DrBeen#45 Berberine and Pancreatic Beta Cells

Berberine has many important mechanisms. In the current series of talks we are presenting the mechanisms related to the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the current talk we look at the high level mechanism of how Berberine helps increase the insulin secretion.

Note: cell's depolarization process is intentionally skipped to keep the focus on the potassium channels.

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Berberine is an insulin secretagogue targeting the KCNH6 potassium channel | Nature Communications
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25952-2

AMP-activated protein kinase - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP-activated_protein_kinase

Frontiers | Cerebral Gluconeogenesis and Diseases
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2016.00521/full

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoenolpyruvate_carboxykinase

Gluconeogenesis - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis

Metformin - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin

Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterol_regulatory_element-binding_protein_1

The Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in Insulin Signaling - PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5707648/

mTORC1 activates SREBP-1c and uncouples lipogenesis from gluconeogenesis | PNAS
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1000323107

Insulin Signaling Pathway | Antibodies.com
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Regulation of SREBP by insulin signaling pathway  | Download Scientific Diagram
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Regulation-of-SREBP-by-insulin-signaling-pathway_fig3_258503248

The role of the KATP channel in glucose homeostasis in health and disease: more than meets the islet - PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976015/

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