Clinical Trial: Repurposing Fenofibrate in Modulating mTOR/NLRP3 Inflammasome in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Repurposing Fenofibrate in Modulating mTOR/NLRP3 Inflammasome in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Brief Summary:
Fibrates, specific pharmacological agonists of PPAR?, have been widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Apart from their metabolic action, anti-inflammatory properties of fibrates have been described, including inhibition of NF-kappa B signaling and pro-inflammatory cytokine production.4 Fenofibrate, an important peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-a (PPAR- ?) agonist, is widely used in clinical as a triglyceride (TG)-lowering agent
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