Metformin: a review of its potential indications

YW Wang, SJ He, X Feng, J Cheng… - Drug design …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin is the most commonly prescribed drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus. In recent years,
in addition to glucose lowering, several studies have presented evidence suggesting some …

A narrative review on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and its (patho) physiological role: to target or not to target?

M Sillen, PJ Declerck - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is the main physiological inhibitor of plasminogen
activators (PAs) and is therefore an important inhibitor of the plasminogen/plasmin system …

Metformin and inflammation: its potential beyond glucose-lowering effect

Y Saisho - Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent which is most widely used as first-line therapy for
type 2 diabetes. Metformin improves hyperglycemia by suppressing hepatic glucose …

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 …

Metformin in cancer treatment and prevention

DR Morales, AD Morris - Annual review of medicine, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of cancer development. Metformin is a
well-established, effective agent for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Metformin as an anti-inflammatory agent: a short review

R Kristófi, JW Eriksson - Journal of Endocrinology, 2021 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Metformin is a biguanide drug widely used as the initial treatment of type 2 diabetes. Despite
its widespread use, its precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely characterised. Its …

Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus

SR Salpeter, E Greyber, GA Pasternak… - … of systematic reviews, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Metformin is an oral anti‐hyperglycemic agent that has been shown to reduce
total mortality compared to other anti‐hyperglycemic agents, in the treatment of type 2 …

Obesity-associated NLRC4 inflammasome activation drives breast cancer progression

R Kolb, L Phan, N Borcherding, Y Liu, F Yuan… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer and is also
associated with worse clinical prognosis. The mechanistic link between obesity and breast …

Overview of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and mechanisms of their regulation: implications for cancer therapy

B Bao, A Ahmad, AS Azmi, S Ali… - Current protocols in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of small subpopulations of cancer stem cells (CSCs) from blood
mononuclear cells in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1997 was a landmark …

A serpin with a finger in many PAIs: PAI-1's central function in thromboinflammation and cardiovascular disease

GB Morrow, CS Whyte, NJ Mutch - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is a member of the serine protease inhibitor
(serpin) superfamily. PAI-1 is the principal inhibitor of the plasminogen activators, tissue …