ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the effects of a modern antagonistic analog of GHRH on tumor growth and on expression of inflammatory cytokine genes in two models of human triple negative breast cancers (TNBC). The TNBC subtype is refractory to the treatment options available for other hormone-independent breast cancers. Inflammatory cytokines play a major role in the cellular signaling associated with breast cancer pathogenesis and enhance epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMT), drug resistance, and metastatic potential. Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide which regulates the synthesis and release of growth hormone by the pituitary and is an autocrine/paracrine growth factor for multiple human cancers. The effects of analogs of GHRH on tumoral cytokine expression have not been previously investigated. Animals bearing xenografts of the human TNBC cell lines, HCC1806 and MX-1, were treated with MIA-602, an antagonistic analog of GHRH. Treatment with MIA-602 significantly reduced tumor growth. We quantified transcript levels of the genes for several inflammatory cytokines. Expression of INFγ, IL-1α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNFα, was significantly reduced by treatment with MIA-602. We conclude that treatment of TNBC with GHRH antagonists reduces tumor growth through an action mediated by tumoral GHRH receptors and produces a suppression of inflammatory cytokine signaling. Silencing of GHRH receptors in vitro with siRNA inhibited the expression of GHRH-R genes and inflammatory cytokine genes in HCC1806 and MX-1 cells. Further studies on GHRH antagonists may facilitate the development of new strategies for the treatment of resistant cancers.

When general population discuss today’s medicine, precision plays one of the most important roles and human lives are directly dependent on it. Hence, any researches pertaining to medicine are necessary to meet the top standards. The issue today is that any conclusions of researches can be published online and used as a reference without being properly verified and validated. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny of Oncotarget clearly understood this problem and tried to generate an alternative solution. That’s how a weekly oncology-focused research journal named “Oncotarget” has been established back in 2010. The key principle of this journal is based on Altmetric scores that are used as a quality indicator. That helps both readers and authors to verify publications with Altmetric Article Reports that create “real-time feedback containing data summary related to a particular publication.” Oncotarget website has a full publications list with corresponding scores higher than 100 as well as reports mentioned previously. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny glad to share his new approach and hopes it provides the necessary assistance to anyone, who has interest in oncology.

“A diagnostic autoantibody signature for primary cutaneous melanoma” has the Altmetric score of 594. This study was published back in 2018 by Oncotarget and completed by different experts from Hollywood Private Hospital, Edith Cowan University, Dermatology Specialist Group, St. John of God Hospital and The University of Western Australia. The introduction of the study discusses “recent data shows that Australians are four times more likely to develop a cancer of the skin than any other type of cancer”, and shares an insight on melanoma that “is curable by surgical excision in the majority of cases, if detected at an early stage.”

The paper has got an Altmetric score of 594. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny realizes that most of readers are aiming to comprehend the very meaning of it. Based on the Altmetric website, the score indicates “how many people have been exposed to and engaged with a scholarly output.” Hence, the paper about melanoma, was utilized for citations in various news articles 69 times. Besides that, it was mentioned in 2 online blogs, as well as 25 Tweets on Twitter and 1 Facebook post. FOX23 of Tulsa, Oklahoma has headlined their news on July 20, 2018 as “New blood test could detect skin cancer early”, using the main content of Australia study 

Another Oncotarget’s study with a top score of 476, is “Biomarkers for early diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: Do we need another moon-shot,”. This publication has appeared in 60 news stories, 1 online blog post and 6 Twitter posts. The majority of public may have seen a brief overview only, however those who visit Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny at Oncotarget, do receive helpful scientific facts. Oncotarget is happy to have the chance to share with online customers this highly appreciated and high-quality information, that is trustworthy and reliable.

 

When public mention today’s medicine, accuracy plays one of the most important roles and human lives are literally dependent on it. Hence, any researches pertaining to medicine are required to comply with the highest standards. The problem today is that any recommendations of researches can be published online and used as a reference without being thoroughly verified and validated. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny of Oncotarget clearly understood this problem and decided to create an alternative solution. That’s how a weekly oncology-focused research journal called “Oncotarget” has been established back in 2010. The major principle of this journal is related to Altmetric scores that are used as a quality measure. That assists both readers and authors to validate publications with Altmetric Article Reports that generate “real-time feedback containing data summary related to a particular publication.” Oncotarget website provides a complete publications list with respective scores higher than 100 as well as reports mentioned above. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny glad to share his new approach and hopes it provides the required help to anyone, who has interest in oncology.

“A diagnostic autoantibody signature for primary cutaneous melanoma” has the Altmetric score of 594. This study was published back in 2018 by Oncotarget and completed by several experts from Hollywood Private Hospital, Edith Cowan University, Dermatology Specialist Group, St. John of God Hospital and The University of Western Australia. The introduction of the study discusses “recent data shows that Australians are four times more likely to develop a cancer of the skin than any other type of cancer”, and provides an insight on melanoma that “is curable by surgical excision in the majority of cases, if detected at an early stage.”

The paper has got an Altmetric score of 594. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny realizes that most of readers are willing to understand the very meaning of it. Based on the Altmetric website, the score relates to “how many people have been exposed to and engaged with a scholarly output.” Hereby, the article about melanoma, was used for citations in different news articles 69 times. Besides that, it was mentioned in 2 online blogs, as well as 25 Tweets on Twitter and 1 Facebook post. FOX23 of Tulsa, Oklahoma has headlined their news on July 20, 2018 as “New blood test could detect skin cancer early”, using the main content of Australia study 

Another Oncotarget’s research with a top score of 476, is “Biomarkers for early diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: Do we need another moon-shot,”. This article has appeared in 60 news stories, 1 online blog post and 6 Twitter posts. The majority of public may have come across a short overview only, however those who visit Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny at Oncotarget, do get helpful scientific facts. Oncotarget is proud to have the ability to share with online customers this highly appreciated and top-quality information, that is trustworthy and reliable.