Targeting autophagy in ischemic stroke: from molecular mechanisms to clinical therapeutics

A Ajoolabady, S Wang, G Kroemer… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stroke constitutes the second leading cause of death and a major cause of disability
worldwide. Stroke is normally classified as either ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (HS) …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of metformin on autophagy

G Lu, Z Wu, J Shang, Z Xie, C Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Metformin is the first-line option for treating newly diagnosed diabetic patients and also
involved in other pharmacological actions, including antitumor effect, anti-aging effect …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of hypoxic and mental stress: Implications for anxiety and depressive disorders

J Burtscher, M Niedermeier, K Hüfner… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adequate oxygen supply is essential for the human brain to meet its high energy demands.
Therefore, elaborate molecular and systemic mechanism are in place to enable adaptation …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral tests in rodent models of stroke

J Ruan, Y Yao - Brain hemorrhages, 2020 - Elsevier
Rodents are the most widely used experimental animals in stroke research due to their
similar vascular anatomy, high reproductive rates, and availability of transgenic models …

Protective role of metformin against methamphetamine induced anxiety, depression, cognition impairment and neurodegeneration in rat: the role of CREB/BDNF and …

S Keshavarzi, S Kermanshahi, L Karami… - Neurotoxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Methamphetamine is a neuro-stimulant with neurodegenerative effects, and
ambiguous mechanism of action. Metformin is an antidiabetic agent with neuroprotective …

Metformin attenuates diabetes-induced tau hyperphosphorylation in vitro and in vivo by enhancing autophagic clearance

JL Chen, C Luo, D Pu, GQ Zhang, YX Zhao, Y Sun… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients.
However, no effective approaches are available to prevent its progression and development …

Repurposing metformin to treat age-related neurodegenerative disorders and ischemic stroke

S Sharma, S Nozohouri, B Vaidya, T Abbruscato - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging is a risk factor for major central nervous system (CNS) disorders. More specifically,
aging can be inked to neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) because of its deteriorating impact …

The beneficial roles of metformin on the brain with cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion injury

T Leech, N Chattipakorn, SC Chattipakorn - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is the transient loss, followed by rapid return, of
blood flow to the brain. This condition is often caused by strokes and heart attacks. The …

Emerging neuroprotective effect of metformin in Parkinson's disease: A molecular crosstalk

YN Paudel, E Angelopoulou, C Piperi, MF Shaikh… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and …

Metformin preconditioning provide neuroprotection through enhancement of autophagy and suppression of inflammation and apoptosis after spinal cord injury

C Wang, C Liu, K Gao, H Zhao, Z Zhou, Z Shen… - Biochemical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most serious nervous system disorders characterised
by high morbidity and disability. Inflammatory and autophagy responses play an important …