Review Article

The Role of PPAR Ligands in Controlling Growth-Related Gene Expression and their Interaction with Lipoperoxidation Products

Table 1


Genes containing PPRE putative sequences Function of geneRef.

Lipid metabolism
P450 4A6Omega oxidation of fatty acids[15]
malic enzyme geneFatty acid synthesis[16]
apoA-I and apoA-II.Components of HDL[17]
LPL (lipoprotein lipase)Hydrolysis of triglycerides[18]
UCP3 (Uncoupling protein 3)Fatty acid transport and thermogenesis[19]
CEH (Cholesteryl ester hydrolase)Hydrolysis of stored cholesterol esters in macrophage foam cells and release of free cholesterol for high-density lipoprotein-mediated efflux[20]
Aox/ACO (Acyl-CoA oxidase)Beta-oxidation in peroxisome[21]
HD (enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase)Beta oxidation in perixisome[21]
ILK (Integrin-linked kinase)Integrin-mediated signaling[22]
HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase and reductase)Cholesterol biosynthesis[23]
LRP (lipoprotein receptor-related protein)Lipoprotein metabolism, neurological function, tissue remodelling, protease complex clearance, cell signal transduction[24]
CPT1beta (human carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1beta)Fatty acid mitochondrial beta-oxidation[25]
FABP (fatty acid binding protein)Lipid transport (solubilization of long-chain fatty acids)[26]
ADRP (Adipose differentiation-related protein)Maintenance of lipid stores in non-adipocytes[27]
FIAF (The fasting-induced adipose factorCirculating lipoprotein lipase inhibitor secreted from adipose tissue[28]

Carbohydrate metabolism
betaGK (beta-cell-specific glucokinase)Glucose-sensing apparatus in pancreatic beta-cells[29]
GPDH (Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase)NAD-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. It restores NAD+.[30]
UGDH (UDP-glucose dehydrogenase)Biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates and detoxification of toxic compounds in the liver[31]
PDK (Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase)Modulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity[32]
SHP (Small heterodimer partner)Bile acid-dependent down regulation of gluconeogenic gene expression in liver[33]

Inflammation
Prm3 (thromboxane receptor (TP) beta promoter)Thromboxane receptor (TP) beta transcription[34]
IL-1ra (Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist)IL-1 receptor signaling blockage[35]
CD36 (scavenger receptor)Scavenger receptor[36]
sPLA2-IIA (Group IIA secretory phospholipase A2)Proinflammatory effect[37]
AhR (Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor)Proinflammatory effect[38]

Growth factors and cell cycle regulators
SSAT (spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase)Polyamine catabolism[39]
GOS2 (GO/G1 switch gene 2)Cell cycle regulation[40]
VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor)Vasculogenesis[41]
IGFBP-1 (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1)Binding protein of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II. Biomarker for metabolic and hyperproliferative diseases[42]

Detoxification and redox enzymes
CYP1A1 (Cytochrome P450 1A1)Degradation of endobiotics and the bioactivation of numerous environmental procarcinogens[43]
GST (glutathione S-transferase gene)Antioxidant function[44]
POX (Proline oxidase)Redox enzyme[45]
VDUP-1 (Vitamin D-upregulated protein-1)Inhibition of thioredoxin-1 which plays a role in the regulation of cellular redox balance (Cellular redox balance)[46]

Others
BCM (Beta-carotene 15,1 𝛼 -monooxygenase)Vitamin A biosynthesis[47]
I-BABP (Ileal bile acid-binding protein)Enterohepatic circulation of bile acids[48]
PCLN-1 (paracellin-1)Tight-junction protein, exclusively, in the kidney[49]
BACE1(Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme)Central causal role in Alzheimer's disease[50]
nephrin promoterNephrin synthesis[51]
CIDEA (Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A)Proapoptotic protein[52]
TFF2 (Trefoil factor family 2)Defense and repair of gastric mucosa[53]