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. 2022 Aug 5;11(15):2432. doi: 10.3390/cells11152432

Table 2.

Effects of PPARγ on cell proliferation and tumor growth.

Model Intervention Outcome References
In vitro
Colon cancer cell lines BRL 49653 activator Proliferation⇩ [124]
Colon cancer cell lines Troglitazone Proliferation⇩ [126]
Liposarcoma cell lines Pioglitazone Proliferation⇩ [131]
Gastric cancer cell lines Troglitazone, pioglitazone Proliferation⇩ [132]
Gastric cancer cell lines Troglitazone,
15d-PGJ2
Proliferation⇩ [133]
LA-N-5 nb neuroblastoma cell line 15d-PGJ2, GW1929 Proliferation⇩ [135]
SK-N-AS, SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell lines Rosiglitazone Proliferation⇩ [136]
U87MG, T98G glioblastoma cell lines 15d-PGJ2 Proliferation⇩ [137]
U87, U251 glioblastoma cell lines Rosiglitazone Proliferation⇩ [138]
A375 melanoma cell line 15d-PGJ2, ciglitazone Proliferation⇩ [142]
Different melanoma cell lines Multiple thiazolidinediones Proliferation⇩ [140]
A375 melanoma cell line, xenograft model Ciglitazone Proliferation⇩ [141]
H1792 and H1838 NSCLC lines Rosiglitazone Proliferation⇩ [144]
H295R adrenocortical cancer cell line Rosiglitazone, pioglitazone Proliferation⇩ [145,146]
MCF-7 breast cancer cell line 15d-PGJ2 Proliferation⇩ [159]
MCF-7 breast cancer cell line 15d-PGJ2, ciglitazone Proliferation⇩ [160]
MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cell lines C-DIM Proliferation⇩ [164]
MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells Overexpression of PPARγ Tumor growth⇩ [166]
MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells + PPARγ-overexpressing fibroblasts Tumor growth⇧ [166]
Leiomyoma cell line Ciglitazone, troglitazone Proliferation⇩ [161]
Ishikawa, Sawano, RL95-2 endometrial carcinoma cell lines 15d-PGJ2 Proliferation⇩ [148]
SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell line C-DIM Proliferation⇩ [149]
A2780, OVCAR3, OVCAR5, OVCAR8, OVCAR432, SKOV3, IGROV1 ovarian cancer cell lines Ciglitazone, PPAR-γ antagonist GW9662 Proliferation⇩(agonist), proliferation⇧ (antagonist) [150]
RPMI 8226 multiple-myeloma cell line Overexpression of PPAR-γ Proliferation⇩ [151]
B-cell lymphoma cell line Silencing, overexpression of PPAR-γ Proliferation⇧ (silencing), proliferation⇩ (overexpression) [152]
G292, MG63, SAOS and U2OS osteosarcoma cell lines Troglitazone Proliferation⇧ [171]
143B, MNNG/HOS, MG-63, and TE-85 osteosarcoma cell lines Troglitazone, ciglitazone Proliferation⇩ [172]
H292, H3118, HMC1, HMC3A, HMC3B mucoepidermoid carcinoma cell lines SR10221, SR2595, T0070907 inverse agonists Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [174]
In vivo
C57BL/6J-APCMin/+ mice BRL-49,653, troglitazone Tumor growth⇧ [122]
C57BL/6J-APCMin/+ mice Troglitazone Tumor growth⇧ [123]
Colon cancer cell lines, xenograft mouse model Troglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [125]
SW480 colon cancer cell line, xenograft model C-DIM Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [127]
A549 NSCLC line, xenograft models Troglitazone, pioglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [143]
NCI-H2347, NCI-H1993 lung adenocarcinoma cell lines, xenograft models Pioglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [173]
Huh7 and Hep3B hepatocellular cancer cell lines, xenograft models Troglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [147]
Dominant-negative mutant thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRbetaPV/PV mice) Rosiglitazone Tumor growth⇩ [157]
MMTV-VpPPARγ animals Breeding with MMTV-PyV strain Tumor growth⇧ [165]
MSE cell-specific PPARγ knockout (PPARγ-MSE KO) 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced breast tumorigenesis Tumor growth⇧ [167]
Thirty-eight patients with early-stage breast cancer Rosiglitazone Proliferation≈, tumor growth≈ [168]
UV and chemically induced skin carcinogenesis Rosiglitazone, troglitazone Tumor growth≈ [169]
CML LSCs Three patients with CML Pioglitazone in combination with imatinib Proliferation⇩, CMR≈5 years [155]
EHMES-10, MSTO-211H mesothelioma cell lines, xenograft models Troglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩ [153]
Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma line, xenograft model Efatutazone; troglitazone Proliferation⇩, tumor growth⇩; proliferation≈, tumor growth≈ [154]
Overexpression of dn PPAR-γ in myeloid lineage cells Tumor growth⇧ [158]

⇧ Indicates increase, ⇩ indicates decrease.