PMID- 15126374 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040623 LR - 20191108 IS - 0008-5472 (Print) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 9 DP - 2004 May 1 TI - A retinoid-related molecule that does not bind to classical retinoid receptors potently induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells through rapid caspase activation. PG - 3302-12 AB - Synthetic retinoid-related molecules, such as N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (fenretinide) and 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid (CD437) induce apoptosis in a variety of malignant cells. The mechanism(s) of action of these compounds does not appear to involve retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs), although some investigators disagree with this view. To clarify whether some retinoid-related molecules can induce apoptosis without involving RARs and/or RXRs, we used 4-[3-(1-heptyl-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-6-yl)-3-oxo-E-propenyl] benzoic acid (AGN193198) that neither binds effectively to RARs and RXRs nor transactivates in RAR- and RXR-mediated reporter assays. AGN193198 potently induced apoptosis in prostate, breast, and gastrointestinal carcinoma cells and in leukemia cells. AGN193198 also abolished growth (by 50% at 130-332 nM) and induced apoptosis in primary cultures established from prostatic carcinoma (13 patients) and gastrointestinal carcinoma (1 patient). Apoptosis was induced rapidly, as indicated by mitochondrial depolarization and DNA fragmentation. Molecular events provoked by AGN193198 included activation of caspase-3, -8, -9, and -10 (by 4-6 h) and the production of BID/p15 (by 6 h). These findings show that caspase-mediated induction of apoptosis by AGN193198 is RAR/RXR-independent and suggest that this compound may be useful in the treatment of prostate cancer. FAU - Keedwell, Richard G AU - Keedwell RG AD - Division of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham Medical School, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Zhao, Yi AU - Zhao Y FAU - Hammond, Lisette A AU - Hammond LA FAU - Qin, Suofu AU - Qin S FAU - Tsang, Kwok-Yin AU - Tsang KY FAU - Reitmair, Armin AU - Reitmair A FAU - Molina, Yanira AU - Molina Y FAU - Okawa, Yumiko AU - Okawa Y FAU - Atangan, Larissa I AU - Atangan LI FAU - Shurland, Dixie-Lee AU - Shurland DL FAU - Wen, Kaisheng AU - Wen K FAU - Wallace, D Michael A AU - Wallace DM FAU - Bird, Roger AU - Bird R FAU - Chandraratna, Roshantha A S AU - Chandraratna RA FAU - Brown, Geoffrey AU - Brown G LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (AGN193198) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Isoenzymes) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Retinoids) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects/physiology MH - Caspases/*metabolism MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Isoenzymes/metabolism MH - Jurkat Cells MH - Male MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/*drug therapy/enzymology/metabolism/pathology MH - Quinolines/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/*metabolism MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Retinoids/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation/drug effects EDAT- 2004/05/06 05:00 MHDA- 2004/06/24 05:00 CRDT- 2004/05/06 05:00 PHST- 2004/05/06 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/06/24 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/05/06 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2763 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2004 May 1;64(9):3302-12. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2763.