PPAR? in endothelial cells influences high fat diet-induced hypertension

• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.10.032
• Publication Date: 2005-04-13T18:20:31Z
• Authors: C NICOL; M ADACHI; T AKIYAMA; F GONZALEZ
• Keywords: Endothelial Dysfunction

Background:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) ligands improve human hypertension. However, the mechanism and site of this effect remains unknown, confounded by PPARγ expression in many cell types, including endothelial cells (ECs).