ArticleOncotarget2016
Agonistic analogs of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) promote wound healing by stimulating the proliferation and survival of human dermal fibroblasts through ERK and AKT pathways.
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- GHRH and its analogues in central nervous system diseases.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Effects of GHRH and its analogues on the Vascular System.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- A novel approach for the treatment of AML, through GHRH antagonism: MIA-602.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- The development of growth hormone-releasing hormone analogs: Therapeutic advances in cancer, regenerative medicine, and metabolic disorders.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRH-R) and its signaling.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
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- Growth hormone-releasing hormone and its analogues in health and disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2025Review
- Characterization of Somatotrope Cell Expansion in Response to GHRH in the Neonatal Mouse Pituitary.Endocrinology · 2023Article
- Latanoprost-Loaded Nanotransfersomes Designed for Scalp Administration Enhance Keratinocytes Proliferation.Molecular pharmaceutics · 2023Article
- Growth Hormone and the Human Hair Follicle.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Agonistic analog of growth hormone-releasing hormone promotes neurofunctional recovery and neural regeneration in ischemic stroke.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Agonist of growth hormone-releasing hormone enhances retinal ganglion cell protection induced by macrophages after optic nerve injury.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Protective effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone analogs in DSS-induced colitis in mice.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- Antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) inhibit the growth of human malignant pleural mesothelioma.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
- Agonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) inhibit human experimental cancers in vivo by down-regulating receptors for GHRH.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- Inhibition of tumor growth by agonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
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Abstract
Decreased or impaired proliferation capability of dermal fibroblasts interferes with successful wound healing. Several growth factors tested failed to fully restore the growth of fibroblasts, possibly due to their rapid degradation by proteases. It is therefore critical to find new agents which have stimulatory effects on fibroblasts while being highly resistant to degradation. In such a scenario, the activities of two agonistic analogs of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), MR-409 and MR-502, were evaluated for their impact on proliferation and survival of primary human dermal fibroblasts. In vitro, both analogs significantly stimulated cell growth by more than 50%. Under serum-depletion induced stress, fibroblasts treated with MR-409 or MR-502 demonstrated better survival rates than control. These effects can be inhibited by either PD98059 or wortmannin. Signaling through MEK/ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT in an IGF-1 receptor-independent manner is required. In vivo, MR-409 promoted wound closure. Animals treated topically with MR-409 healed earlier than controls in a dose-dependent manner. Histologic examination revealed better wound contraction and less fibrosis in treated groups. In conclusion, MR-409 is a potent mitogenic and anti-apoptotic factor for primary human dermal fibroblasts. Its beneficial effects on wound healing make it a promising agent for future development.
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