Abstract:
:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) decreases the growth of certain cancer cells. In the present study, we found that six different human pancreatic cancer cell lines (AsPC-1, BxPC-3, Capan-2, HPAF-II, MIA PaCa-2, and PANC-1) expressed PPAR-gamma m-RNA and synthesized the protein. The endogenous and exogenous PPAR-gamma ligands 15-deoxy-d12,14-prostaglandin J(2) (15-PGJ(2)) and ciglitazone decreased cell number, cell viability, and increased floating/attached ratio, in a time- and dose-dependent fashion. 15-PGJ(2) increased intracellular nucleosome concentration after 6 h, but did not increase caspase-3 activity even after 96 h. Combined treatment with both 15-PGJ(2) and the caspase-3 inhibitor DEVD-CHO had no effect on cell viability, but the general caspase inhibitor ZVAD-FMK reduced 15-PGJ(2)-induced apoptosis. We concluded that the six human pancreatic cancer cells tested all expressed PPAR-gamma receptor, and treatment with PPAR-gamma agonists decreased cell viability and growth in a time- and dose-dependent manner. These effects were partially mediated by induction of caspase-3 independent apoptosis.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Eibl G,Wente MN,Reber HA,Hines OJdoi
10.1006/bbrc.2001.5619subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-09-21 00:00:00pages
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1090-2104pii
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