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ArticleEnvironmental toxicology and pharmacology2023

Growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonists protect against hydrochloric acid-induced endothelial injury in vitro.

Nektarios Barabutis, Khadeja-Tul Kubra, Mohammad S Akhter

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Article in Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of GHRH and its analogues on the Vascular System.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025
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  2. Growth hormone - releasing hormone in the immune system.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nektarios BarabutisSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA. Electronic address: barabutis@ulm.edu.
Khadeja-Tul KubraSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
Mohammad S AkhterSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
University of Louisiana at Monroe · US

Funding

STABILITY' (symptomatic review during biologic therapy) Review in Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseP20GM103424 · NIGMS · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV A&M COL BATON ROUGE · PI Konstantin G Kousoulas · 2012 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103424
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) regulates the synthesis of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland, and it is involved in inflammatory responses. On the other hand, GHRH antagonists (GHRHAnt) exhibit the opposite effects, resulting in endothelial barrier enhancement. Exposure to hydrochloric acid (HCL) is associated with acute and chronic lung injury. In this study, we investigate the effects of GHRHAnt in HCL-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction, utilizing commercially available bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (BPAEC). Cell viability was measured by utilizing 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol2-yl)- 2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Moreover, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran was used to assess barrier function. Our observations suggest that GHRHAnt exert protective effects against HCL-induced endothelial breakdown, since those peptides counteract HCL-triggered paracellular hyperpermeability. Based on those findings, we propose that GHRHAnt represent a new therapeutic approach towards HCL-induced endothelial injury.

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Hydrochloric AcidLung InjuryAnimalsCattleEndothelial CellsGrowth HormoneGrowth Hormone-Releasing HormoneLungGrowth HormoneGrowth Hormone-Releasing HormoneHydrochloric AcidEndotheliumInflammationLung injuryVasculature

Identifiers

PMID36940786
PMCPMC10111240
OpenAlexW4327922491

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