Studies on the apoptotic activity of natural and synthetic retinoids: Discovery of a new class of synthetic terphenyls that potently support cell growth and inhibit apoptosis in neuronal and HL-60 cells

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4293-4299

  Simoni, Daniele ^a   Giannini, Giuseppe ^b   Roberti, Marinella ^c   Rondanin, Riccardo ^a   Baruchello, Riccardo ^a   Rossi, Marcello ^a   Grisolia, Giuseppina ^a   Invidiata, Francesco Paolo ^d   Aiello, Stefania ^d   Marino, Silvia ^a   Cavallini, Sabrina ^a   Siniscalchi, Anna ^a   Gebbia, Nicola ^e   Crosta, Lucia ^e   Grimaudo, Stefania ^d   Abbadessa, Vincenzo ^d   Di Cristina, Antonietta ^d   Tolomeo, Manlio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b R and D   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e Consorzio di Ricerca sul Rischio Biologico in Agricoltura ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4,5 TRIMETHOXY[1,1':2',1'']TERPHENYL 4'' CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXY[1,1':4',1'']TERPHENYL 4'' CARBOXYLIC ACID; RETINOID; TERPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NECROSIS; NERVE CELL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; SUZUKI REACTION; WITTIG REACTION;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NEURONS; RETINOIDS;

EID: 21244454535     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm049080y     Document Type: Article

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