Roles of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ in lung cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that plays a critical role in regulating glucose and lipid homeostasis,and in the processes of tumor cell proliferation,differentiation,apoptosis,invasion and distant metastasis.Studies demonstrate that PPARγexpression is detected in human lung cancer tissues and numerous lung cancer cell lines.Activation of PPARγthrough its ligands impedes significantly a variety of tumor progression,including lung cancer.However,systemic activation of PPARγhas been reported to be protumorigenic in some in vitro systems and in vivo models.