The mammalian bombesin receptor family comprises three G protein-coupled heptahelical
receptors: the neuromedin B (NMB) receptor (BB1), the gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) …

Arsenic and its various forms have been in use in ancient Chinese medicine for more than
2000 years. Arsenicals have gained importance for having remedial effects for various …

Magnetic nanoparticles and their magnetofluorescent analogues have become important
tools for in vivo imaging using magnetic resonance imaging and fluorescent optical …

We report the establishment and characterization of four continuous cell lines derived from
human primary and metastatic gastric carcinomas, and we compare their properties with a …

Demobesin 1 is a potent new GRP-R-selective bombesin (BN) analogue containing an open
chain tetraamine chelator for stable technetium-99m binding. Following a convenient …

Aims/hypothesis A reliable method for in vivo quantification of pancreatic beta cell mass
(BCM) could lead to further insight into the pathophysiology of diabetes. The glucagon-like …

" Small cells" or" oat cells" characterize a virulent form of lung cancer and share many
biochemical properties with peptide-secreting neurones. The neuropeptide bombesin is …

Recent binding studies in the central nervous system and other tissues provide evidence
that the mammalian bombesin-like peptides, gastrin-releasing peptide (CRP) and …

Targeting tumor-expressed receptors using selective molecules for diagnostic, therapeutic,
or both diagnostic and therapeutic (theragnostic) purposes is a promising approach in …

Bombesin is shown to be a potent mitogen for Swiss 3T3 cells. At nanomolar concentrations
the peptide markedly enhances the ability of fresh serum to stimulate DNA synthesis in …