AMPK, Mitochondrial Function, and Cardiovascular Disease

Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is in charge of numerous catabolic and anabolic signaling pathways to sustain appropriate intracellular adenosine triphosphate levels in response to energetic and/or cellular stress. In addition to its conventional roles as an intracellular energy switch or fuel gauge, emerging research has shown that AMPK is also a redox sensor and modulator, playing pivotal roles in maintaining cardiovascular processes and inhibiting disease progression. Pharmacological reagents, including statins, metformin, berberine, polyphenol, and resveratrol, all of which are widely used therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders, appear to deliver their protective/therapeutic effects partially via AMPK signaling modulation. The functions of AMPK during health and disease are far from clear. Accumulating studies have demonstrated crosstalk between AMPK and mitochondria, such as AMPK regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis and mitochondrial dysfunction causing abnormal AMPK activity. In this review, we begin with the description of AMPK structure and regulation, and then focus on the recent advances toward understanding how mitochondrial dysfunction controls AMPK and how AMPK, as a central mediator of the cellular response to energetic stress, maintains mitochondrial homeostasis. Finally, we systemically review how dysfunctional AMPK contributes to the initiation and progression of cardiovascular diseases via the impact on mitochondrial function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 14 vom: 15. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Shengnan [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Ming-Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8L70Q75FXE
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
AMPK
Adenosine Triphosphate
Cardiovascular disease
EC 2.7.11.31
Journal Article
Mitochondrial function
Reactive Oxygen Species
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.02.2021

Date Revised 19.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21144987

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312560656