PPARγ deficiency results in reduced lung elastic recoil and abnormalities in airspace distribution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ is a nuclear hormone receptor that regulates gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation. We previously described airway epithelial cell PPARγ deficient mice that develo...

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Main Authors: Starcher Barry C, Ingenito Edward P, Tsai Larry W, Simon Dawn M, Mariani Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/69