Title : CYP26 inhibitor R115866 increases retinoid signaling in intimal smooth muscle cells.

Pub. Date : 2007 Jul

PMID : 17510468






4 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 A key enzyme is the all-trans retinoic acid-degrading enzyme cytochrome p450 isoform 26 (CYP26). Tretinoin cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily A member 1 Homo sapiens
2 A key enzyme is the all-trans retinoic acid-degrading enzyme cytochrome p450 isoform 26 (CYP26). Tretinoin cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily A member 1 Homo sapiens
3 Thus, an alternative approach to exogenous retinoid administration could be to increase the intracellular level of all-trans retinoic acid by blocking CYP26-mediated degradation of retinoids. Tretinoin cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily A member 1 Homo sapiens
4 Although medial cells remained unaffected, treatment with the CYP26-inhibitor R115866 significantly increased cellular levels of all-trans retinoic acid in intimal SMCs. Tretinoin cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily A member 1 Homo sapiens