Abstract
The peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is one of three members of the PPAR family (PPARα and PPARδ), which itself is a part of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily.1–5 Nuclear hormone receptors are transcription factors that are activated by the binding of small lipophilic ligands.6,7,8,9,10,11 They induce or repress transcription of a large number of different genes thereby influencing cellular functions.