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Fibrate Mechanism of Action - The Center for Cholesterol Management

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Anti-inflammatory and<br />

Immunomodulatory Effects <strong>of</strong> PPARα<br />

Thrombosis<br />

Plaque stability<br />

• PPARα activators have<br />

antithrombotic effects<br />

by inhibiting tissue<br />

factor expression in<br />

monocytes and<br />

macrophages<br />

MMP-9: Metalloproteinase-9<br />

TXS: Thromboxanes<br />

PAF: Platelet acetyl hydrolyzing factor<br />

TF: Tissue factor<br />

Neve BP, et al. Circulation. 2001;103:207-212.<br />

Marx N, et al. Circulation. 1999;99:3125-3131 and Circ Res. 2004;94:1168-1178

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