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Pleiotropic actions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2002
Barbier O, Torra I Pineda, Duguay Y, Blanquart C, Fruchart J-C, Glineur C, Staels B
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors activated by fatty acids and derivatives. Although PPARalpha mediates the hypolipidemic action of fibrates, PPARgamma is the receptor for the antidiabetic glitazones. PPARalpha is highly expressed in tissues such as liver, muscle, kidney, and heart, where it stimulates the beta-oxidative degradation of fatty acids. PPARgamma is...
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