Abstract
Peroxisome proliferatoreactivated receptors (PPARs) are members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and have been implicated in a variety of physiologic and pathologic processes, such as nutrient metabolism, energy homeostasis, inflammation, and cancer. This article highlights breakthroughs in our understanding of the potential roles of PPARs in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. PPARs might hold the key to some of the questions that are pertinent to the pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases and colorectal cancer and could possibly serve as drug targets for new antiinflammatory therapeutic and anticancer agents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 697-707 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Gastroenterology Clinics of North America |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chronic inflammation
- Colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology