Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Identifiers
SymbolTRH
NCBI gene7200
HGNC12298
OMIM275120
RefSeqNM_007117
UniProtP20396
Other data
LocusChr. 3 q13.3-q21
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StructuresSwiss-model
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
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ECHA InfoCard100.041.934
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H22N6O4
Molar mass362.390 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1C[C@H](N(C1)C(=O)[C@H](CC2=CN=CN2)NC(=O)[C@@H]3CCC(=O)N3)C(=O)N
  • InChI=1S/C16H22N6O4/c17-14(24)12-2-1-5-22(12)16(26)11(6-9-7-18-8-19-9)21-15(25)10-3-4-13(23)20-10/h7-8,10-12H,1-6H2,(H2,17,24)(H,18,19)(H,20,23)(H,21,25)/t10-,11-,12-/m0/s1
  • Key:XNSAINXGIQZQOO-SRVKXCTJSA-N

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is a hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) as well as prolactin from the anterior pituitary.

TRH has been used clinically in diagnosis of hyperthyroidism, and for the treatment of spinocerebellar degeneration and disturbance of consciousness in humans. Its pharmaceutical form is called protirelin (INN) (/prˈtrɪlɪn/).