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Inés Pineda Torra

Professor in Cardiometabolic Medicine
Verified email at ucl.ac.uk
Cited by 12893

Bile acids induce the expression of the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α gene via activation of the farnesoid X receptor

I Pineda Torra, T Claudel, C Duval… - Molecular …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is a nuclear receptor that controls lipid
and glucose metabolism and exerts antiinflammatory activities. PPARα is also reported to …

Activation of human aortic smooth-muscle cells is inhibited by PPARα but not by PPARγ activators

B Staels, W Koenig, A Habib, R Merval, M Lebret… - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are key players in lipid and glucose
metabolism and are implicated in metabolic disorders predisposing to atherosclerosis, such as …

PPAR-α and PPAR-γ activators induce cholesterol removal from human macrophage foam cells through stimulation of the ABCA1 pathway

G Chinetti, S Lestavel, V Bocher, AT Remaley… - Nature medicine, 2001 - nature.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors that regulate
lipid and glucose metabolism and cellular differentiation. PPAR-α and PPAR-γ are both …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of proliferator-activated receptors α and γ induces apoptosis of human monocyte-derived macrophages

G Chinetti, S Griglio, M Antonucci, IP Torra… - Journal of Biological …, 1998 - ASBMB
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been implicated in metabolic
diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis, due to their activity in liver and …

Estrogen-related receptor α directs peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α signaling in the transcriptional control of energy metabolism in cardiac and skeletal …

JM Huss, IP Torra, B Staels, V Giguere… - Molecular and cellular …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) are orphan nuclear receptors activated by the transcriptional
coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) coactivator 1α (PGC-1α…

[HTML][HTML] Bile acid-activated nuclear receptor FXR suppresses apolipoprotein AI transcription via a negative FXR response element

T Claudel, E Sturm, H Duez, IP Torra… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Serum levels of HDL are inversely correlated with the risk of coronary heart disease. The
anti-atherogenic effect of HDL is partially mediated by its major protein constituent apoA-I. In …

Regulation of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism by PPAR activators

P Gervois, IP Torra, JC Fruchart, B Staels - 2000 - degruyter.com
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription
factors belonging to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. PPARα, the first identified …

PPARs: transcription factors controlling lipid and lipoprotein metabolism

V Bocher, I PINEDATORRA… - Annals of the New …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear receptors are transcription factors that are activated by ligands and subsequently
bind to regulatory regions in target genes, thereby modulating their expression. Nuclear …

Characterization of the human PPARα promoter: identification of a functional nuclear receptor response element

I Pineda Torra, Y Jamshidi, DM Flavell… - Molecular …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
PPARα is a nuclear receptor that controls lipid and glucose metabolism and exerts antiinflammatory
activities. The factors regulating human PPARα (hPPARα) gene expression remain …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α gene variants influence progression of coronary atherosclerosis and risk of coronary artery disease

DM Flavell, Y Jamshidi, E Hawe, I Pineda Torra… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) regulates the expression
of genes involved in lipid metabolism and inflammation, making it a candidate gene for …