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ReviewJournal of physiology and biochemistry2025

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases: key regulators of cellular metabolism and therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases.

Min Zhou, Ziqi Qin, Xiting Zhu, Yifeng Ruan, Huiling Ling, Chen Li, Xueqi Gan

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Review in Journal of physiology and biochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Min ZhouState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Ziqi QinState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Xiting ZhuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Yifeng RuanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Huiling LingState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Chen LiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Xueqi GanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. xueqigan@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-4527

Funding

Clinical Research Project Funded by West China Stomatological Hospital of Sichuan University LCYJ-MS-202302on Graduate Education and Teaching Reform of Sichuan University GSSCU2024105The Key Research and Development Support Program of the Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau 2024-YF05-00505-SNthe National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370935, 81870802the Project of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province 2023YFS0244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases (PDKs) can regulate the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A through the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC). As the rate-limiting enzymes of PDHC, PDKs link glycolysis to the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Pathological changes in many diseases involve alterations in cellular metabolism, which are partly reflected in changes in mitochondrial function. The intermediate role of PDKs in metabolic processes allows for the influence of both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. Recent studies have shown that PDKs play a crucial role in regulating metabolic reprogramming, mitochondrial function and cellular activities in both oncological studies and various non-oncological diseases. This paper aims to clarify the molecular regulatory mechanisms of PDKs; review the relationship of PDKs with cellular metabolic reprogramming, regulation of ROS, and apoptosis; and the present status of research on PDKs in osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and vascular diseases. With this review, we have increased our understanding and insight at the molecular level, providing new insights into targeting PDKs to reverse metabolism-related diseases.

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Metabolic DiseasesPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseAnimalsApoptosisDiabetes MellitusGlycolysisHumansMitochondriaOxidative PhosphorylationReactive Oxygen SpeciesPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesApoptosisMetabolic diseasesMetabolic reprogrammingPyruvate dehydrogenase kinaseROS

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