Review Article

PPAR Medicines and Human Disease: The ABCs of It All

Table 1

In vitro effects of PPAR ligands on ABC transporters.

ABC transporterPPARPPAR LigandCell lineTransporter effectReference

ABCA1PPARαBezafibratePrimary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
Immortalized human mesangial cells↑ ABCA1 and LXRα mRNA[48]
↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
Primary mouse hepatocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[49]
HepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ HDL synthesis
ClofibratePrimary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA[50]
FenofibratePrimary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
BALB/3T3 mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[51]
RAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
THP1 human macrophages
Primary mouse hepatocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[49]
HepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ HDL synthesis
GemfibrozilPrimary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
Primary mouse hepatocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[49]
HepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ HDL synthesis
LY518674Primary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
Primary mouse hepatocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[49]
HepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ HDL synthesis
RPR-5Primary human macrophages↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[52]
WY14643Immortalized human mesangial cells↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[48]
↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
Primary human macrophages↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[52]
↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
THP1 human macrophages↑ ABCA1 mRNA [52]
BALB/3T3 mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[51]
RAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
THP1 human macrophages
Primary canine gallbladder epithelial cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[53]
PPAR 13-HODERAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abca1 and LXR protein[54]
↑ cholesterol efflux
c9t11-CLARAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abca1 mRNA and protein[55]
↑ LXR mRNA
↑ HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux
t10c12-CLARAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abca1 mRNA and protein[55]
↑ LXR mRNA
↑ HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux
NO-pravastatinPrimary canine gallbladder epithelial cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[53]
↑ LXR mRNA
PravastatinPrimary canine gallbladder epithelial cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[53]
↑ LXR mRNA
SimvastatinPrimary canine gallbladder epithelial cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[53]
↑ LXR mRNA
PPAR PioglitazonePrimary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
RAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abca1 mRNA and protein[56]
THP1 human macrophages↑ cholesterol efflux
RosiglitazonePrimary human macrophages↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[52]
↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
THP1 human macrophages↑ ABCA1 mRNA[52]
↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[57]
↑ cholesterol efflux
↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[58]
↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[59]
intracellular cholesterol
TroglitazonePrimary human macrophages↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[52]
THP1 human macrophages↑ ABCA1 mRNA[52]
Primary canine gallbladder epithelial cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[53]
GW1929HepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ ABCA1, LXR , and LXR mRNA[60]
ABCA1 and LXR protein
GW7845THP1 human macrophages↑ ABCA1 mRNA[61]
Mycophenolic acidHepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA and protein[62]
↑ LXR protein
Prostaglandin J2Immortalized human mesangial cells↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA [48]
↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
Primary human macrophages↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[52]
TelmisartanRAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abca1 mRNA[63]
macrophage proliferation
PPAR GW501516Primary mouse fibroblasts↑ ABCA1 and LXR mRNA[47]
THP1 human macrophages↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
WI38 human fibroblasts
THP1 human macrophages↑ ABCA1 mRNA[61]
1BR3N human fibroblasts↑ apoA1-mediated cholesterol efflux
FHS74 human intestinal cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA[61]
Primary human skeletal muscle cells↑ ABCA1 mRNA[64]
Primary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA1 mRNA[50]

ABCA12PPAR CiglitazonePrimary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA12 mRNA and protein[65]
TroglitazonePrimary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA12 mRNA[65]
GI251929XPrimary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA12 mRNA[65]
PPAR CeramidePrimary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA12 mRNA and protein[66]
GW610742Primary human foreskin keratinocytes↑ ABCA12 mRNA and protein[65]

Pgp/MDR1/ABCB1PPAR FenofibratePgp-overexpressing L-MDR1 porcine kidney epithelial cells calcein efflux[67]
PPAR SimvastatinPgp-overexpressing L-MDR1 porcine kidney epithelial cells calcein efflux[67]
PPAR RosiglitazoneDoxorubicin-resistant P388 mouse leukemia cells calcein efflux[68]
TroglitazoneDoxorubicin-resistant P388 mouse leukemia cells calcein efflux[68]
Doxorubicin-resistant K562 human leukemia cells Pgp protein [69]
Doxorubicin-resistant MCF7 human breast cancer cells↑ sensitivity to doxorubicin
Vincristine-resistant SGC7901 human gastric cancer cells Pgp mRNA and protein[70]
Rh123 efflux
↑ sensitivity to vincristine

MDR2/MDR3/ABCB4PPAR BezafibrateHepG2 human hepatoma cells↑ MDR2/MDR3 mRNA[71]
↑ MDR2/MDR3 redistribution
↑ MDR2/MDR3 mRNA[72]
↑ MDR2/MDR3 redistribution
↑ phospholipid efflux
CiprofibratePrimary mouse hepatocytes↑ Mdr2 mRNA[73]
WY14643Primary mouse hepatocytes↑ Mdr2 mRNA[73]

MRP2/ABCC2PPAR TroglitazonePrimary rat hepatocytes Mrp2-associated bile efflux[74]

ABCG1PPAR 13-HODERAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abcg1 and LXR protein[54]
↑ cholesterol efflux
PPAR PioglitazoneRAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ ABCG1 mRNA and protein[56]
THP1 human macrophages↑ cholesterol efflux
RosiglitazoneTHP1 human macrophages↑ ABCG1 and LXR mRNA[57]
↑ cholesterol efflux
TelmisartanRAW264.7 mouse leukemic macrophages↑ Abcg1 mRNA[63]
macrophage proliferation

BCRP/ABCG2PPAR ClofibrateHCMEC/D3 human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells↑ BCRP mRNA and protein[75]
↑ mitoxantrone efflux
GW7647HCMEC/D3 human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells↑ BCRP mRNA and protein[75]
PPAR RosiglitazonePrimary human dendritic cells↑ BCRP mRNA and protein[76]
↑ Hoescht efflux
↑ mitoxantrone efflux
↑ sensitivity to mitoxantrone
BCRP-overexpressing MDCKII canine kidney epithelial cells PhA efflux[68]
HuH7 human hepatoma cells↑ BCRP mRNA[68]
TroglitazonePrimary human dendritic cells↑ BCRP mRNA[76]
HuH7 human hepatoma cells↑ BCRP mRNA[68]
Doxorubicin-resistant K562 human leukemia cells BCRP protein[69]
Doxorubicin-resistant MCF7 human breast cancer cells↑ sensitivity to doxorubicin
GW7845Primary human dendritic cells↑ BCRP mRNA[76]
GW9662Doxorubicin-resistant MCF7 human breast cancer cells BCRP protein[69]