Review Article

Regulation of Immune Responses and Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by PPARs

Table 3

The effects of PPARβ/δ agonists in EAE.

Agonists (Concentration)Effects on immune cellsEffects on CNS cellsReferences

GW0742 (10 mg/kg/day)Reduce astroglial and microglial inflammatory activation and IL-1β level in brain.
Increase the number of myelin-producing OLs.
Increase noggin protein expression in both OPCs and enriched astrocyte cultures.
Polak et al. [63], Simonini et al. [64]

GW501516 (25–100 ug/day)Inhibit the expression of IFN-γ, IL-17, T-bet, IL-12 and IL-23.
Increase the expression of IL-4 and IL-10.
Kanakasabai et al. [65]

L165041 (25–100 ug/day)Inhibit the expression of IFN-γ, IL-17, T-bet, IL-12 and IL-23.
Increase the expression of IL-4 and IL-10.
Kanakasabai et al. [65]