| Literature DB >> 19121314 |
Zhaofeng Zhang1, Ming Zhao, Qiong Li, Haifeng Zhao, Junbo Wang, Yong Li.
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In this study, we demonstrated effects of acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC) on insulin resistance induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in rat L6 cells. TNF-alpha downregulated insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and increased Serine 307 phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1). However, the treatment of ALC improved insulin-stimulated glucose uptake via AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation in a dose-dependent manner. Together, our data suggest that ALC inhibits TNF-alpha-induced insulin resistance through AMPK pathway in skeletal muscle cells.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19121314 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.12.053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124