Diabetic retinopathy as the leading cause of blindness and early predictor of cascading complications—risks and mitigation

M Kropp, O Golubnitschaja, A Mazurakova… - Epma Journal, 2023 - Springer
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) the sequel of diabetic retinopathy (DR), a frequent
complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), is the leading cause of blindness in the working-age …

Iron metabolism and ferroptosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus and complications: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

R Miao, X Fang, Y Zhang, J Wei, Y Zhang… - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
The maintenance of iron homeostasis is essential for proper endocrine function. A growing
body of evidence suggests that iron imbalance is a key factor in the development of several …

Exosomal miRNA-mediated intercellular communications and immunomodulatory effects in tumor microenvironments

HM Nail, CC Chiu, CH Leung, MMM Ahmed… - Journal of biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Extracellular communication, in other words, crosstalk between cells, has a pivotal role in
the survival of an organism. This communication occurs by different methods, one of which is …

Action mechanism of metformin and its application in hematological malignancy treatments: a review

Y Zhang, F Zhou, J Guan, L Zhou, B Chen - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hematologic malignancies (HMs) mainly include acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma,
myeloma and other heterogeneous tumors that seriously threaten human life and health …

Metformin protects against spinal cord injury and cell pyroptosis via AMPK/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway

Y Yuan, X Fan, Z Guo, Z Zhou… - Analytical cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an extreme neurological impairment with few effective drug
treatments. Pyroptosis is a recently found and proven type of programmed cell death that is …

Metformin promotes ferroptosis and sensitivity to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via ATF4/STAT3

Z Hu, Y Zhao, L Li, J Jiang, W Li, Y Mang, Y Gao… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer worldwide, and sorafenib
is a first-line drug for the treatment of advanced liver cancer. Resistance to sorafenib has …

Effects of medications on hypoxia‐inducible factor in the retina: A review

AH Kim, M Kolesnikova, WK Ngo… - Clinical & experimental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF) plays a critical role in the mechanisms that allow cells to
adapt to various oxygen levels in the environment. Specifically, HIF‐1⍺ has shown to be …

Metformin ameliorates ferroptosis in cardiac ischemia and reperfusion by reducing NOX4 expression via promoting AMPKα

Z Wu, Y Bai, Y Qi, C Chang, Y Jiao, Y Bai… - Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context Metformin (Met) has a protective effect against cardiac ischemia and
reperfusion (I/R) injury. Objective This study uncovered the Met effect on ferroptosis in …

Biological function, regulatory mechanism, and clinical application of mannose in cancer

H Jin, X Liu, H Liu - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies examining the regulatory roles and clinical applications of monosaccharides other
than glucose in cancer have been neglected. Mannose, a common type of monosaccharide …

Metformin induces ferroptosis through the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling in lung cancer

C Deng, L Xiong, Y Chen, K Wu, J Wu - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Metformin is the most frequently prescribed medication for the treatment of type
II diabetes mellitus and has played an anti-tumor potential in a variety of cancer types …