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AMP-activated protein kinase, a metabolic master switch: possible roles in type 2 diabetes.

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Increased recruitment of the AMPK signaling system, either by exercise or pharmaceutical activators, may be effective in correcting insulin resistance in patients with forms of impaired glucose tolerance and Type 2 diabetes resulting from defects in the insulin signaling cascade.
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Adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) now appears to be a metabolic master switch, phosphorylating key target proteins that control flux through metabolic pathways of hepatic k...

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Role of AMP-activated protein kinase in mechanism of metformin action

TL;DR: It is reported that metformin activates AMPK in hepatocytes; as a result, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) activity is reduced, fatty acid oxidation is induced, and expression of lipogenic enzymes is suppressed.
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Adiponectin stimulates glucose utilization and fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase

TL;DR: It is shown that phosphorylation and activation of the 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) are stimulated with globular and full-length Ad in skeletal muscle and only with full- lengths Ad in the liver, indicating that stimulation of glucose utilization and fatty-acid oxidation by Ad occurs through activation of AMPK.
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Leptin stimulates fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase.

TL;DR: It is shown that leptin selectively stimulates phosphorylation and activation of the α2 catalytic subunit of AMPK (α2 AMPK) in skeletal muscle, thus establishing a previously unknown signalling pathway for leptin, and identifying AMPK as a principal mediator of the effects of leptin on fatty-acid metabolism in muscle.
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LKB1 is the upstream kinase in the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade

TL;DR: The results identify a link between two protein kinases, previously thought to lie in unrelated, distinct pathways, that are associated with human diseases.
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AMPK in Health and Disease

TL;DR: This review looks at how AMPK integrates stress responses such as exercise as well as nutrient and hormonal signals to control food intake, energy expenditure, and substrate utilization at the whole body level and the possible role of AMPK in multiple common diseases.
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TL;DR: It was deemed essential to develop an appropriate, uniform terminology and a functional, working classification of diabetes that reflects the current knowledge about the disease.
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Physical Activity And Health: A Report Of The Surgeon General

TL;DR: This report is the first report of the Surgeon General on physical activity and health, and strong evidence is shown to indicate that regular physical activity will provide clear and substantial health gains.
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The mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase system. From concept to molecular analysis.

TL;DR: Key developments of the last 20 years that have led to the current understanding of the physiology of the CPT system, the structure of theCPT isoforms, the chromosomal localization of their respective genes, and the identification of mutations in the human population are reviewed.
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The AMP-activated/SNF1 protein kinase subfamily: metabolic sensors of the eukaryotic cell?

TL;DR: AMP-activated protein kinase and SNF1-related protein kinases in higher plants are likely to be involved in the response of plant cells to environmental and/or nutritional stress.
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The AMP‐Activated Protein Kinase

TL;DR: The central hypothesis is that the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade appears to be an ancient system which evolved to protect cells against the effects of nutritional or environmental stress, and protects the cell by switching off ATP-consuming pathways and switching on alternative pathways for ATP generation.
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