RESEARCH ARTICLE
Certain Diet and Lifestyle May Contribute to Islet β-cells Protection in Type-2 Diabetes via the Modulation of Cellular PI3K/AKT Pathway
Yasuko Kitagishi*, #, Atsuko Nakanishi*, #, Akari Minami*, #, Yurina Asai, Mai Yasui, Akiko Iwaizako, Miho Suzuki, Yuna Ono, Yasunori Ogura , Satoru Matsuda*, #
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 74
Last Page: 82
Publisher ID: TOBIOCJ-8-74
DOI: 10.2174/1874091X01408010074
Article History:
Received Date: 25/6/2014Revision Received Date: 13/8/2014
Acceptance Date: 18/8/2014
Electronic publication date: 1 /11/2014
Collection year: 2014

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Abstract
PI3K/AKT pathway has been shown to play a pivotal role on islet β-cell protection, enhancing β-cell survival by stimulating cell proliferation and inhibiting cell apoptosis. Accordingly, this pathway appears to be crucial in type-2 diabetes. Understanding the regulations of this pathway may provide a better efficacy of new therapeutic approaches. In this review, we summarize advances on the involvement of the PI3K/AKT pathway in hypothetical intra-cellular signaling of islet β-cells. As recent findings may show the nutritional regulation of the survival pathway in the islet β-cells through activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway, we also review studies on the features of several diets, correlated lifestyle, and its signaling pathway involved in type-2 diabetes. The molecular mechanisms contributing to the disease are the subject of considerable investigation, as a better understanding of the pathogenesis will lead to novel therapies against a condition of the disease.