PPARγ downregulation by TGFß in fibroblast and impaired expression and function in systemic sclerosis: a novel mechanism for progressive fibrogenesis.

The nuclear orphan receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ) is expressed in multiple cell types in addition to adipocytes. Upon its activation by natural ligands such as fatty acids and eicosanoids, or by synthetic agonists such as rosiglitazone, PPAR-γ regulates adipogenes...

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Main Authors: Jun Wei, Asish K Ghosh, Jennifer L Sargent, Kazuhiro Komura, Minghua Wu, Qi-Quan Huang, Manu Jain, Michael L Whitfield, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, John Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2970611?pdf=render