Caloric restriction mimetics against age-associated disease: targets, mechanisms, and therapeutic potential

F Madeo, D Carmona-Gutierrez, SJ Hofer, G Kroemer - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
The increase in life expectancy has boosted the incidence of age-related pathologies
beyond social and economic sustainability. Consequently, there is an urgent need for …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an inflammatory, systemic, lifestyle endocrinopathy

S Patel - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder, afflicting females of
reproductive age. This syndrome leads to infertility, insulin resistance, obesity, and …

Gene expression based inference of cancer drug sensitivity

S Chawla, A Rockstroh, M Lehman, E Ratther… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Inter and intra-tumoral heterogeneity are major stumbling blocks in the treatment of cancer
and are responsible for imparting differential drug responses in cancer patients. Recently …

The current and potential therapeutic use of metformin—the good old drug

J Drzewoski, M Hanefeld - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin, one of the oldest oral antidiabetic agents and still recommended by almost all
current guidelines as the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become …

Metformin limits osteoarthritis development and progression through activation of AMPK signalling

J Li, B Zhang, WX Liu, K Lu, H Pan, T Wang… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives In this study, we aim to determine the effect of metformin on osteoarthritis (OA)
development and progression. Methods Destabilisation of the medial meniscus (DMM) …

Guidelines and considerations for metabolic tolerance tests in mice

R Benedé-Ubieto, O Estévez-Vázquez… - Diabetes, Metabolic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The epidemic of the century, Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is continuously rising. Intensive
research is urgently needed whereby experimental models represent an essential tool to …

Metformin Attenuates Silica-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Activating Autophagy via the AMPK-mTOR Signaling Pathway

S Li, C Li, X Pang, J Zhang, G Yu, AJ Yeo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Long-term exposure to crystalline silica particles leads to silicosis characterized by
persistent inflammation and progressive fibrosis in the lung. So far, there is no specific …

Targeting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in pancreatic β‐cells to enhance their survival and function: an emerging therapeutic strategy for type 1 diabetes

I Camaya, S Donnelly, B O'Brien - Journal of Diabetes, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of the
insulin‐producing β‐cells within the pancreas. Islet transplantation represents one cure; …

Metformin ameliorates diabetic nephropathy in a rat model of low-dose streptozotocin-induced diabetes

S Zhang, H Xu, X Yu, YI Wu… - Experimental and …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
The present study aimed to explore the renoprotective effect of metformin on diabetic
nephropathy in type 2 diabetic rats. A rat model of type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN) was …

Pumpkin polysaccharide modifies the gut microbiota during alleviation of type 2 diabetes in rats

G Liu, L Liang, G Yu, Q Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pumpkin polysaccharide is able to alleviate diabetes, but understanding of the underlining
mechanism is still limited. In this study, we hypothesized that the alleviating effects of …