PMID- 34376135 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220517 LR - 20220606 IS - 1875-6417 (Electronic) IS - 1573-3998 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 3 DP - 2022 TI - Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 in the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review. PG - e300721195147 LID - 10.2174/1573399817666210730094225 [doi] AB - The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing abundantly due to lifestyle-related obesity and associated cardiovascular problems. Presently, Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) has gained considerable attention from biomedical scientists to treat diabetes. Phosphorylation of GSK-3 permits a number of cellular activities like regulation of cell signaling, cellular metabolism, cell proliferation and cellular transport. Inhibiting GSK-3 activity by pharmacological intervention has become an important strategy for the management of T2DM. This review focuses on the schematic representation of fundamental GSK-3 enzymology and encompasses the GSK-3 inhibitors as a future therapeutic lead target for the management of T2DM that may significantly regulate insulin sensitivity to insulin receptor, glycogen synthesis and glucose metabolism. The various signaling mechanisms of inhibiting the GSK-3 by describing insulin signaling through Insulin Receptor Substrate (IRS-1), Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase (PI3K) and Protein Kinase B (PKB/ AKT) pathways that may hopefully facilitate the pharmacologist to design for antidiabetic drug evaluation model in near future have also been highlighted. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Bala, Asis AU - Bala A AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, EPIP Campus, Hajipur, Bihar 844102, India. AD - Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, 157/F, Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Sodepur, Kolkata-700114; India. FAU - Roy, Susmita AU - Roy S AD - Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, 157/F, Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Sodepur, Kolkata-700114; India. FAU - Das, Debanjana AU - Das D AD - Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, EPIP Campus, Hajipur, Bihar 844102, India. FAU - Marturi, Venkatesh AU - Marturi V AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, EPIP Campus, Hajipur, Bihar 844102, India. FAU - Mondal, Chaitali AU - Mondal C AD - TCG Life Sciences (Chembiotek) Pvt. Ltd., Sector V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091, India. FAU - Patra, Susmita AU - Patra S AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India. FAU - Haldar, Pallab Kanti AU - Haldar PK AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India. FAU - Samajdar, Gourav AU - Samajdar G AD - Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, 157/F, Nilgunj Road, Panihati, Sodepur, Kolkata-700114; India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Diabetes Rev JT - Current diabetes reviews JID - 101253260 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, Insulin) RN - EC 2.7.11.26 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3) SB - IM MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/etiology/metabolism MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 MH - Humans MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - *Insulin Resistance/physiology MH - Receptor, Insulin/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - etiology OT - glucose metabolism OT - glycogen synthase kinase-3 OT - insulin sensitivity OT - modern targets EDAT- 2021/08/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/18 06:00 CRDT- 2021/08/11 05:31 PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/11 05:31 [entrez] AID - CDR-EPUB-116973 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1573399817666210730094225 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Diabetes Rev. 2022;18(3):e300721195147. doi: 10.2174/1573399817666210730094225.