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Takahashi N. [Prevention and Treatment of Cancer with Vitamin A and Its Derivatives: Cell Differentiation and Proliferation]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2024; 144:203-222. [PMID: 38296498 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.23-00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
Normal differentiation and proliferation of cells are essential for maintaining homeostasis. Following the successful completion of whole genome sequencing, protein modification has been attracted increasing attention in order to understand the roles of protein diversification in protein function and to elucidate molecular targets in mechanisms of signal transduction. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for health maintenance. It is present as β-carotene in green and yellow vegetables and retinyl ester in animal products and absorbed into the body from the intestines. After ingestion, it is converted to retinol and oxidized in target cells to retinal, which plays critical roles in vision. It is then further oxidized to retinoic acid (RA), which exhibits a number of effects prior to being metabolized by cytochrome P450 and excreted from the body. Since RA exhibits cell differentiation-inducing actions, it is used as a therapeutic agent for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. The current paper describes: (1) HL60 cell differentiation and cell differentiation induction therapy by RA; (2) roles played by RA and retinal and their mechanisms of action; (3) retinoylation, post-translational protein-modified by RA, a novel non-genomic RA mechanism of action without RA receptor; (4) new actions of β-carotene and retinol in vivo and (5) potent anticancer effects of p-dodecylaminophenol (p-DDAP), a novel vitamin A derivative created from the RA derivative fenretinide. We propose that nutritional management of vitamin A can be effective at preventing and treating diseases, and that p-DDAP is a promising anticancer drug.
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- Noriko Takahashi
- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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Zhang L, Tang R, Wu Y, Liang Z, Liu J, Pi J, Zhang H. The Role and Mechanism of Retinol and Its Transformation Product, Retinoic Acid, in Modulating Oxidative Stress-Induced Damage to the Duck Intestinal Epithelial Barrier In Vitro. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3098. [PMID: 37835704 PMCID: PMC10572057 DOI: 10.3390/ani13193098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of retinol and retinoic acid on primary duck intestinal epithelial cells under oxidative stress induced by H2O2. Different ratios of retinol and retinoic acid were used for treatment. The study evaluated the cell morphology, viability, antioxidative capacity, and barrier function of cells. The expression of genes related to oxidative stress and the intestinal barrier was analyzed. The main findings demonstrated that the treated duck intestinal epithelial cells exhibited increased viability, increased antioxidative capacity, and improved intestinal barrier function compared to the control group. High retinoic acid treatment improved viability and gene expression, while high retinol increased antioxidative indicators and promoted intestinal barrier repair. Transcriptome analysis revealed the effects of treatments on cytokine interactions, retinol metabolism, PPAR signaling, and cell adhesion. In conclusion, this study highlights the potential of retinol and retinoic acid in protecting and improving intestinal cell health under oxidative stress, providing valuable insights for future research.
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- Li Zhang
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China;
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China;
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China;
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; (L.Z.); (R.T.); (Y.W.); (Z.L.); (J.P.)
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering and Molecular Breeding, Wuhan 430064, China
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Takahashi N. Inhibitory Effects of Vitamin A and Its Derivatives on Cancer Cell Growth Not Mediated by Retinoic Acid Receptors. Biol Pharm Bull 2022; 45:1213-1224. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b22-00315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Noriko Takahashi
- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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Takahashi N, Saito D, Hasegawa S, Yamasaki M, Imai M. Vitamin A in health care: Suppression of growth and induction of differentiation in cancer cells by vitamin A and its derivatives and their mechanisms of action. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 230:107942. [PMID: 34175370 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vitamin A is an important micro-essential nutrient, whose primary dietary source is retinyl esters. In addition, β-carotene (pro-vitamin A) is a precursor of vitamin A contained in green and yellow vegetables that is converted to retinol in the body after ingestion. Retinol is oxidized to produce visual retinal, which is further oxidized to retinoic acid (RA), which is used as a therapeutic agent for patients with promyelocytic leukemia. Thus, the effects of retinal and RA are well known. In this paper, we will introduce (1) vitamin A circulation in the body, (2) the actions and mechanisms of retinal and RA, (3) retinoylation: another RA mechanism not depending on RA receptors, (4) the relationship between cancer and actions of retinol or β-carotene, whose roles in vivo are still unknown, and (5) anti-cancer actions of vitamin A derivatives derived from fenretinide (4-HPR). We propose that vitamin A nutritional management is effective in the prevention of cancer.
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- Noriko Takahashi
- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Lima L, de Melo TCT, Marques D, de Araújo JNG, Leite ISF, Alves CX, Genre J, Silbiger VN. Modulation of all-trans retinoic acid-induced MiRNA expression in neoplastic cell lines: a systematic review. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:866. [PMID: 31470825 PMCID: PMC6717326 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Cancer is a genetic and epigenetic disease that involves inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and activation of proto-oncogenes. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is an isomer of retinoic acid involved in the onset of differentiation and apoptosis of a number of normal and cancer cells, functioning as an anti-cancer agent in several neoplasms. Ectopic changes in the expression of certain microRNAs (miRNAs) occur in response to ATRA, leading to phenotypic alterations in neoplastic cell lines. Moreover, the modulation of miRNA patterns upon ATRA-treatment may represent an effective chemopreventive and anti-cancer therapy strategy. The present systematic review was performed to provide an overview of the modulation of ATRA-induced miRNA expression in different types of neoplastic cells and identify the efficacy of intervention factors (i.e., concentration and duration of treatment) and how they influence expression profiles of oncogenesis-targeting miRNAs. Methods A systematic search was conducted according to the PRISMA statement via the US National Library of Medicine MEDLINE/PubMed bibliographic search engine. Results The search identified 31 experimental studies involving human cell lines from nine different cancer types (neuroblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioma, glioblastoma, embryonal carcinoma, and colorectal cancer) treated with ATRA at concentrations ranging from 10− 3 μmol/L to 102 μmol mol/L for 24 h to 21 days. Conclusion The concentrations used and the duration of treatment of cancer cells with ATRA varied widely. The presence of ATRA in the culture medium of cancer cells was able to modulate the expression of more than 300 miRNAs, and inhibit invasive behavior and deregulated growth of cancer cells, resulting in total tumor remission in some cases. ATRA may thus be broadly effective for neoplasm treatment and prevention, although these studies may not accurately represent in vivo conditions. Additional studies are required to elucidate ATRA-induced miRNA modulation during neoplasm treatment.
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- Lara Lima
- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Laboratory of Bioanalysis and Molecular Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis and Molecular Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis and Molecular Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. .,Laboratory of Bioanalysis and Molecular Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. .,Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. .,Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Av. General Gustavo Cordeiro de Faria S/N, Petrópolis, Natal - RN, 59012-570, Brazil.
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