[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

Benefits of metformin in attenuating the hallmarks of aging

AS Kulkarni, S Gubbi, N Barzilai - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Biological aging involves an interplay of conserved and targetable molecular mechanisms,
summarized as the hallmarks of aging. Metformin, a biguanide that combats age-related …

[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 …

The quest to slow ageing through drug discovery

L Partridge, M Fuentealba, BK Kennedy - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Although death is inevitable, individuals have long sought to alter the course of the ageing
process. Indeed, ageing has proved to be modifiable; by intervening in biological systems …

[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 …

Cellular rejuvenation: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic interventions for diseases

S Ji, M Xiong, H Chen, Y Liu, L Zhou, Y Hong… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The ageing process is a systemic decline from cellular dysfunction to organ degeneration,
with more predisposition to deteriorated disorders. Rejuvenation refers to giving aged cells …

Molecular mechanisms of inflammation in sarcopenia: diagnosis and therapeutic update

GE Jimenez-Gutierrez, LE Martínez-Gómez… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia is generally an age-related condition that directly impacts the quality of life. It is
also related to chronic diseases such as metabolic dysfunction associated with diabetes and …

Causal inference in medical records and complementary systems pharmacology for metformin drug repurposing towards dementia

ML Charpignon, B Vakulenko-Lagun, B Zheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Metformin, a diabetes drug with anti-aging cellular responses, has complex actions that may
alter dementia onset. Mixed results are emerging from prior observational studies. To …

Geroscience‐guided repurposing of FDA‐approved drugs to target aging: A proposed process and prioritization

AS Kulkarni, S Aleksic, DM Berger, F Sierra… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Common chronic diseases represent the greatest driver of rising healthcare costs, as well as
declining function, independence, and quality of life. Geroscience‐guided approaches seek …

Immune clearance of senescent cells to combat ageing and chronic diseases

P Song, J An, MH Zou - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Senescent cells are generally characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest, metabolic
alteration and activation, and apoptotic resistance in multiple organs due to various …