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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

PPARβ/δ: A Key Therapeutic Target in Metabolic Disorders.

Xavier Palomer, Emma Barroso, Javier Pizarro-Delgado, Lucía Peña, Gaia Botteri, Mohammad Zarei, David Aguilar, Marta Montori-Grau, Manuel Vázquez-Carrera

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xavier PalomerPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. xpalomer@ub.edu.
Emma BarrosoPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. ebarroso@ub.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4551-4825
Javier Pizarro-DelgadoPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. jpizarro@ub.edu.
Lucía PeñaPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. lucia.pena.moreno@gmail.com.
Gaia BotteriPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. gaia.btt@gmail.com.
Mohammad ZareiPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. biotech.zarei@gmail.com.
David AguilarPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. d.aguilarrecarte@gmail.com.
Marta Montori-GrauPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. mmontori@ub.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5707-5407
Manuel Vázquez-CarreraPharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. mvazquezcarrera@ub.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7138-8207
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research in recent years on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)β/δ indicates that it plays a key role in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, both at the cellular level and within the organism as a whole. PPARβ/δ activation might help prevent the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This review highlights research findings on the PPARβ/δ regulation of energy metabolism and the development of diseases related to altered cellular and body metabolism. It also describes the potential of the pharmacological activation of PPARβ/δ as a treatment for human metabolic disorders.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansMetabolic DiseasesMolecular Targeted TherapyPPAR-betaPPAR deltaPPAR-betaPPAR deltadyslipidaemianon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseobesityPPARβ/δtype 2 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID29558390
PMCPMC5877774
OpenAlexW2793564315

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