin is a tropic hormone and agonist of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GNRHR; Ki = 13 nM in CHO cells expressing the human receptor). It stimulates luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) release from rat anterior pituitary cultures when administered at a dose of 0.1 μg. It also stimulates LH release from bovine anterior pituitary cultures at a concentration of 1 μM. In vivo, gonadorelin induces ovulation in rats pretreated with fluphenazine (; ED50 = 610.3 ng/kg). Formulations containing gonadorelin have been used as diagnostic agents to assess pituitary gland function. |
| Uses | Gonad-stimulating principle. |
| Uses | Gonadorelin Acetate is used in various agricultural and biological studies. It was used in the study of ovulation synchronization in dairy cows. |
| Application | Ovarian follicular cysts (veterinary medicine)
Use in reproduction medicine
Diagnosis of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis function
Cryptorchism
Synchronization of ovulation (veterinary medicine) |
| Indications | Gonadorelin is a synthetic decapeptide with a structure identical with the natural Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (Gn-RH) in mammalian species.
Gonadorelin is recommended for the treatment of reproductive disorders associated with ovarian cysts and for improvement of fertility in cows and for the induction of ovulation in rabbits. The mechanism of action underlying the therapeutic use is the stimulation of the release from and also the synthesis of LH and FSH in the anterior pituitary gland. |
| Brand name | Lutrepulse (Ferring Pharmaceuticals). |
| Biological Activity | Gonadorelin is a tropic hormone and agonist of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GNRHR; Ki = 13 nM in CHO cells expressing the human receptor). It stimulates luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle- stimulating hormone (FSH) release from rat anterior pituitary cultures when administered at a dose of 0.1 μg. It also stimulates LH release from bovine anterior pituitary cultures at a concentration of 1 μM. In vivo, gonadorelin induces ovulation in rats pretreated with fluphenazine (Item No. 23555; ED50 = 610.3 ng/kg). Formulations containing gonadorelin have been used as diagnostic agents to assess pituitary gland function. |
| Safety Profile | A poison by
intravenous route. Moderately toxic by
ingestion and subcutaneous routes.
Experimental reproductive effects. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating vapors. |
| Preparation and handling | Gonadorelin (acetate) is supplied as a crystalline solid. A stock solution may be made by dissolving the gonadorelin (acetate) in the solvent of choice. Gonadorelin (acetate) is soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, DMSO, and dimethyl formamide (DMF), which should be purged with an inert gas. The solubility of gonadorelin (acetate) in ethanol is approximately 0.25 mg/ml and approximately 30 mg/ml in DMSO and DMF.
Further dilutions of the stock solution into aqueous buffers or isotonic saline should be made prior to performing biological experiments. Ensure that the residual amount of organic solvent is insignificant, since organic solvents may have physiological effects at low concentrations. Organic solvent-free aqueous solutions of gonadorelin (acetate) can be prepared by directly dissolving the crystalline solid in aqueous buffers. The solubility of gonadorelin (acetate) in PBS, pH 7.2, is approximately 10 mg/ml. We do not recommend storing the aqueous solution for more than one day. |
