Cellular and molecular biology of aging endothelial cells

AJ Donato, RG Morgan, AE Walker… - Journal of molecular and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and aging
is a major risk factor for CVD development. One of the major age-related arterial phenotypes …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the AMPK pathway for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes

B Viollet, L Lantier, J Devin-Leclerc… - Frontiers in …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing public health problems worldwide resulting
from both environmental and genetic factors. It is characterized by the abnormal glucose and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of metformin on inflammation and short-term memory in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

WH Oliveira, AK Nunes, MER França, LA Santos… - Brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to analyze the action of metformin on short-term memory,
glial cell activation and neuroinflammation caused by experimental diabetic encephalopathy …

Metformin attenuated the autoimmune disease of the central nervous system in animal models of multiple sclerosis

N Nath, M Khan, MK Paintlia, MN Hoda… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune
disease of the CNS. Metformin is the most widely used drug for diabetes and mediates its …

Metformin modulates hyperglycaemia‐induced endothelial senescence and apoptosis through SIRT1

G Arunachalam, SM Samuel, I Marei… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Endothelial dysfunction can be detected at an early stage in the
development of diabetes‐related microvascular disease and is associated with accelerated …

Activation and signaling by the AMP-activated protein kinase in endothelial cells

B Fisslthaler, I Fleming - Circulation research, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was initially identified as the kinase that
phosphorylates the 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, the rate-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Glibenclamide or metformin combined with honey improves glycemic control in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

OO Erejuwa, SA Sulaiman, MS Ab Wahab… - … journal of biological …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes mellitus is associated with deterioration of glycemic control and progressive
metabolic derangements. This study investigated the effect of honey as an adjunct to …

Safranal, an active ingredient of saffron, attenuates cognitive deficits in amyloid β-induced rat model of Alzheimer's disease: underlying mechanisms

T Baluchnejadmojarad, SM Mohamadi-Zarch… - Metabolic brain …, 2019 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative amyloid disorder with
progressive deterioration of cognitive and memory skills. Despite many efforts, no decisive …

AMPK and vasculoprotection

MA Ewart, S Kennedy - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2011 - Elsevier
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is proposed to be a key regulator of cellular and
organismal metabolism and has reported vasculoprotective effects. In addition, many …

AMP-activated protein kinase and metabolic control

B Viollet, F Andreelli - Diabetes-perspectives in drug therapy, 2011 - Springer
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a phylogenetically conserved serine/threonine
protein kinase, is a major regulator of cellular and whole-body energy homeostasis that …