Review Article

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 1

PPARs expression and respective ligands.

TypesMajor distributionTargets

Agonist

PPARαLiver, heart, kidneyFenofibrate
Clofibrate
(FGF21)
(G0S2)

PPARβ/δSkeletal muscle, liverGW0742
GW501516
MBX-8025

PPARγAdipose tissueTZDs
(rosiglitazone, pioglitazone)
Palmitate
PGC1

PPARα/δGFT505 (elafibranor)

PPARα/γTesaglitazar
Glitazars (saroglitazar)

Antagonist

PPARγIsorhamnetin (quercetin)

PPARα/γZ-551