PPARγ Agonist Beyond Glucose Lowering Effect
Akira Sugawara, Akira Uruno, Masataka Kudo, Ken Matsuda, Chul Woo Yang, Sadayoshi Ito
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):19-24. Published online March 2, 2011
The nuclear hormone receptor PPARγ is activated by several agonists, including members of the thiazolidinedione group of insulin sensitizers. Pleiotropic beneficial effects of these agonists, independent of their blood glucose-lowering effects, have recently been demonstrated in the vasculature...
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