Metformin-induced mitochondrial complex I inhibition: facts, uncertainties, and consequences

E Fontaine - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug to treat patients with type II diabetes, for whom
retrospective studies suggest that metformin may have anticancer properties. However, in …

New insights on the potential anti‐epileptic effect of metformin: Mechanistic pathway

SA Alnaaim, HM Al‐kuraishy… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is
observed as a well‐controlled disease by anti‐epileptic agents (AEAs) in about 69 …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin regulates inflammation and fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease through TNC/TLR4/NF-κB/miR-155-5p inflammatory loop

Y Zhou, XY Ma, JY Han, M Yang, C Lv… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is significantly increasing worldwide, and
the incidence of its complications is also on the rise. One of the main complications of T2DM …

Effects of metformin on apoptosis and α-synuclein in a rat model of pentylenetetrazole-induced epilepsy

AM Hussein, M Eldosoky, M El-Shafey… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
The present study was designed to examine the possible neuroprotective and antiepileptic
effects of metformin (Metf) in a rat model of pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced epilepsy and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on role of metformin as a potential drug for epilepsy treatment and modulation of epileptogenesis

R Singh, SC Sarangi, S Singh, M Tripathi - Seizure, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Available anti-seizure medications (ASMs) target the symptomatology of the
disease rather than any significant disease/epileptogenesis modifying actions. There are …

The effect of metformin in experimentally induced animal models of epileptic seizure

EM Yimer, A Surur, DZ Wondafrash… - Behavioural …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Epilepsy is one of the common neurological illnesses which affects millions of
individuals globally. Although the majority of epileptic patients have a good response for the …

Envisioning the neuroprotective effect of Metformin in experimental epilepsy: A portrait of molecular crosstalk

HS Nandini, YN Paudel, KL Krishna - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate
and aggravate epileptic seizures affecting around 1% of global population making it a …

Cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus: prospects for the use of metformin

NV Pashkovska - International journal of endocrinology …, 2023 - iej.zaslavsky.com.ua
Literature data on epidemiology, mechanisms of development, features of the course of
cognitive disorders in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as prospects for their …

Sinapic Acid Mitigates Pentylenetetrazol-induced Acute Seizures By Modulating the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Regulating Calcium/calcineurin Signaling: In Vivo and …

SO Ali, HR Ghaiad, GF Elmasry, NA Mehana - Inflammation, 2024 - Springer
Sinapic acid (SA) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid found in citrus fruits and cereals.
Recent studies have shown that SA has potential anti-seizure properties due to its anti …

Treatment with pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) differently affects survival, locomotor activity, and biochemical markers in Drosophila …

DCS Soares, JLR Portela, DH Roos… - Molecular and cellular …, 2018 - Springer
PTZ is a convulsive agent that acts via selective blockage of GABA A receptor channels,
whereas 4-AP leads to a convulsive episode via blockage of K+ channels. However, the …