PPARγ and PGC-1α as therapeutic targets in Parkinson's

JC Corona, MR Duchen - Neurochemical research, 2015 - Springer
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a ligand-activated
transcriptional factor that belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. PPARγ was …

Nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) in pathophysiology of Parkinson disease: Diverse patterns and mechanisms contributing to neurodegeneration

M Dolatshahi… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common movement disorder, comprises several
pathophysiologic mechanisms including misfolded alpha‐synuclein aggregation …

Can pioglitazone be potentially useful therapeutically in treating patients with COVID-19?

E Carboni, AR Carta, E Carboni - Medical Hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a
pandemic disease (COVID-19) that has spread globally causing more than 30,000 deaths …

The antidepressant-like effects of pioglitazone in a chronic mild stress mouse model are associated with PPARγ-mediated alteration of microglial activation …

Q Zhao, X Wu, S Yan, X Xie, Y Fan, J Zhang… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Discoveries that microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is involved in the
pathological process of depression provided a new strategy for novel antidepressant …

Thiazolidinedione drugs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: past, present and future

MA Davidson, DR Mattison, L Azoulay… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
have proven effective in improving insulin sensitivity, hyperglycemia, and lipid metabolism …

A synopsis on the role of tyrosine hydroxylase in Parkinson's disease

S Tabrez, NR Jabir, S Shakil, NH Greig… - CNS & Neurological …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder in
elderly people. A consistent neurochemical abnormality in PD is degeneration of …

PPARs in the central nervous system: roles in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation

JM Zolezzi, MJ Santos, S Bastías‐Candia… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over 25 years have passed since peroxisome proliferators‐activated receptors (PPARs),
were first described. Like other members of the nuclear receptors superfamily, PPARs have …

[HTML][HTML] The therapeutic potential of nuclear receptor modulators for treatment of metabolic disorders: PPARγ, RORs, and Rev-erbs

DP Marciano, MR Chang, CA Corzo, D Goswami… - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
Nuclear receptors (NRs) play central roles in metabolic syndrome, making them attractive
drug targets despite the challenge of achieving functional selectivity. For instance, members …

Rosiglitazone decreases peroxisome proliferator receptor-gamma levels in microglia and inhibits TNF-alpha production: new evidences on neuroprotection in a …

AR Carta, L Frau, A Pisanu, J Wardas, S Spiga… - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
Thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of peroxisome proliferator receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) agonists
display neuroprotective effects in experimental Parkinson's disease (PD) models. Neurons …

Parkinson's disease in the nuclear age of neuroinflammation

YM Nolan, AM Sullivan, A Toulouse - Trends in molecular medicine, 2013 - cell.com
Chronic neuroinflammation is associated with the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, a
movement disorder characterised by deterioration of the nigrostriatal system of the brain …