title: [A new target for diabetes therapy: advances in the research of glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors].
abstract: Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a serine/threonine kinase, originally identified as a protein kinase by its ability to phosphorylate and inactivate glycogen synthase. It was found that the overexpression of GSK-3 is associated with some diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Some pharmacological inhibitors of GSK-3 have been demonstrated to mimic insulin signaling, adjust glycogen synthesis and glucose metabolism, and improve insulin resistance. So GSK-3 inhibitors are realized as a new approach of treating diabetes. This review summarizes current advances in research of GSK-3 inhibitors as a new therapeutic approach for diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Shuai-nan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhu-fang
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007328:Insulin; D006003:Glycogen; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3