<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JBiSE</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">1937-6871</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/jbise.2016.96023</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">JBiSE-66602</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Review</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Biomedical&amp;Life Sciences</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Diabetes Developing Diagram
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>uredin</surname><given-names>Bakhtiari</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sub>1</sub></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><addr-line>Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, 
Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>nuredin.bakhtiary@modares.ac.ir</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>19</day><month>05</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>09</volume><issue>06</issue><fpage>298</fpage><lpage>301</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>15</day>	<month>April</month>	<year>2016</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>16</month>	<year>May</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>20</day>	<month>May</month>	<year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that the cells cannot uptake and use glucose as a source of energy. Many dysfunctions in mitochondria biogenesis/activity and some glycolysis enzymes in diabetic patients have been reported. The aim of this mini-review is to elucidate the cross-talk between signaling pathway which involved in developing of diabetes. Here, there are a related, documented reasons and evidences which investigate energy deficiency in this disease. It seems that a cascade of signaling such as transcription factors (MEF2, CREB, NFAT, P38, MAPK, AMPK) co-activators (PGC-1α) such as calcium ion, protein dependent calcium(CAMK, calcineurine) and Na+-K+ pump have a main role in cell energy regulation. Any dysfunction in these factors can develop diabetes and here, Na+-K+ pump is known as a start point of this diagram.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Diabetes</kwd><kwd> Na+-K+ Pump</kwd><kwd> PGC-1α</kwd><kwd> AMPK</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Step-by-step development of diabetic disorder proposed a schematic “Energy homeostasis diagram” and accordingly, we suggested that alteration in Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump structure/function might cause further modification towards diabetics. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that involve whole metabolism of body [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref1">1</xref>] , glucose uptake strength is low in diabetic patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref2">2</xref>] . In these individuals’ energy charges, ATP/ADP is imbalance opposed to normal individuals [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref3">3</xref>] . Individuals that taken diabetes might have disordered in signal transduction [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref4">4</xref>] , mitochondrial dysfunction [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref5">5</xref>] , imbalance in calcium level in cytoplasm [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref6">6</xref>] or dysfunction in membrane proteins such as Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref7">7</xref>] . The goal of this short-communication is to unveil the cross-talk between signaling which is involved in energy homeostasis and finds the initiate point of this pathway as well as citric acid cycle which determines oxaloacetate as a critical point of cycle. There are some evidences that identify Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump as a source of this impairment [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref8">8</xref>] . It is suggested that compensation of Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump activity in diabetic patients might improve illness status through increasing of calcium level in cytoplasm [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref9">9</xref>] ; activating of calcium signaling pathway proteins such as calmudulin-dependent kinase (CAMK) and calcineurine (a protein phosphates) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref10">10</xref>] and these factors cause MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2), NFAT (nuclear factor T-cell) activation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref11">11</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref12">12</xref>] which is accompanied by overexpression of PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref13">13</xref>] , then up-regulation of NRF-1(nuclear respiratory factor A) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref14">14</xref>] and ultimately mitochondrial biogenesis has been observed [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref15">15</xref>] . On the other hand, concomitant collaboration between PGC-1α with MEF2 leads to both up-regulation and transportation of GLUT4 (glucose transporter-4) toward cell membranes [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref16">16</xref>] . Furthermore, the interaction between PGC-1α and PPAR (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-Alpha) in turn modulates the expression of PPRES (PPAR Response elements) which lead to increase of enzymes overexpression which is involved in glucose and fatty acid oxidation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref17">17</xref>] . In this so called schematic view, a reversible equilibrium among Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump and mitochondrial biogenesis/activity is observed. In the absence of suitable function of this pump, the amount of Na<sup>+</sup> is overloaded in cytoplasm and this results in calcium penetration from mitochondria and also deficiency of calcium availability of cytoplasm. It should be pointed out that many calcium-dependent enzymes are working in mitochondria and decrease of matrix calcium has deleterious effects on them [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref18">18</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref19">19</xref>] . On the other hand, harmful effects of lowering-calcium on intracellular energy production cause failure of Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> pump. It should be noted that about 4% - 50% of basal energy expenditure is used to maintain physiological intracellular sodium (Na<sup>+</sup>) and potassium (K<sup>+</sup>) concentrations [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.66602-ref20">20</xref>] . Finally, we could found a series of related signals which cooperate altogether and result in cell energy homeostasis as it can be seen in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>.</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> As it has been shown in the figure, there are some negative feedbacks such as NEFA (non-esterifies fatty acid), cabin1, HDACII and positive feedbacks like insulin, exercise, AMPK, P38, MAPK. According to the diagram the key point which can be considered as a starting and extending diabetes disease is disorder in Na<sup>+</sup>-K<sup>+</sup> Pump. As it has been shown ,the activators can increase intracellular level of calcium concentration (inhibitors can act inversely), at the second step, temporal and prolong increase in calcium concentration can led to activation of CAMK and calcineurin, protein-protein interaction between the mentioned proteins can activate a series of signals such as MEF2, NFAT which in turn leading to increase in PGC-1α expression level, the role of the last factor is energy cell homeostasis and inducing NRF-1, NRF-2 activity/expression level. Also NRFs has a positive effect on nuclear genome which involved in expression of respiratory factors. Then, these factors will effect on mTFA (mithochondrial transcription factor), both factors can increase mitochondria biogenesis/activity. The backward arrow between Na-K pump and mitochondria at the top of figure reveals direct effect of increasing Na concentration on exiting Ca from mitochondria and inactivation of Ca-dependent mitochondorial enzymes</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-9102299x6.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s2"><title>Acknowledgements</title><p>The author of this manuscript is so grateful from Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran that financial support this study.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>Conflict and Interest</title><p>We declare that there is not any conflict and interest from this study.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Nuredin Bakhtiari, (2016) Diabetes Developing Diagram. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,09,298-301. doi: 10.4236/jbise.2016.96023</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>Abbreviation</title><p>MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2), CREB (cAMP response elements), NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T-cells), MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinases), AMPK (5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase), PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha), CAMK (Ca<sup>2+</sup>/calmo- dulin-dependent protein kinase), Calcineurin (calcium and calmodulin dependent serine/threonine protein phosphatase), PPAR (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-Alpha), GLUT4 (glucose transporter-4), NRF-1 (nuclear respiratory factor A), PPAR (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-Alpha).</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.66602-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Kelley, D.E., Mintun, M.A. and Watkins, S.C. 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