An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).
Also Known As:
Retinoic Acid; all-trans-Retinoic Acid; Retin-A; Vitamin A Acid; Vesanoid; Tretinoin Potassium Salt; Tretinoin Sodium Salt; Tretinoin Zinc Salt; beta-all-trans-Retinoic Acid; trans-Retinoic Acid; Acid, Retinoic; Acid, Vitamin A; Acid, all-trans-Retinoic; Acid, beta-all-trans-Retinoic; Acid, trans-Retinoic; Potassium Salt, Tretinoin; Retin A; Salt, Tretinoin Potassium; Salt, Tretinoin Sodium; Salt, Tretinoin Zinc; Sodium Salt, Tretinoin; Zinc Salt, Tretinoin; all trans Retinoic Acid; beta all trans Retinoic Acid; trans Retinoic Acid