Metformin improves functional outcomes, activates neural precursor cells, and modulates microglia in a sex-dependent manner after spinal cord injury

EAB Gilbert, J Livingston… - Stem Cells …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in devastating patient outcomes with few treatment options. A
promising approach to improve outcomes following SCI involves the activation of …

The effect of metformin on ameliorating neurological function deficits and tissue damage in rats following spinal cord injury: A systematic review and network meta …

L Zhou, X Chen, B Yu, M Pan, L Fang, J Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with few treatment options. Metformin, a
classical antidiabetic and antioxidant, has extended its application to experimental SCI …

Low-dose metformin treatment in the subacute phase improves the locomotor function of a mouse model of spinal cord injury

WY Song, H Ding, T Dunn, JL Gao… - Neural Regeneration …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Metformin, a first-line drug for type-2 diabetes, has been shown to improve locomotor
recovery after spinal cord injury. However, there are studies reporting no beneficial effect …

Metformin promotes axon regeneration after spinal cord injury through inhibiting oxidative stress and stabilizing microtubule

H Wang, Z Zheng, W Han, Y Yuan, Y Li… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating disease that may lead to lifelong disability. Thus,
seeking for valid drugs that are beneficial to promoting axonal regrowth and elongation after …

Metformin promotes microglial cells to facilitate myelin debris clearance and accelerate nerve repairment after spinal cord injury

Y Wu, J Xiong, Z He, Y Yuan, B Wang, J Xu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2022 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one kind of severe trauma for central nervous system. Myelin
debris clearance and axon regeneration are essential for nerve regeneration after SCI …

The AMPK activator metformin improves recovery from demyelination by shifting oligodendrocyte bioenergetics and accelerating OPC differentiation

M Narine, MA Azmi, M Umali, A Volz… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction
of myelinating oligodendroglia in the central nervous system. Loss of myelin leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin treatment reduces inflammation, dysmyelination and disease severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune …

EAB Gilbert, J Livingston, EG Flores, M Khan… - Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, death or
damage of oligodendrocytes, and axonal degeneration. Current MS treatments are non …

Age-and sex-dependent effects of metformin on neural precursor cells and cognitive recovery in a model of neonatal stroke

RM Ruddy, KV Adams, CM Morshead - Science advances, 2019 - science.org
Resident neural stem and progenitor cells, collectively termed neural precursor cells
(NPCs), reside in a well-defined neurogenic niche in the subventricular zone (SVZ) and …

Metformin accelerates myelin recovery and ameliorates behavioral deficits in the animal model of multiple sclerosis via adjustment of AMPK/Nrf2/mTOR signaling and …

N Sanadgol, M Barati, F Houshmand, S Hassani… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating autoimmune disorder characterized by
oligodendrocytes (OLGs) loss and demyelination. In this study, we have examined the …

Metformin promotes CNS remyelination and improves social interaction following focal demyelination through CBP Ser436 phosphorylation

J Kosaraju, M Seegobin, A Gouveia, C Syal… - Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Individuals with demyelinating diseases often experience difficulties during social
interactions that are not well studied in preclinical models. Here, we describe a novel …