Methyl succinate antagonises biguanide-induced AMPK-activation and death of pancreatic beta-cells through restoration of mitochondrial electron transfer. [electronic resource]
- British journal of pharmacology Apr 2007
- 1031-43 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0007-1188
10.1038/sj.bjp.0707189 doi
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases Animals Apoptosis--drug effects Biguanides--antagonists & inhibitors Cell Line, Tumor Cell Survival--drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Electron Transport--drug effects Electron Transport Complex I--antagonists & inhibitors Electron Transport Complex II--drug effects Enzyme Activation--drug effects Glucose--metabolism Hypoglycemic Agents--antagonists & inhibitors Insulin-Secreting Cells--drug effects Metformin--toxicity Mice Mitochondria--drug effects Multienzyme Complexes--metabolism NADP--metabolism Oxidation-Reduction Phenformin--toxicity Phosphorylation--drug effects Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases--metabolism Rats Succinates--metabolism Tetrazolium Salts--metabolism Thiazoles--metabolism Time Factors