Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma (GB), also known as grade IV astrocytoma, represents the most aggressive form of brain tumor, characterized by extraordinary heterogeneity and high invasiveness and mortality. Thus, a great deal of interest is currently being directed to investigate a new therapeutic strategy and in rec...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
MDPI
2022
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8869892/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203272 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11040621 |
_version_ | 1784656603248590848 |
---|---|
author | Basilotta, Rossella Lanza, Marika Casili, Giovanna Chisari, Giulia Munao, Stefania Colarossi, Lorenzo Cucinotta, Laura Campolo, Michela Esposito, Emanuela Paterniti, Irene |
author_facet | Basilotta, Rossella Lanza, Marika Casili, Giovanna Chisari, Giulia Munao, Stefania Colarossi, Lorenzo Cucinotta, Laura Campolo, Michela Esposito, Emanuela Paterniti, Irene |
author_sort | Basilotta, Rossella |
collection | PubMed |
description | Glioblastoma (GB), also known as grade IV astrocytoma, represents the most aggressive form of brain tumor, characterized by extraordinary heterogeneity and high invasiveness and mortality. Thus, a great deal of interest is currently being directed to investigate a new therapeutic strategy and in recent years, the research has focused its attention on the evaluation of the anticancer effects of some drugs already in use for other diseases. This is the case of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) ligands, which over the years have been revealed to possess anticancer properties. PPARs belong to the nuclear receptor superfamily and are divided into three main subtypes: PPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ. These receptors, once activated by specific natural or synthetic ligands, translocate to the nucleus and dimerize with the retinoid X receptors (RXR), starting the signal transduction of numerous genes involved in many physiological processes. PPARs receptors are activated by specific ligands and participate principally in the preservation of homeostasis and in lipid and glucose metabolism. In fact, synthetic PPAR-α agonists, such as fibrates, are drugs currently in use for the clinical treatment of hypertriglyceridemia, while PPAR-γ agonists, including thiazolidinediones (TZDs), are known as insulin-sensitizing drugs. In this review, we will analyze the role of PPARs receptors in the progression of tumorigenesis and the action of PPARs agonists in promoting, or not, the induction of cell death in GB cells, highlighting the conflicting opinions present in the literature. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8869892 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2022 |
publisher | MDPI |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-88698922022-02-25 Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma Basilotta, Rossella Lanza, Marika Casili, Giovanna Chisari, Giulia Munao, Stefania Colarossi, Lorenzo Cucinotta, Laura Campolo, Michela Esposito, Emanuela Paterniti, Irene Cells Review Glioblastoma (GB), also known as grade IV astrocytoma, represents the most aggressive form of brain tumor, characterized by extraordinary heterogeneity and high invasiveness and mortality. Thus, a great deal of interest is currently being directed to investigate a new therapeutic strategy and in recent years, the research has focused its attention on the evaluation of the anticancer effects of some drugs already in use for other diseases. This is the case of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) ligands, which over the years have been revealed to possess anticancer properties. PPARs belong to the nuclear receptor superfamily and are divided into three main subtypes: PPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ. These receptors, once activated by specific natural or synthetic ligands, translocate to the nucleus and dimerize with the retinoid X receptors (RXR), starting the signal transduction of numerous genes involved in many physiological processes. PPARs receptors are activated by specific ligands and participate principally in the preservation of homeostasis and in lipid and glucose metabolism. In fact, synthetic PPAR-α agonists, such as fibrates, are drugs currently in use for the clinical treatment of hypertriglyceridemia, while PPAR-γ agonists, including thiazolidinediones (TZDs), are known as insulin-sensitizing drugs. In this review, we will analyze the role of PPARs receptors in the progression of tumorigenesis and the action of PPARs agonists in promoting, or not, the induction of cell death in GB cells, highlighting the conflicting opinions present in the literature. MDPI 2022-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8869892/ /pubmed/35203272 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11040621 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Basilotta, Rossella Lanza, Marika Casili, Giovanna Chisari, Giulia Munao, Stefania Colarossi, Lorenzo Cucinotta, Laura Campolo, Michela Esposito, Emanuela Paterniti, Irene Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title | Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title_full | Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title_fullStr | Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title_short | Potential Therapeutic Effects of PPAR Ligands in Glioblastoma |
title_sort | potential therapeutic effects of ppar ligands in glioblastoma |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8869892/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203272 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11040621 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT basilottarossella potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT lanzamarika potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT casiligiovanna potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT chisarigiulia potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT munaostefania potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT colarossilorenzo potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT cucinottalaura potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT campolomichela potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT espositoemanuela potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma AT paternitiirene potentialtherapeuticeffectsofpparligandsinglioblastoma |