AMP-activated protein kinase: maintaining energy homeostasis at the cellular and whole-body levels

DG Hardie - Annual review of nutrition, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway
arose early during evolution of eukaryotic cells, when it appears to have been involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Novel lead discovery for drug development

L Wang, Y Yan, L Wu, J Peng - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
With changing lifestyles, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most
prevalent liver disease worldwide. A substantial increase in the incidence, mortality, and …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase by natural and synthetic activators

DG Hardie - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2016 - Elsevier
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a sensor of cellular energy status that is almost
universally expressed in eukaryotic cells. While it appears to have evolved in single-celled …

Pharmacological potential of the combination of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) and Carthamus tinctorius (Honghua) for diabetes mellitus and its cardiovascular …

JO Orgah, S He, Y Wang, M Jiang, Y Wang… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome, such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, atherosclerosis, and high blood
pressure (HBP), are closely linked pathophysiologically. However, current monotherapies …

Tanshinone IIA ameliorates cognitive deficits by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

Y He, JB Ruganzu, C Lin, B Ding, Q Zheng… - Neurochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Our previous data indicated that tanshinone IIA (tan IIA) improves learning and memory in a
mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) induced by streptozotocin via restoring …

Tanshinone IIA and hepatocellular carcinoma: A potential therapeutic drug

H Li, P Hu, Y Zou, L Yuan, Y Xu, X Zhang, X Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Because of its high prevalence and poor long-term clinical treatment effect, liver disease is
regarded as a major public health problem around the world. Among them, viral hepatitis …

Natural products on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

JY Xu, L Zhang, ZP Li, G Ji - Current Drug Targets, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic disorder of lipid and carbohydrate
metabolism and is often associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress, energy homeostasis …

Type 2 diabetes complicated with heart failure: research on therapeutic mechanism and potential drug development based on insulin signaling pathway

H Ye, Y He, C Zheng, F Wang, M Yang, J Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure (HF) are diseases characterized by high
morbidity and mortality. They often occur simultaneously and increase the risk of each other …

Sodium tanshinone IIA silate inhibits high glucose-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration through activation of AMP-activated protein kinase

W Wu, H Yan, X Wang, Y Gui, F Gao, X Tang, Y Qin… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells may perform a crucial role in the
pathogenesis of diabetic vascular disease. AMPK additionally exerts several salutary effects …

Protective effects of tanshinone IIA on SH-SY5Y cells against oAβ1–42-induced apoptosis due to prevention of endoplasmic reticulum stress

W Yang, J Zhang, L Shi, S Ji, X Yang, W Zhai… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress caused by β-amyloid protein (Aβ) may play an important
role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Our previous data have indicated that …