Description
AMP-activated protein kinase, known as AMPK, has
been thoroughly researched, and has been reported
to be involved with autophagy; AMPK is further
involved with numerous physiological events,
including cellular growth and proliferation, mitochondrial
function and biogenesis, and insulin resistance.
Thus, AMPK has been repeatedly reported to be
involved with diabetes.7-9 Activation of AMPK
increases autophagy:
