[HTML][HTML] Metformin and its benefits for various diseases

Z Lv, Y Guo - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a widely used biguanide drug due to its safety and low cost. It has been used
for over 60 years to treat type 2 diabetes at the early stages because of its outstanding ability …

Pharmacotherapy of type 2 diabetes: An update and future directions

A DeMarsilis, N Reddy, C Boutari, A Filippaios… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a widely prevalent disease with substantial economic and
social impact for which multiple conventional and novel pharmacotherapies are currently …

[PDF][PDF] Metformin is associated with higher incidence of acidosis, but not mortality, in individuals with COVID-19 and pre-existing type 2 diabetes

X Cheng, YM Liu, H Li, X Zhang, F Lei, JJ Qin, Z Chen… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
The safety and efficacy of anti-diabetic drugs are critical for maximizing the beneficial
impacts of well-controlled blood glucose on the prognosis of individuals with COVID-19 and …

[HTML][HTML] The gut microbiota and its implication in the development of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases

E Sanchez-Rodriguez, A Egea-Zorrilla, J Plaza-Díaz… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of gut microbiota in health and disease is being highlighted by numerous
research groups worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease and stroke …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of metformin in heart failure: From pathophysiological rationale to clinical evidence

T Salvatore, R Galiero, A Caturano, E Vetrano… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a worldwide major health burden and heart failure (HF)
is the most common cardiovascular (CV) complication in affected patients. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: a novel weapon against inflammation

B Bai, H Chen - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It has become widely accepted that inflammation is a driving force behind a variety of
chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The role of AMPK activation for cardioprotection in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity

KN Timm, DJ Tyler - Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2020 - Springer
Doxorubicin is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of a range of
cancers, but despite its success in improving cancer survival rates, doxorubicin is cardiotoxic …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

A randomized controlled trial of metformin on left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with coronary artery disease without diabetes: the MET-REMODEL trial

M Mohan, S Al-Talabany, A McKinnie… - European heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aim We tested the hypothesis that metformin may regress left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
in patients who have coronary artery disease (CAD), with insulin resistance (IR) and/or pre …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin and the heart: update on mechanisms of cardiovascular protection with special reference to comorbid type 2 diabetes and heart failure

G Schernthaner, K Brand, CJ Bailey - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin has been in clinical use for the management of type 2 diabetes for more than 60
years and is supported by a vast database of clinical experience: this includes evidence for …