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Ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma inhibit growth of pancreatic cancers both in vitro and in vivo.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2001
Itami A, Watanabe G, Shimada Y, Hashimoto Y, Kawamura J, Kato M, Hosotani R, Imamura M
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is expressed largely in adipose tissues and plays an important role in adipocyte differentiation. Several studies have recently shown that ligands of PPARgamma could lead to growth inhibition in some malignancies. In our study, we focused on pancreatic cancers, because the prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer has not significantly improved due to its...
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