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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
A panel of retinoids (all-trans-, 13-cis-, 19-cis retinoic acid and acitretin), and interferon-alpha-2a was tested for the capacity to modulate the proliferation of UT-DEC-1 (HPV-33-positive) and UT-DEC-2 (HPV-16-positive) cell lines derived from vaginal intra-epithelial neoplasias (VAIN). At concentrations 10(-6) to 10(-8) M, all retinoids inhibited the growth of early-passage UT-DEC cell lines, but also of normal vaginal keratinocytes and fibroblasts. The inhibition was significantly reduced in late-passage UT-DEC cells. The effect on proliferation was essentially equal for all retinoids in high (1.8 mM)-Ca2+ medium, but decreased markedly in low (0.09 mM)-Ca2+ medium. Interferon-alpha-2a at 1000 IU/ml had an additive growth-inhibitory effect in the low- and in the high-Ca2+ medium. No consistent decrease in HPV E6-E7 mRNA levels could be associated either with retinoid or with interferon effect in either cell line. The expression of TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta2 mRNA increased 2- to 3-fold by 10(-6) M 13-cis-RA treatment in early- and in late-passage cells of both cell lines. TGFbeta1 at 0.1 to 1.0 ng/ml also inhibited the proliferation of both cell lines, and was more effective at early passage, but the inhibition was not dependent on calcium concentration. Neutralizing anti-TGFbeta antibodies partially relieved the proliferation inhibition by 13-cis-RA. The results show that the calcium-associated regulation of growth by the tested retinoids was seen in normal vaginal cells and in early pre-neoplastic cells, but was significantly reduced in cells with higher-grade phenotype, while also suggesting that the loss of responsiveness to retinoids and TGFbeta may play a role in the progression of squamous intra-epithelial neoplasia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Anti-proliferative effect of retinoids and interferon-alpha-2a on vaginal cell lines derived from squamous intra-epithelial lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Medicity Research Laboratory, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turku University, Finland. sakari.hietanen@utu.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't