title: [Effects of retinoic acid on proliferation and differentiation of human lung squamous carcinoma cell line].
abstract: Human lung squamous carcinoma cell line(TUL cell) was treated with 5 x 10(-6) mol.L-1 all-trans retinoic acid(ATRA). Cell numbers were estimated by 0.4% trypon blue stain. MTT test was used for determining the percentage of cell growth inhibition(GI). DNA syntheses of cells were evaluated by 3H-thymidine incorporation. Cell ultrastructure was examined by transmission electron microscope(TEM). TUL cells were treated with or without ATRA, and transplanted in cutaneous of Balb/c nude mice. The results showed that: 1. The speed of cell growth in study group was smaller than that in control group. 2. The GI of cell lines TUL was 42.3%. 3. The percentage of 3H-thymidine incorporation of TUL cells was declined significantly. 4. Ultrastructure under TME showed that TUL cells treated with ATRA was suppressed. These results suggest that ATRA has the effects on growth-inhibition and differentiation-induction of TUL cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiration, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014212:Tretinoin