Although retinoids are thought to have great therapeutic potential, their clinical application is so far limited 3 because of the wide range of toxic effects of retinoids. 4 The diverse actions of retinoids, both desirable and undesirable, reflect the existence of multiple retinoid receptor subtypes. Therefore, subtype-selective retinoids might have potential therapeutical value. In particular, RARα-selective antagonists might be effective in the treatment of airway ...
[Prema, Dipesh; Wiznycia, Alexander V.; Scott, Benjamin M. T.; Hilborn, Jessica; Desper, John; Levy, Christopher J. Dalton Transactions, 2007 , # 42 p. 4788 - 4796]