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In vitro and in vivo growth inhibition of SC-M1 gastric cancer cells by retinoic acid.

Abstract
Retinoids are differentiating agents that have been used successfully for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. When combined with interferons, they are active in preventing second malignancies in patients with head and neck cancer. Our previous studies have demonstrated cytostatic effects of alltrans-retinoic acid (tRA) on SC-M1 gastric cancer cells in vitro. The activity of tRA and 13-cis-retinoic acid (cRA) on SC-M1 cells was compared both in vitro and in vivo in this study. Measurement of total cellular DNA was used to determine cell growth in vitro. The effect of retinoic acid on tumor growth was evaluated by implanting sustained release tRA or cRA pellets into athymic nude mice. The results showed that tRA was more potent than cRA in suppressing the growth of SC-M1 gastric cancer cells in vitro. Both tRA and cRA were effective in suppressing the growth of SC-M1 tumors in athymic nude mice. No change in the differentiation status and cell cycle phase distribution in excised tumors was observed. Side effects such as bone fractures and weight loss were observed in mice of both treatment groups. The results suggest that retinoic acid may provide therapeutic advantages for the treatment of gastric cancer.
AuthorsS Y Jiang, R Y Shyu, H Y Chen, M M Lee, K L Wu, M Y Yeh
JournalOncology (Oncology) 1996 Jul-Aug Vol. 53 Issue 4 Pg. 334-40 ISSN: 0030-2414 [Print] Switzerland
PMID8692540 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Tretinoin
Topics
  • Animals
  • Cell Cycle (drug effects)
  • Cell Division (drug effects)
  • Cell Line
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Stomach Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Heterologous
  • Tretinoin (therapeutic use, toxicity)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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