کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2006373 | 1066336 | 2010 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: A correlation of endocrine and anticancer effects of some antagonists of GHRH A correlation of endocrine and anticancer effects of some antagonists of GHRH](/preview/png/2006373.png)
GHRH receptor antagonists inhibit growth and metastasis of a large number of experimental tumors expressing the pituitary GHRH receptor (pGHRH-R) and its major splice variant SV1. In this study, using Western blot, we demonstrated that DBTRG-05 and U-87MG human glioblastoma cell lines express pGHRH-R at levels 6–15 times higher than SV1. To reveal a correlation between the anticancer activity and the endocrine potency on inhibition of GH release, we compared the antitumor effect of GHRH antagonists JV-1-63 and MZJ-7-138 on growth of DBTRG-05 human glioblastomas grafted into athymic nude mice with their inhibitory potency on GH release. JV-1-63 strongly suppressed the stimulated GH secretion induced by clonidine in rats and inhibited the exogenous GHRH-induced GH surge by 88–99% in vivo and in vitro. MZJ-7-138 decreased the stimulated GH secretion by 58% in vitro and showed only a tendency to inhibit GH secretion in vivo. The strong inhibitor of GH release JV-1-63 reduced tumor growth of DBTRG-05 glioblastomas in nude mice by 46%, while the weak GH release suppressor MZJ-7-138 did not have an effect. Exposure of DBTRG-05 cells to the GHRH antagonists in vitro caused an upregulation of mRNA expression for pGHRH-R and a downregulation of SV1 expression, with JV-1-63 having significantly greater effects than MZJ-7-138. Our results demonstrate that a positive correlation exists between the endocrine potency and the antiproliferative efficacy of GHRH antagonists in tumors strongly expressing pGHRH-R.
Research highlights▶ Human glioblastoma cell lines strongly express pGHRH-Rs. ▶ The anticancer activity of GHRH antagonists in glioblastomas reflects their endocrine potency. ▶ In glioblastoma cells GHRH antagonists cause upregulation of pGHRH-R gene expression. ▶ GHRH antagonists downregulate gene expression of SV1 of GHRH-R in glioblastoma cells.
Journal: Peptides - Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 1839–1846