Metformin: a hopeful promise in aging research

MG Novelle, A Ali, C Diéguez… - Cold Spring …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Even though the inevitable process of aging by itself cannot be considered a disease, it is
directly linked to life span and is the driving force behind all age-related diseases. It is an …

Metformin as anti-aging therapy: is it for everyone?

AA Soukas, H Hao, L Wu - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Metformin is the most widely prescribed oral hypoglycemic medication for type 2 diabetes
worldwide. Metformin also retards aging in model organisms and reduces the incidence of …

Metformin and ageing: improving ageing outcomes beyond glycaemic control

WM Valencia, A Palacio, L Tamariz, H Florez - Diabetologia, 2017 - Springer
In a world where the population is ageing, there is growing interest and demand for research
evaluating strategies that address the ageing process. After 60 years of successful use of …

The use of metformin to increase the human healthspan

V Piskovatska, KB Storey, AM Vaiserman… - Reviews on New Drug …, 2020 - Springer
Metformin is a safe, effective and useful drug for glucose management in patients with
diabetes. However in recent years, more attention has been paid to the possibility of using …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of the evidence that metformin is a putative anti-aging drug that enhances healthspan and extends lifespan

I Mohammed, MD Hollenberg, H Ding… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The numerous beneficial health outcomes associated with the use of metformin to treat
patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), together with data from pre-clinical studies in animals …

Metformin: An old drug against old age and associated morbidities

T Salvatore, PC Pafundi, F Morgillo, R Di Liello… - Diabetes Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metformin represents a striking example of a “historical nemesis” of a drug. About 40 years
after its marketing in Europe, once demonstrated its efficacy and safety, metformin was …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: a potential candidate for targeting aging mechanisms

D Hu, F Xie, Y Xiao, C Lu, J Zhong, D Huang… - Aging and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a universal phenomenon in all biological organisms, defined by the loss of
reproductive capacity and a progressive decline in fitness. In humans, aging is further …

Metformin as a geroprotector: experimental and clinical evidence

V Piskovatska, N Stefanyshyn, KB Storey… - Biogerontology, 2019 - Springer
Apart from being a safe, effective and globally affordable glucose-lowering agent for the
treatment of diabetes, metformin has earned much credit in recent years as a potential anti …

Metformin and aging: a review

HH Glossmann, O Lutz - Gerontology, 2019 - karger.com
Metformin is sometimes proposed to be an “anti-aging” drug, based on preclinical
experiments with lower-order organisms and numerous retrospective data on beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin in aging and aging-related diseases: clinical applications and relevant mechanisms

S Chen, D Gan, S Lin, Y Zhong, M Chen, X Zou… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a natural process, which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of a variety of
diseases, ie, aging-related diseases, such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer disease …