Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-γ Agonist Pioglitazone Ameliorates White Matter Lesion and Cognitive Impairment in Hypertensive Rats.

CONCLUSIONS: Long-term treatment of pioglitazone has beneficial effect on hypertension-induced WML and cognition decline, which may partly through its effect on attenuation of arteriolar remodeling, endothelial activation, and brain inflammation. PMID: 25611692 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25611692?dopt=Abstract

Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - January 22, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Lan LF, Zheng L, Yang X, Ji XT, Fan YH, Zeng JS Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: research