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  • Title: Effects of retinoid beta-glucuronides and N-retinoyl amines on the differentiation of HL-60 cells in vitro.
    Author: Gallup JM, Barua AB, Furr HC, Olson JA.
    Journal: Proc Soc Exp Biol Med; 1987 Dec; 186(3):269-74. PubMed ID: 2962197.
    Abstract:
    Retinoyl beta-glucuronide and retinyl beta-glucuronide, which are naturally occurring water-soluble metabolites of vitamin A, induce the granulocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells in vitro, as evidenced by an increased reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium. The relative effectiveness of various retinoids in differentiation is retinoic acid greater than retinoyl beta-glucuronide greater than retinyl beta-glucuronide. Under the selected assay conditions, retinol, hydroxyphenyl-retinamide, retinamide, and N-retinoyl-phenylalanine are essentially inactive in differentiation. At concentrations of retinoids from 10(-9) to 10(-5) M, cell viability was best with the retinoid beta-glucuronides and retinamide, less with retinoic acid and retinol, and poorest with the N-retinoyl aromatic amines. Cellular growth was depressed only slightly by retinyl beta-glucuronide and retinamide, but to a greater degree by the other derivatives. Retinoyl beta-glucuronide was hydrolyzed in part to retinoic acid, whereas retinyl beta-glucuronide was cleaved to retinol, if at all, at a very slow rate. Under the selected assay conditions, retinoic acid and the retinoid beta-glucuronides primarily induce the differentiation of HL-60 cells, whereas the N-retinoyl aromatic amines show cytotoxicity.
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