@Article{Dytfeld2009,
journal="Przegląd Kardiodiabetologiczny/Cardio-Diabetological Review",
issn="1896-9666",
year="2009",
title="Review paperPeroxisome proliferator activated receptors \&#947; (PPAR-g) in human physiology  and pathology",
abstract="As the global prevalence of obesity and diabetes increases, attention has been focused on revealing the exact molecular mechanisms controlling these and coexisting metabolic disturbances. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors \&#947; \&#8211; PPAR-g \&#8211; are critically important in adipose tissue function. They belong to the superfamily of ligand inducible transcription factors. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors \&#947; directly regulate a large number of target genes that mediate gluconeogenesis, triglicerides uptake and storage, lipolysis and adipocytokines synthesis. Their pharmacological activation decreases insulin resistance. Numerous genetic variants of PPAR-g gene have been indentified, of which Pro12 Ala polymorphism is the most prevalent. It has been shown that carriers of the proline allele are at high risk of type 2 diabetes. Knowing the biology of these receptors might therefore contribute to understand underlying patomechanisms and potential ways of treatment as far as epidemiologically relevant diseases are concerned.",
author="Dytfeld, Joanna
and Horst-Sikorska, Wanda",
pages="187--191",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Review-paper-Peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptors-947-PPAR-g-in-human-physiology-and-pathology,47,14615,1,1.html"
}