Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and the Heart: Lessons from the Past and Future Directions

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) belong to the nuclear family of ligand activated transcriptional factors and comprise three different isoforms, PPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ. The main role of PPARs is to regulate the expression of genes involved in lipid and glucose metabolism. Se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Wang-Soo, Kim, Jaetaek
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637490/