Description
Ciprofibrate is a PPARα agonist that exhibits anti-hyperlipidemic activity. Clinically, ciprofibrate decreases levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol and increases levels of HDL. In hepatoma cells, ciprofibrate increases NF-κB DNA binding activity. Additionally, ciprofibrate induces depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential, which may be involved in its mechanism of enhancing peroxisome proliferation.