title: Effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonists on central nervous system inflammation.
abstract: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) plays a critical role in glucose and lipid metabolism. More recently, PPAR-gamma ligands have been reported to inhibit the expression of proinflammatory molecules by monocytes/macrophages. Of relevance to CNS disease is that PPAR-gamma agonists have been demonstrated to have similar effects on microglia. PPAR-gamma agonists also ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, an animal model of multiple sclerosis. This Mini-Review summarizes the effects of PPAR-gamma agonists in mediating immune responses and the potential of these agonists in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kielian
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Drew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors