Review Article

PPAR-γ Agonists and Their Role in Primary Cicatricial Alopecia

Table 2

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in human skin.

Skin componentsType of PPAR expression

Epidermis and dermis
 (i) Epidermal keratinocytesPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (ii) MelanocytesPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (iii) FibroblastsPPAR-γ
 (iv) T lymphocytesPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (v) Langerhan cellsPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (vi) Mast cellsPPAR-β/δ and PPAR-γ
Follicular units
 (i) Hair matrix keratinocytesPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (ii) Hair shaft cortexPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (iii) Hair cuticlePPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (iv) Inner root sheathPPAR-β/δ and PPAR-γ
 (v) Outer root sheathPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (vi) Dermal papilla cellsPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (vii) Connective tissue sheathPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ
 (viii) SebocytesPPAR-α, PPAR-β/δ, and PPAR-γ