[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

The regulation of PKA signaling in obesity and in the maintenance of metabolic health

E London, CA Stratakis - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) system represents a primary cell-signaling
pathway throughout systems and across species. PKA facilitates the actions of hormones …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes, metformin and the clinical course of Covid-19: outcomes, mechanisms and suggestions on the therapeutic use of metformin

CJ Bailey, M Gwilt - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Pre-existing or new diabetes confers an adverse prognosis in people with Covid-
19. We reviewed the clinical literature on clinical outcomes in metformin-treated subjects …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: a narrative review of its potential benefits for cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia

WMC Top, A Kooy, CDA Stehouwer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The biguanide metformin has been used as first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) treatment for several decades. In addition to its glucose-lowering properties and its …

Importance of tautomerism in drugs

PV Bharatam, OR Valanju, AA Wani, DK Dhaked - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Tautomers significantly influence solid state properties of drugs and drug
delivery.•Many drugs exhibit tautomerism, the tautomers are important in drug action …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic abnormalities

WH Moos, DV Faller, IP Glavas, DN Harpp… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein we trace links between biochemical pathways, pathogenesis, and metabolic
diseases to set the stage for new therapeutic advances. Cellular and acellular …

[HTML][HTML] Biological properties of transition metal complexes with metformin and its analogues

DA Rusanov, J Zou, MV Babak - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin is a widely prescribed medication for the treatment and management of type 2
diabetes. It belongs to a class of biguanides, which are characterized by a wide range of …

Novel photic and magnetic double responsive Pickering interfacial solid catalysts for biodiesel production

X Lu, S Li, L Wang, S Huang, Z Liu, Y Liu, A Ying - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The prime purpose of this work is to prepare a novel kind of Pickering interfacial solid
catalysts for biodiesel production to meet the requirements of highly efficiency and …

Biguanides drugs: past success stories and promising future for drug discovery

O Grytsai, I Myrgorodska, S Rocchi, C Ronco… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biguanides have attracted much attention a century ago and showed resurgent interest in
recent years after a long period of dormancy. They constitute an important class of …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repositioning in thyroid cancer treatment: the intriguing case of anti-diabetic drugs

A Greco, F Coperchini, L Croce, F Magri… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer represents the main cause of death worldwide. Thyroid cancer (TC) shows an
overall good rate of survival, however there is a percentage of patients that do not respond …