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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9173
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) were discovered in 1990, ending 25 years of uncertainty about the molecular mechanisms of peroxisome proliferation. Subsequently, PPARs have improved our understanding of adipocyte differentiation. But there is more to PPARs than solving a puzzle about an organelle (the peroxisome) long considered an oddity, and their medical significance goes beyond obesity too. Enhanced PPAR type alpha expression protects against cardiovascular disorders though the role of enhanced PPARgamma expression seems less favourable. PPAR mechanisms, mainly via induction of more differentiated cell phenotypes, protect against some cancers. The differentiation of many cell types (hepatocyte, fibroblast, adipocyte, keratinocyte, myocyte, and monocyte/macrophage) involves PPARs, and these nuclear receptors are now attracting the attention of many medical specialties and the pharmaceutical industry.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
354
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Medical significance of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM/Neuropaediatrics Department of Professor Jean-Pierre Nuyts, CHU Lille, France. lvallee@chru-lille.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review