Pioglitazone Confers Neuroprotection Against Ischemia-Induced Pyroptosis due to its Inhibitory Effects on HMGB-1/RAGE and Rac1/ROS Pathway by Activating PPAR-ɤ

Background/Aims: Recent researches highlighted the protective potential of pioglitazone, a PPAR-γ agonist, in the progression of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, there has been no study on the application of pioglitazone in treating ischemic stroke through mechanisms involving pyroptos...

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Main Authors: Pingping Xia, Yundan Pan, Fan Zhang, Na Wang, E Wang, Qulian Guo, Zhi Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2018-03-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488183