The Role of Free-fatty Acid Receptor-4 (FFA4) in Human Cancers and Cancer Cell Lines

Overview

Journal Biochem Pharmacol

Specialties Biochemistry
Pharmacology

Date 2018 Feb 17

PMID 29452095

Citations 16

Authors

Ilya S Senatorov

Nader H Moniri

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Abstract

A dietary influence on cancer progression has been evident for many decades, and dietary fatty acids, particularly long chain mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, have been shown to play significant roles in influencing growth of a variety of human cancers. The discovery of the family of cell-surface free-fatty acid receptors, which include the long-chain fatty acid receptors FFA1 and FFA4, suggest that many of the effects of dietary fats could be receptor-mediated. FFA4 is ubiquitously expressed and has recently been shown to modulate a variety of important anti-inflammatory and metabolic processes. Since FFA4 is currently an attractive drug target for treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, understanding its role in cancer progression is critical towards the drug discovery process. In this research update, the current body of knowledge on the role of this receptor in regulating cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, as well as in vivo tumorigenesis is reviewed.

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