Figure 2.
Schematic diagram showing cardiomyocyte energetics. In the diabetic heart, high free fatty acids and insulin resistance alleviated FAs oxidation. ACC: Acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase, AMPK: 5AMP-activated protein kinase, CoA: Coenzyme A, FAs: Fatty acids, GLUT: glucose transporter, PI3K: Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, ROS: Reactive oxygen species, TCA: Tricarboxylic acid cycle, TG: triglycerides: UPCs: uncoupling proteins.