New insight into the effects of metformin on diabetic retinopathy, aging and cancer: nonapoptotic cell death, immunosuppression, and effects beyond the AMPK …

SK Hsu, KC Cheng, MO Mgbeahuruike, YH Lin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Under metabolic stress conditions such as hypoxia and glucose deprivation, an increase in
the AMP: ATP ratio activates the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway, resulting in …

Metformin inhibits the type 1 IFN response in human CD4+ T cells

AA Titov, HV Baker, TM Brusko, ES Sobel… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.aai.org
In systemic lupus erythematosus, defective clearance of apoptotic debris and activation of
innate cells result in a chronically activated type 1 IFN response, which can be measured in …

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 …

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and type 1 diabetes

J Chen, SE Stimpson… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The complex etiology of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the outcome of failures in
regulating immunity in combination with beta cell perturbations. Mitochondrial dysfunction in …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of metformin action

TE LaMoia, GI Shulman - Endocrine reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Metformin is a first-line therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, due to its robust glucose-
lowering effects, well-established safety profile, and relatively low cost. While metformin has …

Antidiabetic agents: potential anti-inflammatory activity beyond glucose control

AJ Scheen, N Esser, N Paquot - Diabetes & metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
A growing body of evidence is emerging to show that abdominal obesity, the metabolic
syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and microvascular diabetic …

Metformin: update on mechanisms of action and repurposing potential

M Foretz, B Guigas, B Viollet - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Currently, metformin is the first-line medication to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in
most guidelines and is used daily by> 200 million patients. Surprisingly, the mechanisms …

Metformin suppresses lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response in murine macrophages via activating transcription factor-3 (ATF-3) induction

J Kim, HJ Kwak, JY Cha, YS Jeong, SD Rhee… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Metformin, a well known antidiabetic agent that improves peripheral insulin sensitivity, also
elicits anti-inflammatory actions, but its mechanism is unclear. Here, we investigated the …

Metformin: activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase and its emerging potential beyond anti-hyperglycemic action

S Goel, R Singh, V Singh, H Singh, P Kumari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a plant-based drug belonging to the class of biguanides and is known to treat
type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The drug, combined with controlling blood glucose levels …

Metformin improves obesity-associated inflammation by altering macrophages polarization

Y Jing, F Wu, D Li, L Yang, Q Li, R Li - Molecular and cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Obesity is reported to be a chronic low-grade inflammatory state. Adipose tissue
macrophages play a key role in obesity-related inflammation. Metformin, the most widely …