[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

Astrocytes as key regulators of brain energy metabolism: new therapeutic perspectives

E Beard, S Lengacher, S Dias, PJ Magistretti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes play key roles in the regulation of brain energy metabolism, which has a major
impact on brain functions, including memory, neuroprotection, resistance to oxidative stress …

GDF15 mediates the effects of metformin on body weight and energy balance

AP Coll, M Chen, P Taskar, D Rimmington, S Patel… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Metformin, the world's most prescribed anti-diabetic drug, is also effective in preventing type
2 diabetes in people at high risk,. More than 60% of this effect is attributable to the ability of …

Hippocampal insulin resistance and cognitive dysfunction

GJ Biessels, LP Reagan - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Clinical studies suggest a link between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin
resistance (IR) and cognitive dysfunction, but there are significant gaps in our knowledge of …

The therapeutic potential of metformin in neurodegenerative diseases

C Rotermund, G Machetanz… - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The search for treatments for neurodegenerative diseases is a major concern in light of
today's aging population and an increasing burden on individuals, families, and society …

Metformin treatment in late middle age improves cognitive function with alleviation of microglial activation and enhancement of autophagy in the hippocampus

M Kodali, S Attaluri, LN Madhu, B Shuai… - Aging …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin, a drug widely used for treating diabetes, can prolong the lifespan in several
species. Metformin also has the promise to slow down age‐related cognitive impairment …

Metformin–A future therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: Theme: Drug discovery, development and delivery in Alzheimer's disease Guest Editor: Davide Brambilla

M Markowicz-Piasecka, J Sikora, A Szydłowska… - Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - Springer
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex, chronic and progressive metabolic disease,
which is characterized by relative insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and high glucose …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated risk of type 2 diabetes for development of Alzheimer disease: a key role for oxidative stress in brain

DA Butterfield, F Di Domenico, E Barone - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among the elderly and is
characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognition. Epidemiological data show that …

Damaging effects of a high-fat diet to the brain and cognition: a review of proposed mechanisms

LR Freeman, V Haley-Zitlin… - Nutritional …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of obesity is growing and now includes at least one-third of the adult
population in the United States. As obesity and dementia rates reach epidemic proportions …

[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 …