PPARγ signaling and metabolism: the good, the bad and the future

M Ahmadian, JM Suh, N Hah, C Liddle, AR Atkins… - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are potent insulin sensitizers that act through the nuclear
receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and are highly effective oral …

Thiazolidinediones and the promise of insulin sensitization in type 2 diabetes

RE Soccio, ER Chen, MA Lazar - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance coupled with an inability to produce enough
insulin to control blood glucose, and thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are the only current …

Receptor-independent actions of PPAR thiazolidinedione agonists: is mitochondrial function the key?

DL Feinstein, A Spagnolo, C Akar, G Weinberg… - Biochemical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Agonists of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) are currently
used for treatment of type 2 diabetes due to their insulin sensitizing and glucose metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting PPARγ as a target for the treatment of metabolic disorders

SS Choi, J Park, JH Choi - BMB reports, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the prevalence of obesity has increased explosively over the last several decades,
associated metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and …

Thiazolidinediones and PPARγ agonists: time for a reassessment

B Cariou, B Charbonnel, B Staels - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2012 - cell.com
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are anti-diabetic drugs that act as insulin sensitizers and are
used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. TZDs, which are ligands for the …

The potential roles of post-translational modifications of PPARγ in treating diabetes

X Ji, W Zhang, L Yin, Z Shi, J Luan, L Chen, L Liu - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is mainly characterized
by insulin resistance and insulin secretion deficiency, has been soaring in recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) modulation as a strategy for safer therapeutic PPARγ activation

LS Higgins, AM DePaoli - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a clinically validated target for
treatment of insulin resistance. PPARγ activation by full agonists such as thiazolidinediones …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonists as insulin sensitizers: from the discovery to recent progress

N Cho, Y Momose - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
An epidemic of metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes and obesity is undermining the
health of people living in industrialized societies. There is an urgent need to develop …

Obesity-linked PPARγ S273 phosphorylation promotes insulin resistance through growth differentiation factor 3

JA Hall, D Ramachandran, HC Roh, JR DiSpirito… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
The thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are ligands of PPARγ that improve insulin sensitivity, but their
use is limited by significant side effects. Recently, we demonstrated a mechanism wherein …

Fat and beyond: the diverse biology of PPARγ

P Tontonoz, BM Spiegelman - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The nuclear receptor PPARγ is a ligand-activated transcription factor that plays an important
role in the control of gene expression linked to a variety of physiological processes. PPARγ …