PPARα
PPARα is a ligand-activated nuclear receptor that controls fatty acid metabolism in oxidative tissues, especially liver, heart, and muscle[1]. Mechanistically, hepatocyte PPARα acts as a lipid sensor that coordinates fasting-responsive gene networks for fatty acid homeostasis, ketogenesis, and metabolic adaptation[2]. In disease models, liver PPARα protects against NAFLD by supporting whole-body fatty acid homeostasis, while combined PPARα and PPARβ/δ activation improves steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in preclinical liver disease models[3][1]. Compared with related isoforms, PPARα primarily promotes fatty acid catabolism, whereas PPARγ favors fatty acid uptake, triglyceride storage, insulin sensitivity, and glucose metabolism[4][5]. For experimental applications, fibrates and WY-14,643 serve as PPARα agonists, while GW6471 supports antagonist-based studies by stabilizing corepressor recruitment to the PPARα ligand-binding domain[6][7].
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PPARα Related Products (139)
Related Products (139)
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Recombinant Proteins (2)
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Antibodies (1)
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NXT629
0 ImagesNXT629 is a potent, selective, and competitive PPAR-α antagonist, with an IC50 of 77 nM for human PPARα, shows high selectivity over other nuclear hormone receptor, such as PPARδ, PPARγ, ERβ, GR and TRβ, IC50s are 6.0, 15, 15.2, 32.5 and >100 μM, respectively. NXT629 has potent anti-tumor activity and inhibits experimental metastasis of cancer cell in animal models.
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Gypenoside XLIX
0 ImagesGypenoside XLIX is a multifunctional bioactive compound that can be isolated from Gynostemma pentaphyllum, with a Ka value of 1.58 μM for its binding to SIRT1. Gypenoside XLIX acts as a PPAR-α agonist. It inhibits the activation of TLR4-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway by activating the Sirt1/Nrf2 signaling pathway, reduces ROS accumulation, and alleviates hepatic inflammatory injury in mice with sepsis-induced liver disease. Gypenoside XLIX targets SIRT1 to block YAP-NLRP3 activation and improve sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Gypenoside XLIX inhibits apoptosis (Apoptosis), pyroptosis (Pyroptosis), autophagy (Autophagy), lipid peroxidation, pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Gypenoside XLIX alleviates sepsis-induced splenic injury by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress, and mitigates sepsis-associated encephalopathy by targeting PPAR-α. Gypenoside XLIX prevents acute kidney injury by inhibiting IGFBP7/IGF1R-mediated programmed cell death and inflammation. Gypenoside XLIX inhibits the expression and activity of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in cytokine-induced human endothelial cells. Gypenoside XLIX is applicable to research related to acute liver injury, lung injury, cardiomyopathy, acute splenic injury, sepsis-associated encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, atherosclerosis and chronic inflammation.
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Ciprofibrate
0 ImagesSynonyms: Win35833Ciprofibrate (Win35833) is a potent peroxisome proliferator and increases the phosphorylation level of the PPARalpha. Ciprofibrate acts as an orally active hypolipidaemic agent and can be used for the research of primary hyperlipidaemias.
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Perfluorononanoic acid
0 ImagesSynonyms: PFNA; Heptadecafluorononanoic acidPerfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) is an orally active PPARα activator. Perfluorononanoic acid activates PPARα-mediated gene expression, including upregulating target genes associated with lipid metabolism and triglyceride storage. Perfluorononanoic acid exhibits certain developmental and reproductive toxicity. Perfluorononanoic acid causes hepatomegaly in pregnant mice, induces high postnatal mortality in neonatal mice, and leads to dose-dependent delays in eye-opening time and puberty onset in mouse offspring.
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Clitorin
0 ImagesClitorin is an orally active flavonoid compound that can be isolated from Carica papaya. Clitorin is an inhibitor of EGFR (IC50: 89.58 nM) and aromatase (IC50: 77.41 nM). Clitorin has antioxidant and anti-tumor activities. In the DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays, Clitorin has IC50 values of 91.96 ppm and 250.45 ppm, respectively. In addition, Clitorin can regulate lipogenesis and fatty acid oxidation and can be used in the research of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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(E)-Osmundacetone
0 ImagesSynonyms: sAc15(E)-Osmundacetone is an inhibitor of the MAPK pathway. (E)-Osmundacetone inhibits the activation of the MAPK signaling pathway and restores the expression of PPARα/ACOX1. (E)-Osmundacetone abrogates abnormal cell proliferation, migration and liver metastasis induced by PTPRO silencing in colorectal cancer cells. (E)-Osmundacetone blocks OA-RD17-mediated activation of the MAPK signaling pathway, thereby reducing macrophage proliferation and migration. (E)-Osmundacetone is applicable to relevant research on colorectal cancer.
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Norathyriol
0 ImagesNorathyriol (Mangiferitin) is a natural metabolite of Mangifera. Norathyriol inhibits α-glucosidase in a noncompetitive manner with an IC50 of 3.12 μM. Norathyriol inhibits PPARα, PPARβ, and PPARγ with IC50s of 92.8 µM, 102.4 µM, and 153.5 µM, respectively. Antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial activities.
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F44-A13
0 ImagesCat. No.: HY-163436CAS No.: 1338190-14-9F44-A13 is an orally active and highly selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) antagonist with an IC50 value of 1.1 μM. F44-A13 can optimize cholesterol metabolism and reduce its activity by inducing CYP7A1 expression. F44-A13 reduces levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in mouse models. F44-A13 can be used in the study of metabolic diseases associated with lipid disorders.
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Saroglitazar magnesium
0 ImagesSaroglitazar magnesium is a novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist with predominant PPARα and moderate PPARγ activity with EC50 values of 0.65 pM and 3 nM in HepG2 cells, respectively.
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(10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid
0 Images(10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid (trans-10,cis-12 CLA2) is an orally active PPARα activator and inhibits adipocyte differentiation. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid and its downstream metabolites have various antioxidant and antitumor activities. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid can induce proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which would lead to decreased adipogenesis and insulin resistance in adipose tissue. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid can affect many aspects of milk fat synthesis. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid reduces expression of lipogenic enzymes and inhibits the desaturation of fatty acids. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid can reduce lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity in cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes and enhance triacylglycerol release from these cells. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid decreases the expression of hepatic stearoyl-CoA desatyrase mRNA in mice. (10E,12Z)-Octadeca-10,12-dienoic acid is associated with changes in mucosal NF-κB and Cyclin D1 protein levels in mice.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium-d6
0 ImagesSynonyms: DHEA sulfate sodium-d6; Prasterone sulfate sodium-d6Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt-d6 (DHEA sulfate sodium salt-d6; Prasterone sulfate sodium salt-d6) is the deuterium labeled Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt (HY-B0765). Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA sulfate; Prasterone sulfate) sodium salt is a neurosteroid and the main secretion product of the adrenal gland. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt has both non-competitive antagonist activity of GABAA receptor and agonist activity of σ1 receptor. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt can partially penetrate the blood-brain barrier, inhibit GABAA receptor-mediated chloride influx, enhance NMDA receptor activity through σ1 receptors, exert anti-inflammatory, anti-glucocorticoid and antidepressant effects, and increase convulsive sensitivity. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt participates in neuroprotection, neurite growth regulation and catecholamine secretion regulation, and can be used in the study of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Alzheimer's disease, etc. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate sodium salt may also be a biomarker for cardiovascular disease mortality, and its concentration is independently and negatively correlated with mortality.
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CUDA
0 ImagesCUDA is a potent inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), with IC50s of 11.1 nM and 112 nM for mouse sEH and human sEH, respectively. CUDA selectively increases peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha activity. CUDA may be valuable for the research of cardiovascular disease.
