PMID- 14561924 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040105 LR - 20190718 IS - 0959-4965 (Print) IS - 0959-4965 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 15 DP - 2003 Oct 27 TI - Differential effects of 9-cis, 13-cis and all-trans retinoic acids on the neuronal differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells. PG - 1935-9 AB - A human neuroblastoma cell line IMR-32 was used as an in vitro model to examine three naturally occurring retinoic acid (RA) isomers, 9-cis (9c), 13-cis (13c) and all-trans (AT) RA, in mediating growth differentiation and neuronal differentiation. All RA isomers inhibited cellular proliferation, with 13c-RA being most effective. Cyclic AMP-responsive-element-binding-protein (CREB) was activated during RA treatment. AT-RA was a better differentiating agent in inducing the highest expression of the neurotrophic factor receptor TrkA. After prolonged RA treatment, the expression of RA receptors (RARs) was comparable for the three isomers, but retinoid X receptors (RXRs) were differentially regulated. These results imply that distinctive molecular pathways might be involved in the in vitro differentiation of neuroblastoma with different RA isomers. FAU - Chu, Patrick W K AU - Chu PW AD - University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. FAU - Cheung, William M W AU - Cheung WM FAU - Kwong, Yok L AU - Kwong YL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Neuroreport JT - Neuroreport JID - 9100935 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 5688UTC01R (Tretinoin) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkA) RN - EC 3.2.1.23 (beta-Galactosidase) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers MH - Blotting, Western MH - Brain Neoplasms/*pathology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Neuroblastoma/*pathology MH - Neurons/*drug effects MH - Receptor, trkA/metabolism MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/drug effects/metabolism MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology MH - Stereoisomerism MH - Transcription Factors/drug effects/metabolism MH - Transfection MH - Tretinoin/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - beta-Galactosidase/metabolism EDAT- 2003/10/17 05:00 MHDA- 2004/01/06 05:00 CRDT- 2003/10/17 05:00 PHST- 2003/10/17 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/01/06 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/10/17 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/00001756-200310270-00011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroreport. 2003 Oct 27;14(15):1935-9. doi: 10.1097/00001756-200310270-00011.