Intestinal-specific PPARγ deficiency enhances tumorigenesis in ApcMin/+ mice
Intestinal-specific PPARγ deficiency enhances tumorigenesis in ApcMin/+ mice
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DOI:
10.1002/ijc.22115
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发表时间:
2006-11-15
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Cormier, Robert T.
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作者:
McAlpine, Christen A.;Barak, Yaacov;Cormier, Robert T.
Multiple investigations of the effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) ligands on colon cancer have produced contradictory results. While some studies demonstrated increased numbers of colonic polyps in Apc(Min/+) mice treated with various thiazolidinedione (TZD) PPAR gamma ligands, others reported amelioration of tumor multiplicity and progression in both Apc(Min/+) mice and in mice with chemically-induced colon cancer. Here, we addressed the role of PPAR gamma in murine intestinal tumorigenesis using gene knockout methodology. We found that either heterozygous or homozygous intestinal-specific PPAR gamma deficiency enhanced the number of Apc(Min/+) tumors in both the small intestine and colon, especially in the colon, where PPAR gamma deficiency also modulated tumor incidence. Gender significantly affected tumor multiplicity independent of PPARy genotype. Female Apc(Min/+) mice developed more tumors in the small intestine and more tumors overall, whereas male Apc(Min/+) mice developed more tumors in the colon. Nevertheless, intestinal PPARy deficiency enhanced tumorigenesis irrespective of gender. Our results suggest that PPARy functions as a tumor resistance factor in the mouse intestine and warrant further investigation of the PPAR gamma-dependent and independent actions of TZDs in cancer. (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.