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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ improves pemetrexed therapeutic efficacy in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Tianxing Hang, Li Yang, Xiujuan Zhang, Jing Li, Feng Long, Ning Zhu, Ying Li, Jingwen Xia, Youzhi Zhang, Peng Zhang and 3 more

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tianxing HangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Li YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Changzheng Hospital, Navy Medical University of Chinese PLA Shanghai, China.
Xiujuan ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Jing LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Feng LongDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Ning ZhuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial Second People's Hospital Xi'an, China.
Jingwen XiaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Youzhi ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Peng ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Yuanyuan ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Xiaomin WeiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Shengqing LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNHuashan Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe folic acid analog pemetrexed (PMX) is recommended for the first-line chemotherapy for advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the mechanisms underlying PMX cytotoxicity in NSCLC remain to be fully explored.

methodsPMX effect was evaluated in a urethane-induced lung adenocarcinoma mouse model. The interaction between PMX and intracellular proteins, particularly peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), was investigated. The role of PPARγ in mediating pemetrexed cytotoxicity was investigated using NSCLC cell lines, mouse models and clinical specimens.

resultsThis study found that PPARγ expression was correlated with prolonged progression-free survival in NSCLC patients. PPARγ downregulated hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT), a key enzyme for nucleotide salvage synthesis, thereby sensitizing cells to PMX inhibition on nucleotide de novo synthesis. PMX was also a candidate partial agonist of PPARγ, and PMX-activated PPARγ bound to NF-κB and transcriptionally suppressed the NF-κB target gene,

conclusionPPARγ improves pemetrexed therapeutic efficacy in non-squamous NSCLC. The cytotoxicity effect of PMX can be synergized by activating PPARγ and thereby inhibiting NF-κB pathway.

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hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferaseNF-κBnon-squamous non-small cell lung cancerpemetrexedPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ

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PMID34017390
PMCPMC8129360
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