| abstract |
Provided herein are methods for treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of a disease or condition related to disorders of insulin and/or glucose metabolism, inflammatory conditions, mitochondrial disease, muscle disorders, or pulmonary disorders, involving administering a PPARδ agonist or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PPARδ agonist. In one embodiment, the disease or condition is selected from myopathy, inflammatory vascular diseases, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, systemic inflammatory disorders, renal ischemia, inflammatory rheumatic disorders, and inflammatory diseases of the lung. In another embodiment, methods for increasing oxidative muscle fibers, reducing mitochondria disease, decreasing insulin resistance, decreasing plasma glucose, or decreasing weight, involving administering a PPARδ agonist or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PPARδ agonist, are provided. |