The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in carcinogenesis and chemoprevention.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription factors that are involved in regulating glucose and lipid homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation and differentiation. Although all of these functions might contribute to the influence of PPARs in carcinogenesis, there is a distinct need for a review of the literature and additional experimentation to determine the potential for targeting PPARs for cancer therapy and cancer chemoprevention. As PPAR agonists include drugs that are used for the treatment of metabolic diseases, a more complete understanding of the roles of PPARs in cancer will aid in determining any increased cancer risk for patients undergoing therapy with PPAR agonists.
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and The Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. jmp21@psu.edu
Jeffrey M
JM
Peters
Yatrik M
YM
Shah
Frank J
FJ
Gonzalez
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D047492:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors / Q000819:agonists* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D047492:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors