Description
GoserelinactsasapeptideagoNISTatthegonadotropin-releasinghormone(GnRH)orluteinizinghormonereleasinghormone(LHRH)receptor,stimulatingreleaseoffollicle-stimulatinghormone(FSH)andluteinizinghormone(LH)anddecreasingandrogenlevels.Goserelinexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticbenefit,inhibitingcellproliferationandtumorgrowthincellularandanimalmodelsofprostatecancer,likelythroughindirectactivationofPKCandinhibitionofEGFRactivity.GoserelinalsoinhibitscellproliferationandtumorgrowthincellularandanimalmodelsofovariancancerthroughamechanismthatinvolvesinhibitionofAktphosphorylation.Inotheranimalmodels,goserelinincreasesboneelongation.