title: Troglitazone suppresses cell growth of KU812 cells independently of PPARgamma.
abstract: We examined the effects of troglitazone, one of thiazolidinedione derivatives on human basophilic leukemia cell line KU812. Troglitazone caused the suppression of cell growth, which was suggested to result from the decrease in cyclin E and the hyperphosphorylated form of retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene product (pRb). In addition, troglitazone caused a decrease in histamine secretion due to the reduced expression of histidine decarboxylase mRNA. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma mRNA was undetectable by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in KU812 cells. These findings suggested that troglitazone suppressed cell growth and histamine synthesis independently of PPARgamma.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Design of Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, 060-0812, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiriyama
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Hideyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harashima
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokumitsu
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002839:Chromans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019927:Cyclin E / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000077288:Troglitazone; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002839:Chromans; D019927:Cyclin E; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors; D006632:Histamine; D000077288:Troglitazone