Figure 2.

Factors favouring diabetogenic effects of statins and candidate mechanisms in extrahepatic tissues and pancreatic beta-cells. AKT, alpha serine-threonine-protein kinase; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; CoQ10, Coenzyme Q₁₀, also known as ubiquinone; FBG, fasting blood glucose; GLUT, glucose transporter; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HMG CoA reductase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase; LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; NLRP3, NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3.