Rethinking pioglitazone as a cardioprotective agent: a new perspective on an overlooked drug

L Nesti, D Tricò, A Mengozzi, A Natali - Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2021 - Springer
Since 1985, the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone has been widely used as an insulin
sensitizer drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although fluid retention was early …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: Experimental targeting for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases

J Decara, P Rivera, AJ López-Gambero… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of nuclear receptor
proteins that promote ligand-dependent transcription of target genes that regulate energy …

PPARγ and the Innate Immune System Mediate the Resolution of Inflammation

A Croasdell, PF Duffney, N Kim, SH Lacy… - PPAR …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The resolution of inflammation is an active and dynamic process, mediated in large part by
the innate immune system. Resolution represents not only an increase in anti‐inflammatory …

PPARγ as a new therapeutic target in inflammatory bowel diseases

L Dubuquoy, C Rousseaux, X Thuru, L Peyrin-Biroulet… - Gut, 2006 - gut.bmj.com
The peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a nuclear receptor highly
expressed in the colon and playing a key role in bacterial induced inflammation. Regulation …

[HTML][HTML] CNS border-associated macrophages in the homeostatic and ischaemic brain

G Gerganova, A Riddell, AA Miller - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
CNS border-associated macrophages (BAMs) are a small population of specialised
macrophages localised in the choroid plexus, meningeal and perivascular spaces. Until …

Dietary arginine supplementation alleviates intestinal mucosal disruption induced by Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in weaned pigs

Y Liu, J Huang, Y Hou, H Zhu, S Zhao… - British Journal of …, 2008 - cambridge.org
This study evaluated whether arginine (Arg) supplementation could attenuate gut injury
induced by Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge through an anti …

Involvement of PPAR nuclear receptors in tissue injury and wound repair

L Michalik, W Wahli - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2006 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Tissue damage resulting from chemical, mechanical, and biological injury, or from
interrupted blood flow and reperfusion, is often life threatening. The subsequent tissue …

Novel pharmacological approaches to the treatment of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury: a comprehensive review

PK Chatterjee - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2007 - Springer
Renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) contributes to the development of ischemic acute renal
failure (ARF). Multi-factorial processes are involved in the development and progression of …

Rosiglitazone, a ligand of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, reduces acute inflammation

S Cuzzocrea, B Pisano, L Dugo, A Ianaro… - European journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are members of the nuclear hormone
receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that are related to retinoid …

Beneficial effects of PPAR-γ ligands in ischemia–reperfusion injury, inflammation and shock

M Abdelrahman, A Sivarajah… - Cardiovascular …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a ligand-activated transcription
factor belonging to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. PPAR-γ regulates gene …