Department of Neurological Surgery and the Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
PPAR Res. 2008;2008:461981. doi: 10.1155/2008/461981. Epub 2008 Apr 13.
Stroke (focal cerebral ischemia) is a leading cause of death and disability among adult population. Many pathological events including inflammation and oxidative stress during the acute period contributes to the secondary neuronal death leading the neurological dysfunction after stroke. Transcriptional regulation of genes that promote these pathophysiological mechanisms can be an effective strategy to minimize the poststroke neuronal death. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription factors known to be upstream to many inflammatory and antioxidant genes. The goal of this review is to discuss the therapeutic potential and putative mechanisms of neuroprotection following PPAR activation after stroke.
中风(局部脑缺血)是成年人群死亡和残疾的主要原因。在急性期间,包括炎症和氧化应激在内的许多病理事件导致中风后神经功能障碍的继发性神经元死亡。促进这些病理生理机制的基因的转录调控可能是最小化中风后神经元死亡的有效策略。过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体(PPARs)是配体激活的转录因子,已知是许多炎症和抗氧化基因的上游。本综述的目的是讨论中风后 PPAR 激活的神经保护治疗潜力和潜在机制。