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Sermorelin

GHRH (1-29), GRF 1-29 NH2, Sermorelin acetate

A synthetic 29-amino acid analog of growth hormone-releasing hormone that stimulates pituitary gland to release growth hormone.

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Studies 223
Trials 41
Formula C149H246N44O42S
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Utility 1
pubmed 2008

Inhibition of estrogen receptor positive and negative breast cancer cell lines with a growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist.

Seitz. Stephan S; Hohla. Florian F; Schally. Andrew V AV; Moder. Angelika A; Engel. Joerg B JB; Horn...

A lab study found that a new compound that blocks growth‑hormone‑releasing hormone (GHRH) can stop breast cancer cells from growing, no matter whether they have estrogen receptors or not. The cancer cells actually make their own GHRH, which seems to help them multiply, and the blocker shut this down. This work is still in cell dishes, not in people, and uses a different molecule than the commonly used sermorelin.

Utility 1
pubmed Jan 1, 2005

Inhibitory effect of antagonists of bombesin and growth hormone-releasing hormone on orthotopic and intraosseous growth and invasiveness of PC-3 human prostate cancer in nude mice.

Stangelberger. Anton A; Schally. Andrew V AV; Varga. Jozsef L JL; Zarandi. Marta M; Szepeshazi. Karo...

This study tested drugs that block growth‑hormone‑releasing hormone (GHRH) and bombesin signals in mice with aggressive prostate cancer. The blockers slowed tumor growth, especially when used together, and reduced spread to bone and other organs. However, the compounds are antagonists (they block the hormone), not sermorelin, which is a GHRH‑activating peptide, so the results don’t give direct guidance for using sermorelin.

Utility 1
pubmed Jul 21, 1998

Growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist MZ-5-156 inhibits growth of DU-145 human androgen-independent prostate carcinoma in nude mice and suppresses the levels and mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor II in tumors.

Lamharzi. N N; Schally. A V AV; Koppán. M M; Groot. K K

In a mouse study, a drug that blocks growth hormone‑releasing hormone (called MZ‑5‑156) shrank prostate cancer tumors and cut down a growth‑promoting protein called IGF‑II inside the tumors, but the work was done in animals and used a compound that isn’t the same as the peptide sermorelin.

Utility 1
pubmed Dec 6, 1995

Inhibition of growth of human osteosarcomas by antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone.

Pinski. J J; Schally. A V AV; Groot. K K; Halmos. G G; Szepeshazi. K K; Zarandi. M M; Armatis. P P

In mice with human bone cancer cells, a synthetic peptide that blocks the hormone that normally makes the body release growth hormone (called a GH‑RH antagonist) slowed tumor growth and lowered IGF‑I levels, while a hormone that stimulates growth hormone made the tumors grow faster.

Utility 1
pubmed 1997

Effects of antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) on GH and insulin-like growth factor I levels in transgenic mice overexpressing the human GHRH gene, an animal model of acromegaly.

Kovacs. M M; Kineman. R D RD; Schally. A V AV; Zarandi. M M; Groot. K K; Frohman. L A LA

In mice engineered to overproduce human GHRH (a hormone that makes the body release growth hormone), two experimental drugs that block GHRH (called MZ-4-71 and MZ-5-156) were able to sharply lower the excess growth hormone and IGF‑1 levels. The effect lasted several hours after a single injection and persisted with repeated dosing, showing that these blockers can effectively dial down an overactive GH system.

pubmed Mar 1, 2021

A potentially effective drug for patients with recurrent glioma: sermorelin.

Chang. Yuanhao Y; Huang. Ruoyu R; Zhai. You Y; Huang. Lijie L; Feng. Yuemei Y; Wang. Di D; Chai. Rui...

A computer‑based study looked at gene data from glioma patients and found that the peptide sermorelin might slow tumor growth and boost immune activity in recurrent brain cancer, but this is only a theoretical finding and not a proven treatment for anyone else.

pubmed Jul 13, 2010

Growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist induces apoptosis of human endometrial cancer cells through PKCδ-mediated activation of p53/p21.

Wu. Hsien-Ming HM; Schally. Andrew V AV; Cheng. Jung-Chien JC; Zarandi. Marta M; Varga. Jozsef J; Le...

The study shows that a lab-made drug that blocks growth‑hormone‑releasing hormone can kill endometrial cancer cells in a dish by turning on a cell‑death pathway, but it doesn’t tell you anything you can do at home with sermorelin or other supplements.

pubmed Dec 21, 2021

Synthesis of potent antagonists of receptors for growth hormone-releasing hormone with antitumor and anti-inflammatory activity.

Cai. Renzhi R; Zhang. Xianyang X; Wang. Haibo H; Cui. Tengjiao T; Halmos. Gabor G; Sha. Wei W; He. J...

Scientists made new versions of a molecule that blocks the hormone that tells the body to release growth hormone. In mice and cell tests, some of these blockers stopped cancer cells from growing and reduced inflammation better than an older version, but the work is still early and only in labs, not in people.

pubmed Nov 15, 2010

The effect of GHRH antagonists on human glioblastomas and their mechanism of action.

Pozsgai. Eva E; Schally. Andrew V AV; Zarandi. Marta M; Varga. Jozsef L JL; Vidaurre. Irving I; Bell...

The study tested two experimental GHRH‑blocking compounds on brain‑cancer cells and found they killed the cells and slowed tumor growth in mice, but this work is limited to lab and animal models and does not provide any guidance for using sermorelin or related peptides in everyday health or longevity practice.

pubmed Sep 1, 2007

The combination of antagonists of LHRH with antagonists of GHRH improves inhibition of androgen sensitive MDA-PCa-2b and LuCaP-35 prostate cancers.

Stangelberger. Anton A; Schally. Andrew V AV; Zarandi. Marta M; Heinrich. Elmar E; Groot. Kate K; Ha...

In mice with prostate cancer, drugs that block growth‑hormone‑releasing hormone (GHRH) helped standard hormone‑blocking treatments work better and slowed tumor growth, even in cancers that no longer need male hormones.

pubmed May 10, 2018

Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor antagonists modify molecular machinery in the progression of prostate cancer.

Muñoz-Moreno. Laura L; Schally. Andrew V AV; Prieto. Juan C JC; Carmena. M José MJ; Bajo....

The study tested three experimental drugs that block growth‑hormone‑releasing‑hormone receptors and found they slowed prostate cancer cell growth and increased cell death in lab dishes, but it doesn’t tell you anything useful for using sermorelin or other health‑boosting peptides in everyday life.

pubmed May 26, 2012

Involvement of neurotransmitters in the action of growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist on passive avoidance learning.

Telegdy. Gyula G; Schally. Andrew V AV

This study looked at a growth‑hormone‑releasing‑hormone (GH‑RH) blocker called MZ‑4‑71 and found it can boost a type of memory in mice, but that boost disappears when certain brain receptors (muscarinic, serotonin‑1/2, and opioid) are blocked. The work doesn’t involve sermorelin (a GH‑RH agonist) and offers no dosing or practical tips for people who take GH‑related peptides.

pubmed Feb 16, 2017

Effects of an Antagonistic Analog of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone on Endometriosis in a Mouse Model and In Vitro.

Köster. Frank F; Jin. Li L; Shen. Yuanming Y; Schally. Andrew V AV; Cai. Ren-Zhi RZ; Block. Nor...

Scientists tested a drug that blocks growth‑hormone‑releasing hormone (GHRH) called MIA‑602 and found it shrank endometriosis tissue in mice and slowed cell growth in lab dishes, but this has nothing to do with sermorelin or everyday health hacks.

pubmed Aug 9, 2016

Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of GHRH antagonists in prostate cancer.

Muñoz-Moreno. Laura L; Arenas. Maria Isabel MI; Carmena. María J MJ; Schally. Andrew V AV;...

Scientists tested two GHRH‑blocking drugs on prostate cancer cells and saw they slowed cell growth and triggered cell death, but these compounds are experimental cancer treatments and not relevant for everyday health or longevity use.

pubmed Jul 12, 2011

Novel antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone inhibit growth and vascularization of human experimental ovarian cancers.

Klukovits. Anna A; Schally. Andrew V AV; Szalontay. Luca L; Vidaurre. Irving I; Papadia. Andrea A; Z...

The study tested new drugs that block the hormone that normally tells the pituitary to release growth hormone. In lab and mouse models of ovarian cancer, these blockers slowed tumor growth and reduced blood vessel formation, but they were not about using growth‑hormone‑releasing peptides like sermorelin for health or performance.