Metformin; a review of its history and future: from lilac to longevity

I Thomas, B Gregg - Pediatric diabetes, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin is a widely prescribed medication that has been used to treat children with type 2
diabetes in the United States for the past 15 years. Metformin now has a variety of clinical …

Common therapeutic advances for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

A Salmaninejad, Y Jafari Abarghan… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked recessive
muscle dystrophy, is resulted in by different mutations including mostly frame-shifting gross …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin delays satellite cell activation and maintains quiescence

T Pavlidou, M Marinkovic, M Rosina, C Fuoco… - Stem Cells …, 2019 - hindawi.com
The regeneration of the muscle tissue relies on the capacity of the satellite stem cell (SC)
population to exit quiescence, divide asymmetrically, proliferate, and differentiate. In age …

Skeletal muscle metabolism in duchenne and becker muscular dystrophy—Implications for therapies

A Heydemann - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The interactions between nutrition and metabolism and skeletal muscle have long been
known. Muscle is the major metabolic organ—it consumes more calories than other organs …

Effect of a long-term treatment with metformin in dystrophic mdx mice: A reconsideration of its potential clinical interest in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

P Mantuano, F Sanarica, E Conte, MG Morgese… - Biochemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pharmacological stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) via metabolic
enhancers has been proposed as potential therapeutic strategy for Duchenne muscular …

Tamoxifen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (TAMDMD): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 3 trial

S Nagy, P Hafner, S Schmidt, D Rubino-Nacht… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder of
childhood with a devastating disease course. Several targeted gene therapies and …

Stable-Isotope Dilution GC–MS Measurement of Metformin in Human Serum and Urine after Derivatization with Pentafluoropropionic Anhydride and Its Application in …

S Baskal, A Bollenbach, B Henzi, P Hafner, D Fischer… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin (N, N-dimethylguanylguanidine) is one of the most prescribed drugs with
pleiotropic, exerted in part by not fully elucidated mechanisms of action. We developed and …

Timed function tests, motor function measure, and quantitative thigh muscle MRI in ambulant children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A cross-sectional analysis

S Schmidt, P Hafner, A Klein, D Rubino-Nacht… - Neuromuscular …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of Duchenne muscular
dystrophy has put a focus on defining outcome measures most sensitive to capture treatment …

Effect of combination l-citrulline and metformin treatment on motor function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a randomized clinical trial

P Hafner, U Bonati, A Klein, D Rubino… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nitric oxide precursors, such as the amino acidl-arginine and the biguanide
antidiabetic drug metformin, have been associated with metabolism and muscle function in …

Report on the workshop: meaningful outcome measures for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, London, UK, 30–31 January 2017

V Straub, E Mercuri, A Aartsma-Rus… - Neuromuscular …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the rapid increase in the number of interventional clinical trials in Duchenne muscular
dystrophy (DMD) over the past few years, the need for a frank and honest discussion …