Lewis, Stephanie N.Bassaganya-Riera, JosepBevan, David R.2016-12-232016-12-232010-01-01Stephanie N. Lewis, Josep Bassaganya-Riera, and David R. Bevan, “Virtual Screening as a Technique for PPAR Modulator Discovery,” PPAR Research, vol. 2010, Article ID 861238, 10 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/8612381687-4757http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73811Virtual screening (VS) is a discovery technique to identify novel compounds with therapeutic and preventive efficacy against disease. Our current focus is on the in silico screening and discovery of novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) agonists. It is well recognized that PPARγagonists have therapeutic applications as insulin sensitizers in type 2 diabetes or as anti-inflammatories. VS is a cost- and time-effective means for identifying small molecules that have therapeutic potential. Our long-term goal is to devise computational approaches for testing the PPARγ-binding activity of extensive naturally occurring compound libraries prior to testing agonist activity using ligand-binding and reporter assays. This review summarizes the high potential for obtaining further fundamental understanding of PPARγ biology and development of novel therapies for treating chronic inflammatory diseases through evolution and implementation of computational screening processes for immunotherapeutics in conjunction with experimental methods for calibration and validation of results.10 page(s)application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 UnportedMedicine, Research & ExperimentalResearch & Experimental MedicineMEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTALACTIVATED-RECEPTOR-GAMMALIGAND-BINDING DOMAINALPHA/GAMMA DUAL AGONISTSSTRUCTURE-BASED DESIGNCRYSTAL-STRUCTUREBIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITIESSTRUCTURAL BASISFATTY-ACIDSDIHYDROFOLATE-REDUCTASEMOLECULAR DOCKINGArticle - RefereedCopyright © 2010 Stephanie N. Lewis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/861238