title: Effects of retinoids, beta-carotene, and canthaxanthin on UV- and X-ray-induced transformation of C3H10T1/2 cells in vitro.
abstract: We observed that various retinoids (including all-trans-retinoic acid, 13-cis-retinoic acid, and the synthetic retinoid Ro-11-1430) have approximately the same ability to suppress ultraviolet light-induced transformation of C3H10T1/2 cells in vitro. Retinoids also suppress X-ray induced transformation in vitro. Ro-11-1430 has no effect when present for only 1 day after the X-ray exposure but does have a suppressive effect on radiation transformation when present for 5 or 10 days after irradiation. Ro-11-1430 has its major suppressive effect on X-ray transformation when present in irradiated cultures in the confluent stationary phase of growth. Natural beta-carotene (type IV) from carrots, but not synthetic beta-carotene, has the ability to suppress radiation (X-ray)-induced transformation when present for the entire transformation assay period. Natural beta-carotene is without effect on the transformation process when present in irradiated cultures only during confluence. For these retinoids, as well as beta-carotene and canthaxanthin, there is a highly significant suppressive effect on radiation transformation and radiation transformation enhanced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate when the compounds are present at toxic levels; when nontoxic levels are utilized, these compounds have the ability to suppress the yield of transformed cells to approximately one-half of that observed in irradiated cultures in the absence of these compounds. A selective toxicity for transformed cells appeared to exist for the beta-carotene-treated F-17 cells. This apparent selective toxicity was not observed in another line of transformed cells. Cl 16 cells, or in human cells. We observed different uptake patterns of beta-carotene by nontransformed C3H10T1/2 cells, F-17 cells, and Cl 16 cells that may account for the observed apparent selective toxicity of one line of transformed cells (F-17 cells) to beta-carotene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Krinsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016644:Canthaxanthin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D012176:Retinoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014965:X-Rays; D019207:beta Carotene
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D012176:Retinoids; D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; D016644:Canthaxanthin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate