Review Article

The Emerging Role of PPAR Beta/Delta in Tumor Angiogenesis

Table 1

List of target genes of PPAR beta/delta.

PPAR beta/delta target genesCellular biological functionReferences (for target genes)

Calcineurin AInduction of cardiac vascularization, cardiac growth, and skeletal muscle remodeling [47, 48][15]
COX2An inflammatory angiogenic mediator and a key regulator of tumor angiogenesis [93, 122, 123][104]
VEGFA key regulator of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis [74, 75, 76][105, 106]
MMP9A proinvasive matrix-degrading enzyme and a key regulator of tumor angiogenesis and metastasis [77, 78][69]
LEPTINRegulation of endothelial cell behavior and angiogenesis [79, 80, 81][107]
IL8A key angiogenic chemokine, a proinflammatory mediator, and a key regulator of tumor angiogenesis and progression [98, 111, 112, 114][18]
WT1An important regulator of tumor angiogenesis and progression [129][148]
NANOGRegulation of self-renewal of cancer stem cells or cancer stem-like cells [149151][149]
c-KITA potential marker of cancer stem-like cells [152]; promotion of tumor angiogenesis [155158] and pathological ocular neovascularization [161][16]
PDGFBA key regulator of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis [162165] and vascular permeability and maturation [166168][16]
PDGFR betaA key regulator of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis [162165], vascular permeability and maturation [166168], and tumor progression [174, 175][16]
ANGPTL4Promotion of angiogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis [178182][183, 184]
PDK4Regulation of EMT and cell metabolism, and cancer progression [185188][189]
FABP4Regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism; cell proliferation and apoptosis [190, 191][192]
CDKN1CA prognostic factor for many types of cancer; regulation of angiogenesis and cancer hallmarks [193][17, 46]
SRCPromotion of angiogenesis, cancer invasion, and tumor progression [194][194]
EDG2Enhancement of endothelial cell differentiation and vasculogenesis [195][195]
FOXO1Involvement of physiological, pathological, and developmental angiogenesis [196198][199]
GLUT1Promotion of cancer cell metabolism and tumor growth [200, 201][202]
SLC1-A5Promotion of cancer cell metabolism and tumor progression [203, 204][202]