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Expression of retinoic acid α and β receptor genes in liver and hepatocellular carcinoma

✍ Scribed by Cordelia E. Sever; Joseph Locker

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
662 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
0899-1987

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✦ Synopsis

cDNA probes for human retinoic acid receptors alpha and beta (RAR alpha and RAR beta) were modified for use as specific hybridization probes to study hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and cell lines, liver regeneration, and fetal development. RAR beta mRNA was detected at low levels in adult liver and rose markedly during the early phase of liver regeneration. RAR beta mRNA was present at very low levels in HCC and was not detected in fetal liver. In contrast, RAR alpha mRNA was present at low levels in normal liver, but showed a marked elevation in several HCCs and cell lines. Growth of cell lines was altered by retinoic acid (RA), but the effects could not be predicted by the levels of either RAR alpha or RAR beta mRNA. However, the response correlated with cell phenotype. Three cell lines with an adult phenotype (high albumin and low alpha-fetoprotein) were inhibited by RA, two undifferentiated lines showed moderate growth stimulation, and two of three cell lines that had high levels of alpha-fetoprotein were markedly stimulated by RA.

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