title: The effects of 13-cis retinoic acid on squamous cell carcinoma proliferation and adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins.
abstract: To understand the role of retinoids in chemoprevention, the authors examined the effects of 13-cis retinoic acid (cRA) on squamous cell carcinoma proliferation and adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins. The antiproliferative effects of cRA were first seen on day 11 (66% inhibition) and progressed through day 19 (96% inhibition). Using an adhesion assay, the authors then investigated the effects of cRA and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) on cellular adhesion to purified type IV collagen, fibronectin, and laminin matrices. Cells treated for 4 days with TGF-beta1 increased adhesion by 15% to 29%, and cells treated with cRA increased adhesion by 19% to 39%. However, the use of cRA alone resulted in a decrease in adhesion when tumor cells were treated for 7 days (20% to 32%) and 15 days (25% to 40%). The authors also discuss how cRA acts as a differentiating agent on squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37267, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Speyer
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Burkey
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014212:Tretinoin