Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ? confers resistance to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ?-induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells.

ABSTRACT: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ? (PPAR?) may serve as a useful target for drug development in non-diabetic diseases. However, some colorectal cancer cells are resistant to PPAR? agonists by mechanisms that are poorly understood. Here, we provide the first evidence that elevated PPAR? expression and/or activation of PPAR? antagonize the ability of PPAR? to induce colorectal carcinoma cell death. More importantly, the opposing effects of PPAR? and PPAR? in regulating programmed cell death are mediated by survivin and caspase-3. We found that activation of PPAR? results in decreased survivin expression and increased caspase-3 activity, whereas activation of PPAR? counteracts these effects. Our findings suggest that PPAR? and PPAR? coordinately regulate cancer cell fate by controlling the balance between the cell death and survival and demonstrate that inhibition of PPAR? can reprogram PPAR? ligand-resistant cells to respond to PPAR? agonists.

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4119401 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature