Cytochrome P-450 enzymes have been implicated in the oxidative catabolism of all-trans-retinoic acid (RA), a process that is accelerated by exposure to RA in cultured cells and rodents, and also in patients receiving RA as treatment for cancer (J.F.R. Muindi et al., Cancer Res., 52: 2138, 1992; Blood, 79: 299, 1992). Accelerated oxidation of RA could arise from an induction of RA-catabolizing P...

Ricinoleic acid (RA; 12-hydroxy-cis-9-18:1) is the main fatty acid component of castor oil. Although a precursor for CLA synthesis in lactic acid bacteria, RA was found previously not to form CLA in ruminal digesta but to have some inhibitory properties. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of RA to modulate ruminal biohydrogenation and methanogenesis. Ruminal digesta from...

Chronic periodontitis (CP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are chronic inflammatory conditions, and share many pathologic features. Plasma amino acid profiles have been shown to be associated with RA, but their relevance to CP remains unclear. The aim of the present study is to evaluate amino acid profiles in relation to CP and RA. The study participants consisted of 62 patients with RA (RA group...

Prunella vulgaris L. (Labiatae) contains a variety of structurally diverse natural products, primarily rosmarinic acid (RA), ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA), which possess a wide array of biological properties. In the present study, P. vulgaris was harvested at three developmental stages (vegetative, full-flowering and mature-fruiting stages), dissected into stem and leaf tissues and ...

introduction: retinoic acid (ra), one of the synthetic vitamin a derivative which has been frequently used as a drug to treat face acne, is know to have specific side effects on the testis, liver, spleen and etc. therefore, we have tried to find a compound which would decrease its side effects. eugenol is a compound extracted from clove tree. it has anti-anaphylactic, anti-inflammation, antisep...

PURPOSE Retinoic acid (RA) has a critical role during development of the retina. We investigated RA effects on photoreceptor apoptosis and differentiation, and the intracellular pathways involved. METHODS Rat retinal neuronal cultures were supplemented with RA with or without docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a photoreceptor survival factor, and photoreceptor apoptosis and differentiation were eval...

This study describes the vasorelaxant potential of some pure compounds isolated from Phlomis bracteosa L. marrubiin, phlomeoic acid, and two new constituents labeled as RA and RB. In rat thoracic aortic rings denuded of endothelium, marrubiin, phlomeoic acid, RA, and RB caused relaxation of high K(+) (80 mM) and phenylephrine (1 μM)-induced contractions at the concentration range of 1.0-1000 μg...