"Tretinoin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).
| Descriptor ID |
D014212
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818.500 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860.500 D02.455.849.131.495.818.800 D23.767.261.700.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Tretinoin- Tretinoin
- Retinoic Acid
- Acid, Retinoic
- Vitamin A Acid
- Acid, Vitamin A
- all-trans-Retinoic Acid
- Acid, all-trans-Retinoic
- all trans Retinoic Acid
- trans-Retinoic Acid
- Acid, trans-Retinoic
- trans Retinoic Acid
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tretinoin" by people in Profiles.
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Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a induces lysosomal biogenesis in brain cells: implications for lysosomal storage disorders. J Biol Chem. 2015 Apr 17; 290(16):10309-24.
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Retinoic acid inhibits chondrogenesis of mesenchymal cells by sustaining expression of N-cadherin and its associated proteins. J Cell Biochem. 2003 Jul 01; 89(4):837-47.
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Osteoarthritic lesions: involvement of three different collagenases. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Nov; 40(11):2065-74.