Oncogenesis and vitamin A
Pletsityĭ, K.D.
Voprosy Onkologii 24(10): 85-92
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 362706 Document Number: 138789
A review was presented on characteristics of vitamin A as an antiblastic agent which was supported by various experiments using animals (hamsters, rats, mice and rabbits) and clinical observations (human). Regulatory effects of vitamin A on processes of epithelial tissue differentiation, immunological reactions stimulated by vitamin A, mechanisms of cellular immunity, use of vitamin A for selectively damaging lysosomal membranes of tumor cells and the use of vitamin A synthetic analogs (retinoids) were discussed.