[Retinoids and cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1983 Apr;10(4 Pt 1):863-73.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

In this article, we survey recent advances in basic as well as clinical studies on retinoids including structure-function correlation of retinoids, effects of retinoids on cell growth, anticancer activities, immunological potentiation, initiation and promotion of cancer, differentiation, and chemoprevention.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation / drug effects
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Diterpenes
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Retinaldehyde / analogs & derivatives*
  • Retinaldehyde / pharmacology
  • Retinaldehyde / therapeutic use
  • Retinyl Esters
  • Vitamin A / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin A / pharmacology

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Retinyl Esters
  • Vitamin A
  • retinol palmitate
  • Retinaldehyde