GW9662, an antagonist of PPAR-gamma, inhibits breast tumour cell growth and promotes the anticancer effects of the PPAR-gamma agonist Rosiglitazone, independently of PPAR-gamma activation.

No === Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, is activated by several compounds, including the thiazolidinediones. In addition to being a therapeutic target for obesity, hypolipidaemia and diabetes, perturbation of PPARgamma signal...

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Main Authors: Gill, Jason H., Seargent, Jill M., Yates, Elisabeth A.
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2987