PPARγ Agonists: Blood Pressure and Edema

Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonists are widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Side effects of drug treatment include both fluid retention and a lowering of blood pressure. Data from animal and human studies suggest that these effects arise, at least in part, fr...

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Main Author: Bonnie L. Blazer-Yost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/785369