These findings suggest that PPARgamma gene polymorphism may be implicated with the development of colorectal cancers, in which K-ras gene is not mutated.
Here, we found that 15-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (15S-HETE), an endogenous ligand for PPARgamma, was significantly decreased in the serum of patients with colorectal cancer.
PPARG, the gene encoding the gamma isoform of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARgamma), is highly expressed in normal human pancreatic islet cells, is located at 3p25, and has been reported to sustain loss-of-function mutations in human colorectal carcinomas.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR(gamma)) ligands inhibit cell growth of colorectal cancer cells in most experimental models, but no significant effect could be observed in patients with colorectal cancer.
No evidence that polymorphisms in CYP2C8, CYP2C9, UGT1A6, PPARdelta and PPARgamma act as modifiers of the protective effect of regular NSAID use on the risk of colorectal carcinoma.
We studied the association of SNPs in the IL-6 (-174G>C), IL-8 (-251T>A), TNFalpha (-308G>A), ICAM-1 (R241G and K469E), and PPARgamma (Pro12Ala) genes and the risk of CRC.
PPARgamma inhibitors also reduced CRC cell migration and invasion in assays in vitro and reduced both the number and size of metastases in a HT-29/SCID xenograft metastatic model of CRC.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether EP(1-4) subtype, PPAR gamma receptor and COX-1/COX-2 expression in colorectal cancer are related to tumor-specific mortality.
Although PPARgamma agonists may not by themselves be capable to induce clinical tumor regression, their combination with chemotherapy drugs or other targeted therapies is worth pursuing in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma.
Influence of tumor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and delta expression on postoperative mortality of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.