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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Lynette Chee
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39883 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Leukemia 20121211 6
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is used successfully in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). ATRA enhances hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal through retinoic acid receptor (RAR)γ activation while promoting differentiation of committed myeloid progenitors through RARα activation. Its lack of success in the treatment of non-APL acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may be related to ATRA's non-selectivity for the RARα and RARγ isotypes, and specific RARα activation may be more beneficial ...[more]