The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in carcinogenesis and chemoprevention

JM Peters, YM Shah, FJ Gonzalez - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012 - nature.com
Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012nature.com
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 …
Abstract
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.
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