[HTML][HTML] Metformin and its benefits for various diseases

Z Lv, Y Guo - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a widely used biguanide drug due to its safety and low cost. It has been used
for over 60 years to treat type 2 diabetes at the early stages because of its outstanding ability …

[HTML][HTML] Is it still worth pursuing the repurposing of metformin as a cancer therapeutic?

SR Lord, AL Harris - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past 15 years, there has been great interest in the potential to repurpose the
diabetes drug, metformin, as a cancer treatment. However, despite considerable efforts …

Metformin—mode of action and clinical implications for diabetes and cancer

I Pernicova, M Korbonits - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Metformin has been the mainstay of therapy for diabetes mellitus for many years; however,
the mechanistic aspects of metformin action remained ill-defined. Recent advances revealed …

Metformin in cancer

R Mallik, TA Chowdhury - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2018 - Elsevier
Metformin is a lipophilic biguanide which inhibits hepatic gluconeogenesis and improves
peripheral utilization of glucose. It is the first line pharmacotherapy for glucose control in …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of metformin: an overview

B Viollet, B Guigas, NS Garcia, J Leclerc… - Clinical …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Considerable efforts have been made since the 1950s to better understand the cellular and
molecular mechanisms of action of metformin, a potent antihyperglycaemic agent now …

[HTML][HTML] The current and potential therapeutic use of metformin—the good old drug

J Drzewoski, M Hanefeld - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin, one of the oldest oral antidiabetic agents and still recommended by almost all
current guidelines as the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become …

Metformin: A review of potential mechanism and therapeutic utility beyond diabetes

S Dutta, RB Shah, S Singhal, SB Dutta… - Drug Design …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin has been designated as one of the most crucial first-line therapeutic agents in the
management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Primarily being an antihyperglycemic agent …

[HTML][HTML] Apoptosis in pancreatic β-islet cells in Type 2 diabetes

T Tomita - Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Apoptosis plays important roles in the pathophysiology of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The etiology of T2DM is multifactorial, including obesity-associated insulin resistance …

Metformin: an old medication of new fashion: evolving new molecular mechanisms and clinical implications in polycystic ovary syndrome

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, CD Christakou… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is now recognized to be the most common
endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age with a prevalence of 6.6–6.8%. PCOS, a …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in skeletal muscle of male mice and modulates 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) uptake in myofibers

CM Girgis, N Mokbel, KM Cha, PJ Houweling… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a range of muscle disorders, including myalgia,
muscle weakness, and falls. In humans, polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) …