[HTML][HTML] Metformin in aging and aging-related diseases: clinical applications and relevant mechanisms

S Chen, D Gan, S Lin, Y Zhong, M Chen, X Zou… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a natural process, which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of a variety of
diseases, ie, aging-related diseases, such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer disease …

[HTML][HTML] New avenues for the treatment of Huntington's disease

A Kim, K Lalonde, A Truesdell, P Gomes Welter… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG expansion in
the HD gene. The disease is characterized by neurodegeneration, particularly in the striatum …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of metformin regulation in central nervous system: Progression and future perspectives

G Cao, T Gong, Y Du, Y Wang, T Ge, J Liu - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin as a first-line drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment is widely studied.
Metformin can reduce liver glucose output and improve insulin resistance. Recent evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the pharmacological potential of metformin for neurodegenerative diseases

MR Du, QY Gao, CL Liu, LY Bai, T Li… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metformin, one of the first-line of hypoglycemic drugs, has cardioprotective, anti-
inflammatory and anticancer activities, in addition to its proven hypoglycemic effects …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of dysregulated adenosine homeostasis in brain disorders with a specific focus on neurodegenerative diseases

CP Chang, KC Wu, CY Lin, Y Chern - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2021 - Springer
In modern societies, with an increase in the older population, age-related
neurodegenerative diseases have progressively become greater socioeconomic burdens …

[HTML][HTML] Actions of metformin in the brain: a new perspective of metformin treatments in related neurological disorders

N Li, T Zhou, E Fei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin is a first-line drug for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and one of the most
commonly prescribed drugs in the world. Besides its hypoglycemic effects, metformin also …

[HTML][HTML] Neural circuit changes in neurological disorders: evidence from in vivo two-photon imaging

H Xiong, F Tang, Y Guo, R Xu, P Lei - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Neural circuits, such as synaptic plasticity and neural activity, are critical components of
healthy brain function. The consequent dynamic remodeling of neural circuits is an ongoing …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse effects of metformin from diabetes to COVID-19, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging: is VDAC1 a common target?

V Shoshan-Barmatz, U Anand, E Nahon-Crystal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metformin has been used for treating diabetes mellitus since the late 1950s. In addition to its
antihyperglycemic activity, it was shown to be a potential drug candidate for treating a range …

Polyglutamine disorders: Pathogenesis and potential drug interventions

S Tandon, P Aggarwal, S Sarkar - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyglutamine/poly (Q) diseases are a group nine hereditary neurodegenerative disorders
caused due to abnormally expanded stretches of CAG trinucleotide in functionally distinct …

From the disruption of RNA metabolism to the targeting of RNA‐binding proteins: The case of polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias

T Moreira‐Gomes, C Nóbrega - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (PolyQ SCAs) represent a group of
monogenetic diseases in which the expanded polyglutamine repeats give rise to a mutated …