Monday, April 30, 2012

PPARδ agonist for liver fibrosis in mice

Two peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ) agonists KD3010 and GW501516 were evaluated in their role in liver injury and fibrosis. Dr. Schnabla and colleagues in UCSD found that PPARδ agonist KD3010, but not GW501516, dramatically ameliorates liver injury and fibrosis in a carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) injection in mice.

Reference:
1: Iwaisako K, Haimerl M, Paik YH, Taura K, Kodama Y, Sirlin C, Yu E, Yu RT, Downes M, Evans RM, Brenner DA, Schnabl B. Protection from liver fibrosis by a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ agonist. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22538808.

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