Molecular pathogenesis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and therapeutic potential by targeting AMP-activated protein kinase

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 233, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1999-2006

  Zhang, Zhihui ^a   Cheng, Xiaoyu ^b   Yue, Li ^c   Cui, Wenhui ^a   Zhou, Wencheng ^b   Gao, Jian ^a   Yao, Hongwei ^c  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMP activated protein kinase; cellular senescence; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; metabolism; mitochondrial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE ACTIVATOR;

AUTOPHAGY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS; MITOPHAGY; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; AIR POLLUTANT; CELL AGING; DRUG EFFECTS; LUNG; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; SMOKE; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; CELLULAR SENESCENCE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MITOCHONDRIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKE; SMOKING;

EID: 85035033579     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25844     Document Type: Review

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