PPARG and ulcerative colitis: A recent study demonstrates that Lactobacillus plantarum LR002 (LR) improves ulcerative colitis (UC) progression in mice by activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) signaling and inhibiting the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)/NF-κB pathway (Zang et al., 2024).