Review Article

The Role of PPARs in Cancer

Table 1

Summary of the species differences of PPAR.

HumanRodent

PPAR expression levels+++
PPAR variantsYes?
Peroxisome proliferation+/ 𝛼 +
Fatty acid metabolism++
Expression of cell cycle regulator genes+/ 𝛼 +
Expression of miRNA (let-7C)+ 𝛼
Hepatocellular proliferation+/ 𝛿 +
Apoptosis+ 𝛿
Liver tumor+/ 𝛾 ++