Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor : Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR ) is a ligand-activated transcription factor belonging to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. PPAR is expressed by macrophages, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells. It regulates gene expression of key proteins involved in lipid metabolism, vascular inflammation, and proliferation contributing to atherogenesis and postangiopl...

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor

Peroxisome proliferator - activated receptor

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) belong to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. All PPARs heterodimerize with the retinoid X receptor (RXR) and bind to specific regions on the DNA of target genes. The discovery of PPARγ as a target of multimodal insulin sensitizers has attracted remarkable scientific interest and had a great impact on the pharmaceutical industry. Thi...

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor

Effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ on inflammatory markers

Introduction In a recent study published in “ARYA atherosclerosis,” Pourmoghaddas et al. reported that administration of pioglitzone in non-diabetic patients with metabolic syndrome had no positive effect on inflammatory markers including high sensitive C-reactive protein, interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α).1 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligan...