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ReviewReviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders2025

Growth hormone-releasing hormone and cancer.

Iacopo Gesmundo, Francesca Pedrolli, Renzhi Cai, Wei Sha, Andrew V Schally, Riccarda Granata

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Review in Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Iacopo GesmundoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Francesca PedrolliDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Renzhi CaiVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, USA.
Wei ShaVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, USA.
Andrew V SchallyVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, USA.
Riccarda GranataDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. riccarda.granata@unito.it.

Funding

BENEFICENTIA Stiftung Foundation 2023/20CRT Foundation 2023 #106459Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca #20223WSTY4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypothalamic hormone growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), in addition to promoting the synthesis and release of growth hormone (GH), stimulates the proliferation of human normal and malignant cells by binding to GHRH-receptor (GHRH-R) and its main splice variant, SV1. Both GHRH and GHRH-Rs are expressed in various cancers, forming a stimulatory pathway for cancer cell growth; additionally, SV1 possesses ligand independent proliferative effects. Therefore, targeting GHRH-Rs pharmacologically has been proposed for the treatment of cancer. Various classes of synthetic GHRH antagonists have been developed, endowed with strong anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo, in addition to displaying anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immune-modulatory functions. GHRH antagonists exert indirect effects by blocking the pituitary GH/hepatic insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) axis, or directly inhibiting the binding of GHRH on tumor GHRH-Rs. Additionally, GHRH antagonists block the mitogenic functions of SV1 in tumor cells. This review illustrates the main findings on the antitumor effects of GHRH antagonists in experimental human cancers, along with their underlying mechanisms. The development of GHRH antagonists, with reduced toxicity and high stability, could lead to novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

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Growth Hormone-Releasing HormoneNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansReceptors, NeuropeptideReceptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating HormoneGrowth Hormone-Releasing HormoneReceptors, NeuropeptideReceptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormonesomatotropin releasing hormone receptorCancer therapyGHRH agonistsGHRH antagonistsGHRH receptorsSignaling pathways

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