Table 3: Anti-Fibrotic Activity of PPAR-γ Ligands: In Vitro and In Vivo

Ligands of PPAR-γ Inhibit ECM Gene Expression and/or Myofibroblast Transformation in Cultured Cells Ligands of PPAR-γ Attenuate Fibrosis in Rodent Models
Hepatic stellate cells Choline-deficient, l-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet induced hepatic fibrosis
Hepatocytes Methionine choline deficient (MCD) diet-induced fibrosing steatohepatitis
Hepatoma cells Thioacetamide-induced hepatic fibrosis
Schistosoma japonicum induced hepatic fibrosis
Renal mesagial cells Fischer to Lewis rat renal transplantation induced chronic renal allograft damage
Glomerular endothelial cells Renal injury in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats
Kidney fibroblasts Diabetes associated glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis
BDL induced hepatic fibrosis
Lung fibroblasts Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Alveolar epithelial cells Hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension
Cardiac fibroblasts Pressure-overload-induced cardiac remodeling
Cardiovascular smooth muscle cells Cardiac fibrosis in Type 2 diabetic rat
Normal and Skin fibroblasts; SSc Bleomycin induced skin fibrosis