Over 2000 Posts gumdrop Posted February 13, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumors are associated with high morbidity due to excess glucocorticoid production. No suitable drug therapies are currently available, and surgical excision is not invariably curative. Here we demonstrate immunoreactive expression of the nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- (PPAR-) exclusively in normal ACTH-secreting human anterior pituitary cells: PPAR- was abundantly expressed in all of six human ACTH-secreting pituitary tumors studied. PPAR- activators induced G0/G1 cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis and suppressed ACTH secretion in human and murine corticotroph tumor cells. Development of murine corticotroph tumors, generated by subcutaneous injection of ACTH-secreting AtT20 cells, was prevented in four of five mice treated with the thiazolidinedione compound rosiglitazone, and ACTH and corticosterone secretion was suppressed in all treated mice. Based on these findings, thiazolidinediones may be an effective therapy for Cushing disease Anthony P. Heaney, Manory Fernando, William H. Yong & Shlomo Melmed Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v8/n11/full/nm784.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justashell Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Why didn't I think of that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendaW Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks for sharing this. It is encouraging to know that there IS research out there that IS finding some answers (slowly...slowly...) Brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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