Uses
Amsilarotene (TAC-101; Am 555S), an orally active synthetic retinoid, has selective affinity for retinoic acid receptor α (RAR-α) binding with Ki of 2.4, 400 nM for RAR-α and RAR-β. Amsilarotene induces the apoptotic of human gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and ovarian carcinoma cells. Amsilarotene can be used for the research of cancer[1][2][3].
References
[1] Sun SY, et al. Differential effects of synthetic nuclear retinoid receptor-selective retinoids on the growth of human non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. Cancer Res. 1997 Nov 1;57(21):4931-9. PMID:9354460
[2] Suzuki N, et al. A novel retinoid, 4-[3,5-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzamido] benzoic acid (TAC-101), induces apoptosis of human ovarian carcinoma cells and shows potential as a new antitumor agent for clear cell adenocarcinoma. Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Sep;94(3):643-9. DOI:
10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.06.026[3] Fujimoto K, et al. Induction of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis by a novel retinobenzoic-acid derivative, TAC-101, in human pancreatic-cancer cells. Int J Cancer. 1999 May 17;81(4):637-44. DOI:
10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990517)81:43.0.co;2-4
