title: Basic aspects of tumor cell fatty acid-regulated signaling and transcription factors.
abstract: This article reviews the current knowledge and experimental research about the mechanisms by which fatty acids and their derivatives control specific gene expression involved during carcinogenesis. Changes in dietary fatty acids, specifically the polyunsaturated fatty acids of the ω-3 and ω-6 families and some derived eicosanoids from lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases, and cytochrome P-450, seem to control the activity of transcription factor families involved in cancer cell proliferation or cell death. Their regulation may be carried out either through direct binding to DNA as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors or via modulation in an indirect manner of signaling pathway molecules (e.g., protein kinase C) and other transcription factors (nuclear factor kappa B and sterol regulatory element binding protein). Knowledge of the mechanisms by which fatty acids control specific gene expression may identify important risk factors for cancer and provide insight into the development of new therapeutic strategies for a better management of whole body lipid metabolism.
authors: Cátedra de Biología Celular, Histología y Embriología, Instituto de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas CONICET-Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba 5000, Argentina. andreacomba@hotmail.com
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Comba
authors: Yi-Hui
authors: YH
authors: Lin
authors: Aldo Renato
authors: AR
authors: Eynard
authors: Mirta Ana
authors: MA
authors: Valentich
authors: Martín Ernesto
authors: ME
authors: Fernandez-Zapico
authors: Marìa Eugenia
authors: ME
authors: Pasqualini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D014157:Transcription Factors