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Activation of AMPK by medicinal plants and natural products: Its role in type 2 diabetes mellitus

José Luis RíosFlavio FranciniGuillermo Raúl Schinella

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AMPKCIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUDBiguanidesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesPharmacologyResveratrolCarbohydrate metabolismNATURAL PRODUCTS03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineBerberineDiabetes mellitusDrug DiscoveryHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMedicineTYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUSProtein kinase A030304 developmental biologyPharmacologychemistry.chemical_classificationBiological Products0303 health sciencesPlants Medicinalbusiness.industryType 2 Diabetes MellitusAMPKGeneral MedicineBioquímica y Biología Molecularmedicine.diseaseANTIDIABETIC DRUGSMedicina BásicaGlucoseEnzymeDiabetes Mellitus Type 2chemistry030220 oncology & carcinogenesisThiazolidinedionesbusinessMEDICINAL PLANTS

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Type-2 Diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disease characterized by permanent hyperglycemia, whose development can be prevented or delayed by using therapeutic agents and implementing lifestyle changes. Some therapeutic alternatives include regulation of glycemia through modulation of different mediators and enzymes, such as AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a highly relevant cellular energy sensor for metabolic homeostasis regulation, with particular relevance in the modulation of liver and muscle insulin sensitivity. This makes it a potential therapeutic target for antidiabetic drugs. In fact, some of them are standard drugs used for treatment of T2D, such as biguanides and thiazoli-dindiones. In this review, we compile the principal natural products that are activators of AMPK and their effect on glucose metabolism, which could make them candidates as future antidiabetic agents. Phenolics such as flavonoids and resveratrol, alkaloids such as berberine, and some saponins are potential natural activators of AMPK with a potential future as antidiabetic drugs. Fil: Francini, Flavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Schinella, Guillermo Raúl. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Ríos, José Luis. Universitat de Valencia Departamento de Farmacología; España

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2019-07-01
10.2174/1389557519666181128120726https://www.eurekaselect.com/167810/article