Review Article
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Curcumin-Mediated Therapeutic Effects in Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer
Table 1
The antidiabetic efficacy of CUR in animal models of the disease.
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➔ induction; --| inhibition; ↑ increase; ↓ decrease. ACAT: acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase; ACC1: acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1; β3AR: β3-adrenergic receptor; BAT: brown adipose tissue; CAT: catalase; CD36: fatty acid translocase; ChREBP: carbohydrate response element-binding protein; COX2: cyclooxygenase 2; CPT1: carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1; CRP: C-reactive protein; ERK1/2: extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2; FAS: fatty acid synthase; FBG: fasting blood glucose; FFA: free fatty acid; GK: glucokinase; G6Pase: glucose-6-phosphatase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GR: glutathione reductase; GS: glycogen synthase; GSH: reduced glutathione; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HFD: high-fat diet; HO1: heme oxygenase 1; HOMA-IR: homeostatic index of insulin resistance; HMGCR: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase; Hsp70 and Hsp90: heat shock proteins 70 and 90; IR: insulin receptor; IRS1: insulin receptor substrate 1; JAK2: Janus-activated kinase-signal transducer 2; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; MDA: malondialdehyde; PDK4: pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4; PEPCK: phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; PKB/Akt: protein kinase B or Akt; PKCθ: protein kinase C-theta; PPARα and γ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and γ; PTP1B: protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B; SCD1: stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1; Sirt1: Sirtuin 1; SOCS3: suppressor of cytokine signaling 3; SREBP1c: sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c; STAT3: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; STZ: streptozotocin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; TNFα: tumor necrosis factor α; TOS: total oxidant status; UCP1: uncoupling protein 1; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; WAT: white adipose tissue. |