Metformin protects the brain against ischemia/reperfusion injury through PI3K/Akt1/JNK3 signaling pathways in rats

XH Ge, GJ Zhu, DQ Geng, HZ Zhang, JM He… - Physiology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although Metformin, a first-line antidiabetic drug, can ameliorate ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)
induced brain damage, but how metformin benefits injured hippocampus and the …

Neuroprotective effects of metformin on cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion injury by regulating PI3K/Akt pathway

C Ruan, H Guo, J Gao, Y Wang, Z Liu, J Yan… - Brain and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin (Met) is a commonly used drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Currently, it
has been found that Met can effectively reduce the incidence of stroke and exert anti …

Neuroprotective effects of metformin on traumatic brain injury in rats associated with NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathway

L Tao, D Li, H Liu, F Jiang, Y Xu, Y Cao, R Gao… - Brain research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers a complex sequence of inflammatory responses that
contribute to secondary injury. Metformin, a first-line drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin ameliorates sepsis-induced brain injury by inhibiting apoptosis, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

G Tang, H Yang, J Chen, M Shi, L Ge, X Ge, G Zhu - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sepsis-induced brain injuries increase mortality, morbidity, cognitive impairment and lack of
effective therapeutic treatment. Previous studies have suggested that metformin provides …

Acute Administration of Metformin Protects Against Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Regulation of the AMPK/CREB/BDNF …

K Liu, L Li, Z Liu, G Li, Y Wu, X Jiang, M Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a first-line anti-diabetic agent with a powerful hypoglycemic effect. Several
studies have reported that metformin can improve the prognosis of stroke patients and that …

Metformin promotes focal angiogenesis and neurogenesis in mice following middle cerebral artery occlusion

Y Liu, G Tang, Z Zhang, Y Wang, GY Yang - Neuroscience letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Current studies demonstrated that metformin is not only a hypoglycemic drug, but also a
neuro-protective agent. However, the effect of metformin during ischemic brain injury is …

Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase by metformin protects against global cerebral ischemia in male rats: interference of AMPK/PGC-1α pathway

G Ashabi, F Khodagholi, L Khalaj, M Goudarzvand… - Metabolic brain …, 2014 - Springer
Here, we have investigated the effect of metformin pretreatment in the rat models of global
cerebral ischemia. Cerebral ischemia which leads to brain dysfunction is one of the main …

Pre-treatment with metformin activates Nrf2 antioxidant pathways and inhibits inflammatory responses through induction of AMPK after transient global cerebral …

G Ashabi, L Khalaj, F Khodagholi, M Goudarzvand… - Metabolic brain …, 2015 - Springer
Global cerebral ischemia arises in patients who have a variety of clinical conditions
including cardiac arrest, shock and asphyxia. In spite of advances in understanding of the …

Metformin reduces neuronal damage and promotes neuroblast proliferation and differentiation in a cerebral ischemia/reperfusion rat model

R Yuan, Y Wang, Q Li, F Zhen, X Li, Q Lai, P Hu… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
According to the previous research, metformin, a medication utilized for type 2 diabetes
management, inhibits neural aging and reduces infarct size by enhancing angiogenesis in a …

Metformin pretreatment enhanced learning and memory in cerebral forebrain ischaemia: the role of the AMPK/BDNF/P70SK signalling pathway

N Ghadernezhad, L Khalaj, H Pazoki-Toroudi… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context Metformin induced AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and protected neurons in
cerebral ischaemia. Objective This study examined pretreatment with metformin and …