Molecular Actions of PPARα in Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation

N Bougarne, B Weyers, SJ Desmet, J Deckers… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor α (PPAR α) is a nuclear receptor of clinical
interest as a drug target in various metabolic disorders. PPAR α also exhibits marked anti …

Role of zinc in immune system and anti-cancer defense mechanisms

D Skrajnowska, B Bobrowska-Korczak - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The human body cannot store zinc reserves, so a deficiency can arise relatively quickly, eg,
through an improper diet. Severe zinc deficiency is rare, but mild deficiencies are common …

Lipid accumulation and chronic kidney disease

Z Gai, T Wang, M Visentin, GA Kullak-Ublick, X Fu… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity and hyperlipidemia are the most prevalent independent risk factors of chronic
kidney disease (CKD), suggesting that lipid accumulation in the renal parenchyma is …

[HTML][HTML] Natural product agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ): a review

L Wang, B Waltenberger, EM Pferschy-Wenzig… - Biochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Agonists of the nuclear receptor PPARγ are therapeutically used to combat hyperglycaemia
associated with the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. In spite of being effective in …

Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease

H Akiyama, S Barger, S Barnum, B Bradt, J Bauer… - Neurobiology of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Inflammation clearly occurs in pathologically vulnerable regions of the Alzheimer's disease
(AD) brain, and it does so with the full complexity of local peripheral inflammatory responses …

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ is a negative regulator of macrophage activation

M Ricote, AC Li, TM Willson, CJ Kelly, CK Glass - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a member of the nuclear
receptor superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors that is predominantly …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: nuclear control of metabolism

B Desvergne, W Wahli - Endocrine reviews, 1999 - academic.oup.com
B. DNA binding properties C. PPAR ligand-binding properties D. Alternative pathways for
PPAR activation E. PPAR-mediated transactivation properties III. Physiological Aspects A …

PPAR-γ agonists inhibit production of monocyte inflammatory cytokines

C Jiang, AT Ting, B Seed - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a member of the nuclear
receptor family of transcription factors, a large and diverse group of proteins that mediate …

Chemotherapy-enhanced inflammation may lead to the failure of therapy and metastasis

D Vyas, G Laput, AK Vyas - OncoTargets and therapy, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The lack of therapy and the failure of existing therapy has been a challenge for clinicians in
treating various cancers. Doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, and paclitaxel are the first-line …

The coactivator PGC-1 cooperates with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α in transcriptional control of nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial fatty acid …

RB Vega, JM Huss, DP Kelly - Molecular and cellular biology, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) plays a key role in the transcriptional
control of genes encoding mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) enzymes. In this study …