PMID: 12757019May 22, 2003Paper

Receptor-independent induction of apoptosis by synthetic retinoids

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents
R Lotan

Abstract

Retinoids modulate cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Many of these effects are mediated by nuclear retinoid receptors. However, studies with certain synthetic retinoids, including some that can activate retinoid receptors, revealed that they affect cell growth and especially apoptosis by mechanisms that are independent of nuclear receptors. This chapter describes the pro-apoptotic effects of the synthetic retinoid CD437 [6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid], and structurally-related retinoids and summarizes the mechanisms by which they induce apoptosis.

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Apoptotic Caspases

Apoptotic caspases belong to the protease enzyme family and are known to play an essential role in inflammation and programmed cell death. Here is the latest research.

Apoptosis

Apoptosis is a specific process that leads to programmed cell death through the activation of an evolutionary conserved intracellular pathway leading to pathognomic cellular changes distinct from cellular necrosis