Title : Inhibition of adult liver progenitor (oval) cell growth and viability by an agonist of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) family member gamma, but not alpha or delta.

Pub. Date : 2005 Oct

PMID : 15917308






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1 WY14643 (PPARalpha agonist), GW501516 (PPARdelta agonist) and ciglitazone (PPARgamma agonist) were tested for their ability to modulate the behaviour of p53-immortalized liver (PIL) progenitor cell lines in vitro. ciglitazone peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma Mus musculus
2 Administration of the PPARgamma agonist ciglitazone to mice fed with the CDE diet for 14 days resulted in a significantly diminished oval cell response and decreased fibrosis compared with those receiving placebo. ciglitazone peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma Mus musculus