Mitochondria as an important target of metformin: The mechanism of action, toxic and side effects, and new therapeutic applications

J Feng, X Wang, X Ye, I Ares, B Lopez-Torres… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is the oldest and most commonly used first-line antidiabetic drug because of its
good clinical efficacy, high safety, low cost and easy access. At the same time, in recent …

CE‐MS for metabolomics: Developments and applications in the period 2018–2020

W Zhang, R Ramautar - Electrophoresis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Capillary electrophoresis‐mass spectrometry (CE‐MS) is now a mature analytical technique
in metabolomics, notably for the efficient profiling of polar and charged metabolites. Over the …

Creatine promotes cancer metastasis through activation of Smad2/3

L Zhang, Z Zhu, H Yan, W Wang, Z Wu, F Zhang… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
As one of the most popular nutrient supplements, creatine has been highly used to increase
muscle mass and improve exercise performance. Here, we report an adverse effect of …

Mitochondrial proteostasis stress in muscle drives a long-range protective response to alleviate dietary obesity independently of ATF4

Q Guo, Z Xu, D Zhou, T Fu, W Wang, W Sun, L Xiao… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Mitochondrial quality in skeletal muscle is crucial for maintaining energy homeostasis during
metabolic stresses. However, how muscle mitochondrial quality is controlled and its …

Proteolytic rewiring of mitochondria by LONP1 directs cell identity switching of adipocytes

T Fu, W Sun, J Xue, Z Zhou, W Wang, Q Guo… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial proteases are emerging as key regulators of mitochondrial plasticity and
acting as both protein quality surveillance and regulatory enzymes by performing highly …

A Mammalian Conserved Circular RNA CircLARP1B Regulates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis and Lipid Metabolism

J Li, X Wang, L Shi, B Liu, Z Sheng, S Chang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as crucial regulators in physiology and human
diseases. However, evolutionarily conserved circRNAs with potent functions in cancers are …

Downregulation of hepatic ceruloplasmin ameliorates NAFLD via SCO1-AMPK-LKB1 complex

L Xie, Y Yuan, S Xu, S Lu, J Gu, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Copper deficiency has emerged to be associated with various lipid metabolism diseases,
including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the mechanisms that dictate …

Identification and characterization of robust hepatocellular carcinoma prognostic subtypes based on an integrative metabolite‐protein interaction network

D Chen, Y Zhang, W Wang, H Chen, T Ling… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolite‐protein interactions (MPIs) play key roles in cancer metabolism. However, our
current knowledge about MPIs in cancers remains limited due to the complexity of cancer …

Remodeling of mitochondrial plasticity: the key switch from NAFLD/NASH to HCC

M Longo, E Paolini, M Meroni… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver and
the third-leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Currently, the global burden of …

Metabolomic approaches to investigate the effect of metformin: an overview

HW Kim - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin is the first-line antidiabetic drug that is widely used in the treatment of type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Even though the various therapeutic potential of metformin …