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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Retinoic acids, structurally related to vitamin A, inhibit the in vitro proliferation of different types of normal and neoplastic cells. The effects of all-trans, 9-cis, and 13-cis retinoic acids were tested on mitochondria isolated from rat liver. All the compounds were able to induce the membrane permeability transition observed as swelling and decrease in membrane potential, but 13-cis retinoic acid appeared to be the most effective. The latter was also shown to stimulate the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, suggesting a potential target of retinoids in the induction of cell apoptosis. Interestingly, EGTA and cyclosporin A, which strongly inhibit the permeability transition induced by 13-cis retinoic acid, were without effect on the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial intermembrane space.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
665-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Mitochondrial permeability transition and release of cytochrome c induced by retinoic acids.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica, Università di Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't