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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
Acyclic retinoid NIK-333 (ACR) is a chemopreventive agent that acts by suppressing the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following initial treatment and is now being employed in clinical trials. The chemopreventive effects of ACR have been analyzed from various aspects, and it is well known that some retinoic acid (RA) derivatives affect host immunity. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of ACR on host immunity. The results demonstrated that ACR prolonged heart and liver graft and recipient survival in rat allogeneic organ transplantation. The immunosuppressive effect of ACR administered at 100mg/kg/day was almost equivalent to that of CsA administered at 1mg/kg/day in vivo. In the mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), ACR suppressed lymphocyte proliferation non-specifically. Gene expression analysis of splenic lymphocytes from ACR-treated recipient rats revealed no distinct change in Interleukin (IL)-2 and increases in Interferon (IFN)-gamma. In conclusion, ACR possesses immunosuppressive potential in vivo and is a promising chemopreventive drug for long term use against HCC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1878-1705
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2010. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
985-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Anticarcinogenic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Cyclosporine, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Immunosuppression, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Retinoids, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:20460176-Tretinoin
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Chemopreventive anti-cancer agent acyclic retinoid suppresses allogeneic immune responses in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. ohsawa-i@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't