Journal of International Oncology ›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (12): 894-897.

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Gastrin releasing peptide in chronic stress and tumor

XIONG  Juan, XU  Xiao-Hong   

  1. Department of Laboratory, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
  • Online:2011-12-08 Published:2011-11-25

Abstract: Some hormones and glucocorticoid in chronic strss feedback are demonstrated to have significant effects on cancer progression. Recently, as a typical neuropeptide, gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) could mediate chronic stress to promote carcinogenesis through four conceivable mechanisms, such as regulating circadian rhythms, suppressing immunity system, acting as a mitogenic effect and mediating cancer-related psychiatric disorders, et al.