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Review
. 2022 Nov;237(11):4079-4096.
doi: 10.1002/jcp.30875. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

AMPK: The key to ischemia-reperfusion injury

Jie Cai  1 , Xinyue Chen  1 , Xingyu Liu  1 , Zhangwang Li  1 , Ao Shi  2   3 , Xiaoyi Tang  4 , Panpan Xia  5 , Jing Zhang  4 , Peng Yu  5
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Review

AMPK: The key to ischemia-reperfusion injury

Jie Cai et al. J Cell Physiol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) refers to a syndrome in which tissue damage is further aggravated and organ function further deteriorates when blood flow is restored after a period of tissue ischemia. Acute myocardial infarction, stress ulcer, pancreatitis, intestinal ischemia, intermittent claudication, acute tubular necrosis, postshock liver failure, and multisystem organ failure are all related to reperfusion injury. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has been identified in multiple catabolic and anabolic signaling pathways. The functions of AMPK during health and diseases are intriguing but still need further research. Except for its conventional roles as an intracellular energy switch, emerging evidence reveals the critical role of AMPK in IRI as an energy-sensing signal molecule by regulating metabolism, autophagy, oxidative stress, inflammation, and other progressions. At the same time, drugs based on AMPK for the treatment of IRI are constantly being researched and applied in clinics. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms underlying the effects of AMPK in IRI and describe the AMPK-targeting drugs in treatment, hoping to increase the understanding of AMPK in IRI and provide new insights into future clinical treatment.

Keywords: AMPK; glycolysis and glycogen synthesis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; lipid metabolism; programmed cell death.

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