ArticleOncotarget2014
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha inhibits hepatocarcinogenesis through mediating NF-κB signaling pathway.
Article in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
- Molecular mechanisms of sex hormones in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a systematic review.Molecular biology reports · 2025Pooled it
- Leptin signaling in breast cancer and its crosstalk with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α and γ.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2023Pooled it
- Communicative reprogramming non-curative hepatocellular carcinoma with low-dose metronomic chemotherapy, COX-2 inhibitor and PPAR-gamma agonist: a phase II trial.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2017Trial
- Peroxisomes in Liver Diseases: From Metabolite Quality Control to Inter-Organelle and Inter-Organ Signaling.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Nanocarrier-mediated targeting of NF-κB and JAK/STAT signaling pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Review
- Glyphosate-Induced Metabolic and Immune Modulation in Hepatoma Cells: Identification of Key Genes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets Using an In Silico Systems Biology Approach.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Article
- The Interplay Between Cellular Senescence and Lipid Metabolism in the Progression of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Protective Role of Menthol Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Injury Through Suppression of TLR4/MAPK/NF-κB Signaling and Oxidative Stress.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Targeting PPARα activation sensitizes glioblastoma cells to temozolomide and reverses acquired resistance by inhibiting H3K18 lactylation.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2025Article
- Ether-lipids accumulation promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression linked to PPARα deficiency.Journal of biomedical science · 2025Article
- The Gut Microbiota Metabolite Urolithin B Mitigates Cholestatic Liver Injury in Mice via Modulating the Crosstalk Between PPARα, Nrf2, and NF-κB Signaling Pathways.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
- How PPAR-alpha mediated inflammation may affect the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease.Current research in physiology · 2025Review
- NF-κB signaling pathway in osteosarcoma: from signaling networks to targeted therapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Article
- Discovering the lipid metabolism-related hub genes of HCC-treated samples with PPARα agonist through weighted correlation network analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Article
- Roadmap for the expression of canonical and extended endocannabinoid system receptors and metabolic enzymes in peripheral organs of preclinical animal models.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Lipid-lowering drugs and cancer: an updated perspective.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2024Review
- Heterogeneous population of macrophages in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Liver research (Beijing, China) · 2023Review
- Two Argan Oil Phytosterols, Schottenol and Spinasterol, Attenuate Oxidative Stress and Restore LPS-Dysregulated Peroxisomal Functions inAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) ligands have been reported to suppress cancer growth. However, the role of PPARα in hepatocarcinogenesis remains unclear. We investigated the functional significance of PPARα in HCC. PPARα-knockout (PPARα-/-) mice were more susceptible to diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced HCC at 6 months compared with wild-type (WT) littermates (80% versus 43%, P < 0.05). In resected HCCs, TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells were significantly less in PPARα-/- mice than in WT mice (P < 0.01), commensurate with a reduction in cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-7 protein expression. Ki-67 staining showed increased cell proliferation in PPARα-/- mice (P < 0.01), with concomitant up-regulation of cyclin-D1 and down-regulation of p15. Moreover, ectopic expression of PPARα in HCC cells significantly suppressed cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. The anti-tumorigenic function of PPARα was mediated via NF-κB as evidenced by inhibition of NF-κB promoter activity, diminution of phosphor-p65, phosphor-p50 and BCL2 levels, and enhancing IkBα protein. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis confirmed PPARαdirectly binds to the IkBα promoter. In conclusion, PPARα deficiency enhances susceptibility to DEN-initiated HCC. PPARα suppresses tumor cell growth by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing cell apoptosis via direct targeting IκBα and NF-κB signaling pathway.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.