Table 1.

Pharmacological and natural modulators of AMPK activity in the liver

	Molecule/Compound	References
Activation	A-769662	(Goransson et al., 2007)
	AICAR	(Corton et al., 1995)
	Metformin	(Zhou et al., 2001)
	Thiazolidinediones	(Fryer et al., 2002, Saha et al., 2004)
	Adiponectin	(Yamauchi et al., 2002)
	Glucocorticoids	(Christ-Crain et al., 2008)
	Betaine	(Song et al., 2007)
	Berberine	(Lee et al., 2006)
	Bitter melon	(Tan et al., 2008)
	Combretastatin A4	(Zhang et al., 2008)
	EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate)	(Collins et al., 2007)
	Galegine	(Mooney et al., 2008)
	Ginseng	(Park et al., 2008)
	Resveratrol	(Zang et al., 2006)
	Oltipraz	(Bae et al., 2007)
Inhibition	Ghrelin	(Barazzoni et al., 2005, Kola et al., 2005)
	Endocannabinoids	(Kola et al., 2005)
	Resistin	(Banerjee et al., 2004)