The insulin works by switching on cellular signaling proteins called kinases (specifically Src, PI3K, and Akt) and a protein (SREBP) that binds elements in DNA that regulate the production of cholesterol and its relatives.

• 胰岛素功能在于激活一类叫作激酶的细胞信号蛋白（特定的致敏反应细胞，如磷脂酰肌醇(-3)激酶,蛋白激酶B等）以及一种DNA元素结合蛋白（胆固醇调节元件结合蛋白），这种蛋白质能调节胆固醇及类胆固醇的生成。