View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Enlighten THE ROLE OF AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE IN ADIPOSE TISSUE METABOLISM AND INFLAMMATION Silvia Bijland*, Sarah Jane Mancini* and Ian Paul Salt Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom *These authors contributed equally to this review Key words: adipose, AMP-activated protein kinase, AMPK, obesity, diabetes, inflammation Short title: AMP-activated protein kinase in adipose Corresponding author: Dr Ian P. Salt, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom Tel: 0141 330 2049; Fax: 0141 330 5481; email:
[email protected] Abbreviations: ACC, acetyl CoA carboxylase; AICAR, 5’-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; aP2, adipocyte-specific fatty acid binding protein; ATGL, adipose triglyceride lipase; BAT, brown adipose tissue; CaMKK,Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase ; CBS, cystathionine-- synthase; C/EBP, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein; CGI-58, comparative gene identification-58; CPT1, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I; DAG, diacylglycerol; FA, fatty acid; FAS, fatty acid synthase; GLUT4, glucose transporter 4; HSL, hormone-sensitive lipase; IL, interleukin; IRS-1, insulin receptor substrate-1; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase; LKB1, liver kinase B1; LPL, lipoprotein lipase;