STAT1 and STAT6 Act as Antagonistic Regulators of PPARγ in Diabetic Patients with and without Cardiovascular Diseases.

Background: The processes that mediate an inflammatory environment and increase atherosclerosis in diabetes are not well understood. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a subgroup of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors which play an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atherosclerosis. PPARγ promotes changes in lipid metabolism, especially in fatty acid (FA) trafficking, and the activity of PPARγ could be modulated by diabetes phenotype patients.