Article
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor expression is reduced in skeletal muscle in COPD.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Aug 2007
Remels A H, Schrauwen P, Broekhuizen R, Willems J, Kersten S, Gosker H R, Schols A M
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multiorgan systemic disease. The systemic features are skeletal muscle weakness and cachexia, the latter being associated with systemic inflammation. The exact mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD remain obscure. Recent evidence suggests involvement of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and PPAR-gamma coactivator...
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