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  • Title: Structure-activity relationships among various retinoids and their ability to inhibit neoplastic transformation and to increase cell adhesion in the C3H/10T1/2 CL8 cell line.
    Author: Bertram JS.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1980 Sep; 40(9):3141-6. PubMed ID: 6448686.
    Abstract:
    Various natural and synthetic retinoids have been studied for their activity in two biological systems: (a) their activity as inhibitors of methylcholanthrene-induced neoplastic transformation in the C3H/10T1/2 clone 8 mouse fibroblast line (System 1); and (b) their ability to increase the degree of adhesion of C3H/10T1/2 clone 8 cells to a plastic substrate (System 2). These activities were then compared with their known activity in maintaining epithelial differentiation (System 3). With the notable exception of retinoic acid and 13-cis-retinoic acid, which were inactive in Systems 1 and 2, an excellent correlation was observed between activities in Systems 1 and 3 for retinyl acetate, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide, retinylidene dimedone, N-ethylretinamide, and N-benzoylretinylamine. Compounds shown to be inactive in System 1 had little or no activity in System 2. However, the ability of retinoids to cause increased adhesion could not be correlated with Systems 1 or 3 in all cases. For instance, retinyl acetate was highly active in Systems 1, 2, and 3, whereas retinylidene dimedone was highly active in Systems 1 and 3 but weakly active in System 2. Conversely, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinylamide was highly active in Systems 1 and 3 but caused a decrease in System 2. The lack of activity of 3 but caused a decrease in System 2. The lack of activity of retinoic acid isomers in the C3H/10T1/2 clone 8 system is paradoxical and may provide important information on requirements for their activation and/or transport.
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