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Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma protects pancreatic beta-cells from cytokine-induced cytotoxicity via NF kappaB pathway.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Jan 2007
Kim Eun-Kyung, Kwon Kang-Beom, Koo Bon-Sun, Han Mi-Jeong, Song Mi-Young, Song Eun-Kyung, Han Myung-Kwan, Park Jin-Woo, Ryu Do-Gon, Park Byung-Hyun
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by cytokine-induced insulitis and a deficit in beta-cell mass. Ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) have been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects in various experimental models. We questioned whether activation of endogenous PPAR-gamma by either PPAR-gamma ligands or adenoviral-directed overexpression of PPAR-gamma (Ad-PPAR-gamma) could...
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