Is metformin neuroprotective against diabetes mellitus-induced neurodegeneration? An updated graphical review of molecular basis

F Karami, H Jamaati, N Coleman-Fuller, MS Zeini… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease that activates several molecular pathways
involved in neurodegenerative disorders. Metformin, an anti-hyperglycemic drug used for …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin augments the cardioprotective effect of metformin in an experimental model of type I diabetes mellitus; Impact of Nrf2/HO-1 and JAK/STAT pathways

EM Abdelsamia, SA Khaleel, A Balah… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metformin is one of the most commonly prescribed antidiabetic drugs. A recent clinical study
has highlighted the protective role of metformin against cardiac complications in type I …

Effects of metformin on cancers in experimental and clinical studies: Focusing on autophagy and AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathways

MY Zamanian, M Golmohammadi… - Cell Biochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin (MET) is a preferred drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recent
studies show that apart from its blood glucose‐lowering effects, it also inhibits the …

Anti-aging effect of metformin: a molecular and therapeutical perspective

W Torres, M Nava, N Galbán, Y Gómez… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Aging is a time-dependent inevitable process, in which cellular homeostasis is affected,
which has an impact on tissue function. This represents a risk factor for the development of …

Dihydromyricetin Improves Cognitive Impairments in d‐Galactose‐Induced Aging Mice through Regulating Oxidative Stress and Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase

CC Sun, ZP Yin, JG Chen, WJ Wang… - Molecular Nutrition & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with phenomena of
cognitive impairments. Oxidative stress and cholinergic system dysfunction are two widely …

Gemfibrozil, a lipid‐lowering drug, improves hepatorenal damages in a mouse model of aging

E Hakimizadeh, S Tadayon… - Fundamental & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gemfibrozil (GFZ) is a medication of the fibrate category with agonistic effects on peroxisome
proliferator‐activated receptor‐α (PPAR‐α) and is effective for hypertriglyceridemia and …

Calcium dobesilate reverses cognitive deficits and anxiety-like behaviors in the D-galactose-induced aging mouse model through modulation of oxidative stress

E Hakimizadeh, M Zamanian, L Giménez-Llort… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The long-term treatment of mice with D-galactose (D-gal) induces the overproduction of
reactive oxygen species (ROS) and is a well-accepted experimental model of oxidative …

Long-term metformin therapy improves neurobehavioral functions and antioxidative activity after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats

I Fatemi, P Saeed-Askari, E Hakimizadeh, A Kaeidi… - Brain Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metformin (MET), an antidiabetic drug, has shown antioxidative and neuroprotective effects.
In the present investigation, we aimed to study the probable effects of MET on cerebral …

Gemfibrozil, a lipid‐lowering drug, reduces anxiety, enhances memory, and improves brain oxidative stress in d‐galactose‐induced aging mice

E Hakimizadeh, MY Zamanian… - Fundamental & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gemfibrozil (GFZ) is a lipid‐lowering drug with several other effects, such as antioxidant and
anti‐inflammatory activities. In the current study, chronic d‐galactose treatment (d‐gal, 150 …

Ameliorative effect of lithium chloride against d-galactose induced behavioral and memory impairment, oxidative stress and alteration in serotonin function in rats

N Samad, I Imran, I Zulfiqar, K Bilal - Pharmacological Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Aging is a phenomenon that all living organisms surely face. d-galactose (D-
gal) has been used to develop an aging model of brain. Lithium (Li) has been proposed to …