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ArticleCancer science2008

Expression of retinoic acid receptors in human endometrial carcinoma.

Kojiro Tanabe, Hiroki Utsunomiya, Mitsutoshi Tamura, Hitoshi Niikura, Tadao Takano, Kohsuke Yoshinaga, Satoru Nagase, Takashi Suzuki, Kiyoshi Ito, Mitsuyo Matsumoto and 2 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kojiro TanabeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Hiroki Utsunomiya
Mitsutoshi Tamura
Hitoshi Niikura
Tadao Takano
Kohsuke Yoshinaga
Satoru Nagase
Takashi Suzuki
Kiyoshi Ito
Mitsuyo Matsumoto
Shin-ichi Hayashi
Nobuo Yaegashi
Tohoku University · JPToho University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The retinoids (vitamin A and its biologically active derivatives) are essential for the health and survival of the individual. Several studies have reported a strong rationale for the use of retinoids in cancer treatment and chemoprevention. It has been discovered that expression of retinoic acid receptor (RAR) beta is frequently silenced in epithelial carcinogenesis, which has led to the hypothesis that RAR beta could act as a tumor suppressor. However, the status of RAR beta in human endometrial carcinoma has not been examined. In the present study, we initially studied the effects of retinoic acid on cell proliferation and the expression of RAR alpha, RAR beta, and RAR gamma using AM580 (a RAR-specific agonist) in the Ishikawa endometrial cancer cell line. We also examined the expression of RAR in human eutopic endometrium (30 cases), endometrial hyperplasia (28 cases), and endometrial carcinoma (103 cases) using immunohistochemistry. Finally, we correlated these findings with the clinicopathological parameters. In vitro, cell growth was inhibited and RAR beta and RAR gamma mRNA was significantly induced by AM580, compared with vehicle controls, whereas RAR alpha mRNA was significantly attenuated by AM580, compared with vehicle. RAR beta was detected predominantly in endometrial hyperplasia, compared with endometrial carcinoma. No statistically significant correlation was obtained between the expression of any other RAR subtypes and clinicopathological parameters in human endometrial carcinoma. The results of our study demonstrate that AM580 inhibits cell growth and induces RAR beta mRNA expression in the Ishikawa cell line, and the expression level of RAR beta in endometrial carcinoma is significantly lower than that in endometrial hyperplasia. AM580 might therefore be considered as a potential treatment for endometrial carcinoma.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBenzoatesCarcinomaCell ProliferationEndometrial HyperplasiaEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometriumFemaleGene ExpressionHumansReceptors, Retinoic AcidRNA, MessengerTetrahydronaphthalenesTretinoinTumor Cells, CulturedAm 580Antineoplastic AgentsBenzoatesReceptors, Retinoic Acidretinoic acid receptor betaRNA, MessengerTetrahydronaphthalenesTretinoin

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PMID18271925
PMCPMC11158523
OpenAlexW2003821008

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