title: Novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligands for Type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.
abstract: As the incidence of Type 2 diabetes has reached near epidemic proportions, the quest for novel therapies to combat this disorder has intensified dramatically. In recent years, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family has received tremendous attention as perhaps an ideal target class to address the multiple metabolic anomalies associated with the diabetic state. This review focuses on a variety of novel PPAR approaches currently being investigated for Type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome, including the highly potent selective PPAR agonists, PPAR combination agonists and alternative PPAR ligands.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
authors.forename: Anne R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Garret J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Etgen
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors