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 …

A review of cytokine-based pathophysiology of Long COVID symptoms

RN Low, RJ Low, A Akrami - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Long COVID/Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) group includes patients with
initial mild-to-moderate symptoms during the acute phase of the illness, in whom recovery is …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory T cells as metabolic sensors

P de Candia, C Procaccini, C Russo, MT Lepore… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Compelling experimental evidence links immunity and metabolism. In this perspective, we
propose forkhead-box-P3 (FoxP3)+ CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells as key metabolic …

Inflammatory mechanisms of diabetes and its vascular complications

LV Nedosugova, YV Markina, LA Bochkareva… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The main cause of death in patients with type 2 DM is cardiovascular complications resulting
from the progression of atherosclerosis. The pathophysiology of the association between …

Metformin: a narrative review of its potential benefits for cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia

WMC Top, A Kooy, CDA Stehouwer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The biguanide metformin has been used as first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) treatment for several decades. In addition to its glucose-lowering properties and its …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin increases natural killer cell functions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through CXCL1 inhibition

MK Crist, B Yaniv, S Palackdharry… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Original research: Metformin increases natural killer cell functions in head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma through CXCL1 inhibition - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin-mediated epigenetic modifications in diabetes and associated conditions: biological and clinical relevance

R Giordo, AM Posadino, AA Mangoni… - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
An intricate interplay between genetic and environmental factors contributes to the
development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications. Therefore, it is not surprising …

Drugs targeting mechanisms of aging to delay age-related disease and promote healthspan: proceedings of a national institute on aging workshop

SE Espinoza, S Khosla, JA Baur… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The geroscience hypothesis posits that by targeting key hallmarks of aging we may
simultaneously prevent or delay several age-related diseases and thereby increase …

The protective action of metformin against pro-inflammatory cytokine-induced human islet cell damage and the mechanisms involved

L Giusti, M Tesi, F Ciregia, L Marselli, L Zallocco… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin, a drug widely used in type 2 diabetes (T2D), has been shown to protect human β-
cells exposed to gluco-and/or lipotoxic conditions and those in islets from T2D donors. We …

Caloric restriction for the immunometabolic control of human health

C Procaccini, P de Candia, C Russo… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nutrition affects all physiological processes occurring in our body, including those related to
the function of the immune system; indeed, metabolism has been closely associated with the …