title: [The differentiation-inducing effect of tanshinone and retinoic acid on human cervical carcinoma cell line in vitro].
abstract: The differentiation-inducing activity of tanshinone (TAN) and all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) was studied in vitro on a human cervical carcinoma cell line, ME180. The tumor cells were treated with TAN or RA in DMSO (final concentration 0.02%, V/V) on 4 successive days. Cells treated with the same concentration of DMSO alone served as control. Morphologic studies with light and transmission electron microscopy showed that the cells treated with both TAN and RA became well-differentiated. The cell growth, (as revealed by cell counting and 3H-TdR incorporation) was inhibited and the tumorigenicity in nude mice was reduced. No significant difference was observed between the cells treated with TAN and RA.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C021751:tanshinone; D014212:Tretinoin