PPAR-alpha: a key to the mechanism of hepatoprotection by clofibrate.

The article highlighted in this issue is "Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha-Null Mice Lack Resistance to Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity Following Clofibrate Exposure" by Chuan Chen, Gayle E. Hennig, Herbert E. Whiteley, J Christopher Corton, and José E. Manautou (pp. 338-344).