[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 …

The epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease modifiable risk factors and prevention

XX Zhang, Y Tian, ZT Wang, YH Ma, L Tan… - The journal of prevention …, 2021 - Springer
Mild Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia, accounting for 50–70% of cases.
Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease, which affects daily life …

Diabetic vascular diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Li, Y Liu, S Liu, M Gao, W Wang, K Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Vascular complications of diabetes pose a severe threat to human health. Prevention and
treatment protocols based on a single vascular complication are no longer suitable for the …

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 …

MAFLD: A multisystem disease

RM Pipitone, C Ciccioli, G Infantino… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), affecting about 25% of general population and
more than 50% of dysmetabolic patients, is an emerging cause of chronic liver disease and …

[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 …

Novel therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease: an updated review

TW Yu, HY Lane, CH Lin - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and accounts for
most cases of dementia. The prevalence of AD has increased in the current rapidly aging …

Geroscience‐guided repurposing of FDA‐approved drugs to target aging: A proposed process and prioritization

AS Kulkarni, S Aleksic, DM Berger, F Sierra… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Common chronic diseases represent the greatest driver of rising healthcare costs, as well as
declining function, independence, and quality of life. Geroscience‐guided approaches seek …

Metformin, macrophage dysfunction and atherosclerosis

X Feng, W Chen, X Ni, PJ Little, S Xu, L Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is one of the most widely prescribed hypoglycemic drugs and has the potential to
treat many diseases. More and more evidence shows that metformin can regulate the …

Evaluating the efficacy and mechanism of metformin targets on reducing Alzheimer's disease risk in the general population: a Mendelian randomisation study

J Zheng, M Xu, V Walker, J Yuan, R Korologou-Linden… - Diabetologia, 2022 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Metformin use has been associated with reduced incidence of dementia in
diabetic individuals in observational studies. However, the causality between the two in the …