title: Effects of receptor class- and subtype-selective retinoids and an apoptosis-inducing retinoid on the adherent growth of the NIH:OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cell line in culture.
abstract: Comparison of the adherent growth inhibition of NIH:OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells by retinoid receptor class-selective and subtype-selective compounds with their receptor binding affinities and transcriptional activation activities indicated no correlation for RAR alpha and RAR gamma although both receptors are present. Retinoids that activated RXR alpha inhibited cell growth in the range as all-trans-retinoic acid and 9-cis-retinoic acid. The most potent inhibitor was 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (AHPN), which has been found to inhibit breast and lung cancer and leukemia cell growth and induce cancer cell apoptosis through a pathway independent of the retinoid receptors.
authors.affiliation: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jong
authors.forename: X K
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shroot
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000097768:Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma
chemical_list: D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000097768:Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma; C000607071:RARA protein, human; C082925:retinoic acid receptor beta