FIGURE 7.
Hypothetic scheme illustrating interference between TNFα and PPARα signaling pathways at the level of the human C3 promoter. PPARα interacts with the PPRE and activates the C3 gene in a ligand-dependent manner. TNFα up-regulates the C3 gene via p65 binding with the NRE but down-regulates PPARα. Ligand-dependent activation of PPARα inhibits TNFα-mediated stimulation of C3 gene in a PPRE-dependent manner.