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. 2008 Apr 16;9:16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-16

Table 2.

ATRA, 9-cis RA and 13-cis RA significantly decrease the production ofTh1-associated cytokines from anti-CD3-stimulated PBMC cultures in a dose-dependent fashion.

IFN-γ Fold vs Control ± SE (n = 3)
Doses (nM)

1 10 100 1000

Retinoid
ATRA 0.63 ± 0.04 0.61 ± 0.05 0.43 ± 0.13 0.38 ± 0.10
9-cis-RA 0.76 ± 0.06 0.38 ± 0.09 0.32 ± 0.06 0.30 ± 0.05
13-cis-RA 0.64 ± 0.11 0.59 ± 0.04 0.53 ± 0.04 0.47 ± 0.09
4-HPR 0.83 ± 0.11 0.75 ± 0.07 0.73 ± 0.02 0.65 ± 0.03
2-way ANOVA
 Dose p = 0.0001
 Retinoid p < 0.0001
Tukey Kramer
 Dose p < 0.01 1 nM vs 100 nM
1 nM vs 1000 nM
 Retinoid p < 0.01 4-HPR vs ATRA
4-HPR vs 9-cis RA
4-HPR vs 13-cis RA

IL-12p70 Fold vs Control ± SE (n = 3)

Dose (nM)

1 10 100 1000

Retinoid
ATRA 0.57 ± 0.18 0.40 ± 0.11 0.36 ± 0.13 0.27 ± 0.12
9-cis-RA 1.0 ± 0.12 0.39 ± 0.07 0.25 ± 0.19 0.21 ± 0.09
13-cis-RA 1.1 ± 0.29 0.61 ± 0.20 0.42 ± 0.14 0.41 ± 0.09
4-HPR 1.2 ± 0.47 1.2 ± 0.41 0.94 ± 0.26 0.84 ± 0.16
2-way ANOVA
 Dose p = 0.004
 Retinoid p = 0.0007
Tukey Kramer
 Dose p < 0.05 1 nM vs 100 nM
p < 0.01 1 nM vs 1000 nM
 Retinoid p < 0.01 4-HPR vs ATRA
4-HPR vs 9-cis-RA
p < 0.01 4-HPR vs 13-cis-RA