Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals

K Fent, AA Weston, D Caminada - Aquatic toxicology, 2006 - Elsevier
Low levels of human medicines (pharmaceuticals) have been detected in many countries in
sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents, surface waters, seawaters, groundwater and some …

Molecular Actions of PPARα in Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation

N Bougarne, B Weyers, SJ Desmet, J Deckers… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor α (PPAR α) is a nuclear receptor of clinical
interest as a drug target in various metabolic disorders. PPAR α also exhibits marked anti …

The mechanisms of action of PPARs

J Berger, DE Moller - Annual review of medicine, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of three
nuclear receptor isoforms, PPARγ, PPARα, and PPARδ, encoded by different genes. PPARs …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: nuclear control of metabolism

B Desvergne, W Wahli - Endocrine reviews, 1999 - academic.oup.com
B. DNA binding properties C. PPAR ligand-binding properties D. Alternative pathways for
PPAR activation E. PPAR-mediated transactivation properties III. Physiological Aspects A …

Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) guidelines for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases 2017

M Kinoshita, K Yokote, H Arai, M Iida… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Every 5 years, the JAS publishes guidelines for the treatment of dyslipidemia and
atherosclerosis. To date, this society has released four such guidelines. Since 2007, the JAS …

Mechanism of action of fibrates on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism

B Staels, J Dallongeville, J Auwerx, K Schoonjans… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Treatment with fibrates, a widely used class of lipid-modifying agents, results in a substantial
decrease in plasma triglycerides and is usually associated with a moderate decrease in LDL …

Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor α mediates the adaptive response to fasting

S Kersten, J Seydoux, JM Peters… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Prolonged deprivation of food induces dramatic changes in mammalian metabolism,
including the release of large amounts of fatty acids from the adipose tissue, followed by …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of infection and inflammation on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism: mechanisms and consequences to the host

W Khovidhunkit, MS Kim, RA Memon… - The Journal of …, 2004 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Infection and inflammation induce the acutephase response (APR), leading to multiple
alterations in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Plasma triglyceride levels increase from …

Bile acids lower triglyceride levels via a pathway involving FXR, SHP, and SREBP-1c

M Watanabe, SM Houten, L Wang… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
We explored the effects of bile acids on triglyceride (TG) homeostasis using a combination of
molecular, cellular, and animal models. Cholic acid (CA) prevents hepatic TG accumulation …

Therapeutic mechanisms of glucocorticoids

J Vandewalle, A Luypaert, K De Bosscher… - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2018 - cell.com
Glucocorticoids (GCs) have been used clinically for decades as potent anti-inflammatory
and immunosuppressive agents. Nevertheless, their use is severely hampered by the risk of …