AM 80

Biological Activity

AM 80 is a retinoic acid receptor α (RARα) agonist that induces differentiation (ED₅₀ = 0.79 nM) and apoptosis of HL-60 cells in vitro. Exhibits antiproliferative effects against a variety of human tumor cells lines (mean values of 35, 40 and 60% growth inhibition at 0.1, 1 and 10 μM respectively) and displays anticancer activity against acute promyelocytic leukemia in vivo. AM 80 is a cell cycle activator in hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, and pretreatment with AM 80 promotes engraftment of cardiomyocytes in mice with heart damage.

Technical Data

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Background References

1. Retinobenzoic acids. 1. Structure-activity relationships of aromatic amides with retinoidal activity.
   Kagechika et al.
   J.Med.Chem., 1988;31:2182
2. RARα is a regulatory factor for Am-80-induced cell growth inhibition of hematologic malignant cells.
   Jimi et al.
   Int.J.Oncol., 2007;31:397
3. The effects of Am-80, a synthetic retinoid, on spinal cord injury-induced motor dysfunction in rats.
   Takenaga et al.
   Biol.Pharm.Bull., 2009;32:225

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