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  • Title: Growth regulation by all-trans-retinoic acid and retinoic acid receptor messenger ribonucleic acids expression in gastric cancer cells.
    Author: Shyu RY, Jiang SY, Huang SL, Chang TC, Wu KL, Roffler SR, Yeh MY.
    Journal: Eur J Cancer; 1995; 31A(2):237-43. PubMed ID: 7718331.
    Abstract:
    Retinoic acid has been recognised as a pivotal compound in cell differentiation, proliferation and malignant transformation. We investigated the effects of all-trans-retinoic acid on cell growth and the expression of retinoid nuclear receptor mRNAs in gastric cancer cells in vitro. Cell growth was quantified by measuring total cellular DNA. The growth of two of the five gastric cancer cell lines tested (SC-M1 and TSGH9201) was inhibited by all-trans-retinoic acid at concentrations ranging from 1 x 10(-8) M to 1 x 10(-6) M. Growth inhibition was associated with G0/G1 phase arrest as determined by flow cytometric analysis. Northern blot analysis showed that all five cell lines expressed mRNA for retinoic acid receptors alpha and retinoic x receptor alpha and beta. Retinoic acid receptor beta mRNA was only expressed in TSGH9201 and TMK-1 gastric cancer cell lines. Two RAR gamma mRNA transcripts (3.2 and 3.0 kb) were detected in SC-M1 and TSGH9201 cells. RA-resistant cells had markedly decreased levels of the 3.2 kb RAR gamma transcript. All-trans-retinoic acid had a cytostatic effect on the growth of some gastric cancer cells, which may be associated with the expression of retinoic acid receptors.
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