Ferenc G. Rick

Florida International University — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors(30), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research(16), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways(16), Hormonal and reproductive studies(13), Estrogen and related hormone effects(12)

Publications85 total

Growth hormone‐releasing hormone antagonists reduce prostatic enlargement and inflammation in carrageenan‐induced chronic prostatitis
The Prostate·2018· 35 cited
A new approach to the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia targeting the receptor for growth hormone‐releasing hormone
British Journal of Haematology·2018· 20 citedOpen Access
MP45-05 GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (GHRH) ANTAGONISTS INHIBIT PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT AND INFLAMMATION IN ?-CARRAGEENAN-INDUCED EXPERIMENTAL PROSTATITIS
The Journal of Urology·2018Open Access
Discovery of LHRH and development of LHRH analogs for prostate cancer treatment
The Prostate·2017· 46 cited
MP17-03 INFLAMMATION-INDUCED PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT AND PROLIFERATION OF PROSTATE EPITHELIAL CELLS IS REDUCED BY GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (GHRH) ANTAGONISTS THROUGH THE INHIBITION OF EPITHELIAL-TO-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION
The Journal of Urology·2017
The potential role of follicle-stimulating hormone in the cardiovascular, metabolic, skeletal, and cognitive effects associated with androgen deprivation therapy
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations·2017· 88 citedOpen Access
Synthesis and structure-activity studies on novel analogs of human growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) with enhanced inhibitory activities on tumor growth
Peptides·2017· 56 cited
Antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone inhibit proliferation induced by inflammation in prostatic epithelial cells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2017· 56 citedOpen Access
Grade-dependent Response to Finasteride in Early Prostate Cancer
EBioMedicine·2016Open Access
MP44-11 GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (GHRH) ANTAGONISTS REDUCE INFLAMMATION- AND TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR (TGF)-?2-INDUCED PROLIFERATION OF HUMAN BPH-1 PROSTATE EPITHELIAL CELLS GROWN IN 3D CULTURE
The Journal of Urology·2016Open Access
Targeting of Peptide Cytotoxins to LHRH Receptors For Treatment of Cancer
Current Drug Targets·2016· 39 cited
Role of growth hormone-releasing hormone in dyslipidemia associated with experimental type 1 diabetes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2016· 21 citedOpen Access
Treatment of urinary bladder cancers by growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonists: A preclinical report.
Journal of Clinical Oncology·2016
New therapeutic approach to heart failure due to myocardial infarction based on targeting growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
Oncotarget·2015· 30 citedOpen Access
Expression of Receptors for Pituitary-Type Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (pGHRH-R) in Human Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells: Effects of GHRH Antagonists on Matrix Metalloproteinase-2
Hormones and Cancer·2015· 9 citedOpen Access
Potentiating effects of GHRH analogs on the response to chemotherapy
Cell Cycle·2015· 23 citedOpen Access
Targeting the 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase and related metabolic pathways for the treatment of prostate cancer
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets·2015· 28 cited
Bench-to-bedside development of agonists and antagonists of luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone for treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations·2014· 27 cited
The Role of the FSH System in the Development and Progression of Prostate Cancer
American Journal of Hematology / Oncology®·2014· 17 cited
Triple negative breast cancers express receptors for LHRH and are potential therapeutic targets for cytotoxic LHRH-analogs, AEZS 108 and AEZS 125
BMC Cancer·2014· 52 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Andrew V. Schally(50), Norman L. Block(30), Luca Szalontay(25), Márta Zarándi(14), Gábor Halmos(12), Irving Vidaurre(12), Florian Hohla(12), Stefan Buchholz(11), Petra Popovics(10), Roberto Pérez‐Castañeda(8), Miklós Jászberényi(8), Károly Szepesházi(7), Stephan Seitz(7), Awtar Krishan(7), József L. Varga(6), Renzhi Cai(5), Christian Datz(5), Rosemeire M. Kanashiro‐Takeuchi(4), Joshua M. Hare(4), Wei Sha(4)