Title : All-trans-retinoic acid in POEMS syndrome. Therapeutic effect associated with decreased circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines.

Pub. Date : 1996 Aug

PMID : 8702454






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1 Serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), and IL-1 beta normalized within 7 days after the first administration of tretinoin, transiently increased at the time of radiotherapy, increased again after withdrawal of the tretinoin, and decreased again after its reintroduction. Tretinoin interleukin 6 Homo sapiens
2 This study documents in vivo the ability of all-trans-retinoic acid to down-regulate the release of IL-6, IL-1 beta, and TNF alpha, and illustrates its potential as a therapeutic agent in conditions associated with chronic overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines. Tretinoin interleukin 6 Homo sapiens