Synthesis and evaluation of some new retinoids for cancer chemoprevention

YF Shealy - Preventive Medicine, 1989 - Elsevier
Many derivatives and analogs of the natural vitamin A compounds have been synthesized,
and some of these retinoids are very active in various bioassays that may be predictive for …

Synthetic retinoids and their nuclear receptors

MI Dawson - Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anti-Cancer Agents, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
In addition to all-trans-retinoic acid and its 9 and 13-cis isomers, four synthetic retinoids are
currently available to treat diseases of hyperproliferation, such as acne, psoriasis, and …

Preparation and reactions of functionalized benzylic organometallics of zinc and copper

SC Berk, MCP Yeh, N Jeong, P Knochel - Organometallics, 1990 - ACS Publications
The reaction of zinc dust with primary or secondary benzylic halides 1 bearing
variousfunctional groups such as an ester, halide, cyano, or even a ketone group, in THF or …

Synthetic retinoids: structure–activity relationships

JH Barnard, JC Collings, A Whiting… - … A European Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Retinoid signalling pathways are involved in numerous processes in cells, particularly those
mediating differentiation and apoptosis. The endogenous ligands that bind to the retinoid …

Benzene compound having 2 or more substituents

K Tamaki, T Yamaguchi, K Oda, N Terasaka… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
2007-05-30 Assigned to DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED reassignment DAIICHI
SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE …

Novel Heteroarotinoids as Potential Antagonists of Mycobacterium bovis BCG

CW Brown, S Liu, J Klucik, KD Berlin… - Journal of medicinal …, 2004 - ACS Publications
A series of 15 heteroarotinoids has been prepared and evaluated for activity against
Mycobacterium bovis BCG with the thiourea-containing isoxyl (7)(0.5 μg/mL) as the …

Flexible heteroarotinoids (Flex-Hets) exhibit improved therapeutic ratios as anti-cancer agents over retinoic acid receptor agonists

DM Benbrook, SA Kamelle, SB Guruswamy… - Investigational new …, 2005 - Springer
The anti-cancer activities and toxicities of retinoic acid (RA) and synthetic retinoids are
mediated through nuclear RA receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs) that act as …

Biologically active heteroarotinoids exhibiting anticancer activity and decreased toxicity

DM Benbrook, MM Madler, LW Spruce… - Journal of medicinal …, 1997 - ACS Publications
A series of retinoids, containing heteroatoms in a cyclic ring and called heteroarotinoids,
were synthesized, and their biological activity was evaluated using tissue culture lines that …

Structure− activity relationship studies of novel heteroretinoids: Induction of apoptosis in the hl-60 cell line by a novel isoxazole-containing heteroretinoid

D Simoni, FP Invidiata, R Rondanin… - Journal of medicinal …, 1999 - ACS Publications
In a search for retinoic acid receptor (RAR and RXR)-selective ligands, a series of isoxazole
retinoids was synthesized and evaluated in vitro in transcriptional activation and competition …

Identification of retinoids with nuclear receptor subtype-selective activities

JM Lehmann, MI Dawson, PD Hobbs, M Husmann… - Cancer research, 1991 - AACR
Retinoic acid (RA) and its synthetic analogues, retinoids, have shown promising results in
the prevention of epithelial carcinogenesis and in the treatment of acute promyelocytic …