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AMPK activators as novel therapeutics for type 2 diabetes

  • Li Fang Yu
  • , Bei Ying Qiu
  • , Fa Jun Nan*
  • , Jia Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica

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Abstract

AMPK is a potential target of metabolic diseases including obesity and type 2 diabetes. The activation of AMPK can lead to an increase of glucose uptake into muscle, decreased gluconeogenesis in liver, increased fatty acid oxidation in muscle and liver, decreased fatty acid synthesis in liver and adipose tissue, and increase mitochondrial biogenesis. Until now, many efforts from industrial and academia have been focused on searching novel agents that activate AMPK directly or indirectly. This review will discuss recent advances in the search for novel therapeutic agents that mediate their activity via AMPK activation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-410
Number of pages14
JournalCurrent Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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