Controversies in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of PCOS: focus on insulin resistance, inflammation, and hyperandrogenism

D Armanini, M Boscaro, L Bordin… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous and extremely common disease with
symptoms that vary with the age of the patient, typically characterized by hyperandrogenism …

Inflammaging as a target for healthy ageing

B Dugan, J Conway, NA Duggal - Age and Ageing, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Life expectancy has been on the rise for the past few decades, but healthy life expectancy
has not kept pace, leading to a global burden of age-associated disorders. Advancing age is …

Association between systemic immunity-inflammation index and hyperlipidemia: a Population-based study from the NHANES (2015–2020)

N Mahemuti, X Jing, N Zhang, C Liu, C Li, Z Cui, Y Liu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The systemic immunity-inflammation index (SII) is a novel inflammatory marker, and aberrant
blood lipid levels are linked to inflammation. This study aimed to look at the probable link …

Research progress on the role of pyroptosis in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Y Liu, J Zhang, D Zhang, P Yu, J Zhang, S Yu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) results in the aggravation of myocardial injury
caused by rapid recanalization of the ischemic myocardium. In the past few years, there is a …

Macrophage polarization mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction induces adipose tissue inflammation in obesity

L Xu, X Yan, Y Zhao, J Wang, B Liu, S Yu, J Fu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is one of the prominent global health issues, contributing to the growing prevalence
of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Chronic inflammation in adipose tissue is …

Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: is there a molecular signature?

RM Chiorescu, M Mocan, AI Inceu, AP Buda… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations, coronary and cerebral artery diseases, are
the most common cause of death worldwide. The main pathophysiological mechanism for …

Metformin accelerates zebrafish heart regeneration by inducing autophagy

F Xie, S Xu, Y Lu, KF Wong, L Sun… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2021 - nature.com
Metformin is one of the most widely used drugs for type 2 diabetes and it also exhibits
cardiovascular protective activity. However, the underlying mechanism of its action is not …

Metformin regulates bone marrow stromal cells to accelerate bone healing in diabetic mice

Y Guo, J Wei, C Liu, X Li, W Yan - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Diabetes mellitus is a group of chronic diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels.
Diabetic patients have a higher risk of sustaining osteoporotic fractures than non-diabetic …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in vascular wall cells and its role in atherosclerosis

D Salnikova, V Orekhova, A Grechko… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Altered mitochondrial function is currently recognized as an important factor in
atherosclerosis initiation and progression. Mitochondrial dysfunction can be caused by …

Metformin Ameliorates Inflammation and Airway Remodeling of Experimental Allergic Asthma in Mice by Restoring AMPKα Activity

W Ma, Q Jin, H Guo, X Han, L Xu, S Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metformin has been involved in modulating inflammatory state and inhibiting cell
proliferation and angiogenesis. This study aimed to determine whether metformin alleviates …