Metformin attenuates osteoarthritis by targeting chondrocytes, synovial macrophages and adipocytes

D Li, G Ruan, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, Z Zhu, Q Ou… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of metformin on knee OA in
normal diet (ND) mice or high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. Methods Destabilization of …

Metformin and Breast Cancer: Current Findings and Future Perspectives from Preclinical and Clinical Studies

KA Corleto, JL Strandmo, ED Giles - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the last several decades, a growing body of research has investigated the potential to
repurpose the anti-diabetic drug metformin for breast cancer prevention and/or treatment …

Effect of Astragaloside IV on improving cardiac function in rats with heart failure: a preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Zhang, M Zhang, Y Xu, M Lu, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Astragaloside IV (ASIV) is the primary pharmacologically active compound
found in Astragalus propinquus Schischkin, which has potential protective effects on cardiac …

G0S2 promotes antiestrogenic and pro-migratory responses in ER+ and ER-breast cancer cells

AK Corbet, E Bikorimana, RI Boyd, D Shokry… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract G0/G1 switch gene 2 (G0S2) is known to inhibit lipolysis by inhibiting adipose
triglyceride lipase (ATGL). In this report, we dissect the role of G0S2 in ER+ versus ER …

Transcriptional characterization of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid reveals immune microenvironment alterations in chemically induced acute lung injury

C Cao, O Memet, F Liu, H Hu, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Chemically induced acute lung injury (CALI) has become a serious health concern
in our industrialized world, and abnormal functional alterations of immune cells crucially …

JAZF1 safeguards human endometrial stromal cells survival and decidualization by repressing the transcription of G0S2

Y Liang, S Lai, L Huang, Y Li, S Zeng, S Zhang… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells (hESCs) is essential for the
maintenance of pregnancy, which depends on the fine-tuned regulation of hESCs survival …

Elucidating the role of the gap 0 switch 2 gene in breast cancer

AK Corbet - 2023 - ideals.illinois.edu
Breast cancer has the second highest cancer mortality rate in women in the United States.
While current treatments have significantly improved patient outlook, breast cancer patients …