Tesaglitazar is a potent and selective peroxide PPARα / γ receptor dual agonist with a more potent affinity for PPARγ than PPARα, The EC50 values for rat PPARα and human PPARα were 13.4 μM and 3.6 μM, respectively, and 0.2 μM for rat PPARγ and human PPARγ.

(±)4-HDHA (4-Hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid) is a PPARγ agonist with anti-inflammatory activity that directly inhibits endothelial cell proliferation and sprouting angiogenesis via PPARγ, which can be used in the study of diabetes.

Dauricine has pulmonary toxicity, can produce pulmonary injury in CD-1 mice by the metabolism of Dauricine mediated by CYP3A.