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Cellular and molecular consequences of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation in ovarian cancer cells.

ABSTRACT: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a ligand-activated transcription factor. In addition to its canonical role in lipid and glucose metabolism, PPAR-gamma controls cell proliferation, death, and differentiation in several tissues. Here we have examined the expression of PPAR-gamma in ovarian tumors and the cellular and molecular consequences of its activation in ovarian cancer cells. PPAR-gamma was expressed in a large number of epithelial ovarian tumors and cell lines. The PPAR-gamma ligand ciglitazone inhibited the growth and clonogenic survival of ovarian cancer cells, inducing cell cycle arrest and cell death. Growth inhibition by ciglitazone was reversed by the PPAR-gamma antagonist GW9662, indicating the involvement of PPAR-gamma-dependent mechanisms. Microarray-based gene profiling revealed complex changes in the transcriptional program of ovarian cancer cells on treatment with ciglitazone and identified multiple pathways that may contribute to PPAR-gamma ligands' antitumor activity. Genes upregulated by ciglitazone were predominantly associated with metabolic, differentiation, and tumor-suppressor pathways, whereas downregulated genes were involved in cell proliferation, cell cycle, cell organization, and steroid biosynthesis. Collectively, our data indicate that PPAR-gamma activation by selective agonists is a valid strategy for ovarian cancer therapy and prevention, and should be tested alone and in combination with other anticancer drugs.

SUBMITTER: Vignati S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1715924 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a nuclear receptor that, upon activation by ligands, heterodimerizes with retinoid X receptor (RXR), binds to PPAR response elements (PPREs), and activates transcription of downstream genes. As PPARγ plays a central role in adipogenesis, fatty acid storage, and glucose metabolism, PPARγ-specific pharmaceuticals (e.g., thiazolidinediones) have been developed to treat Type II diabetes and obesity within human populations. However, to our knowledge, no prior studies have concurrently assessed the effects of PPARγ ligand exposure on genome-wide PPARγ binding as well as effects on the transcriptome and lipidome within human cells at biologically active, non-cytotoxic concentrations. In addition to quantifying concentration-dependent effects of ciglitazone (a reference PPARγ agonist) and GW 9662 (a reference PPARγ antagonist) on human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) cell viability, PPARγ abundance in situ, and neutral lipids, HepG2 cells were exposed to either vehicle (0.1% DMSO), ciglitazone, or GW 9662 for up to 24 h, and then harvested for 1) chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) to identify PPARγ-bound regions across the entire genome, 2) mRNA-sequencing (mRNA-seq) to identify potential impacts on the transcriptome, and 3) lipidomics to identify potential alterations in lipid profiles. Following exposure to ciglitazone and GW 9662, we found that PPARγ levels were not significantly different after 2-8 h of exposure. While ciglitazone and GW 9662 resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in neutral lipids, the magnitude and localization of PPARγ-bound regions across the genome (as identified by ChIP-seq) did not vary by treatment. However, mRNA-seq and lipidomics revealed that exposure of HepG2 cells to ciglitazone and GW 9662 resulted in significant, treatment-specific effects on the transcriptome and lipidome. Overall, our findings suggest that exposure of human cells to PPARγ ligands at biologically active, non-cytotoxic concentrations results in toxicity that may be driven by a combination of both PPARγ-dependent and PPARγ-independent mechanisms.

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Cellular and molecular consequences of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation in ovarian cancer cells.

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