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 …

Understanding the glucoregulatory mechanisms of metformin in type 2 diabetes mellitus

M Foretz, B Guigas, B Viollet - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Despite its position as the first-line drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the
mechanisms underlying the plasma glucose level-lowering effects of metformin (1, 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Role of mitochondria in the mechanism (s) of action of metformin

G Vial, D Detaille, B Guigas - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a drug from the biguanide family that is used for decades as the first-line
therapeutic choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Despite its worldwide …

[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 …

Metformin, phenformin, and galegine inhibit complex IV activity and reduce glycerol-derived gluconeogenesis

TE LaMoia, GM Butrico, HA Kalpage… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Metformin exerts its plasma glucose-lowering therapeutic effect primarily through inhibition
of hepatic gluconeogenesis. However, the precise molecular mechanism by which …

Mitochondria as an important target of metformin: The mechanism of action, toxic and side effects, and new therapeutic applications

J Feng, X Wang, X Ye, I Ares, B Lopez-Torres… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is the oldest and most commonly used first-line antidiabetic drug because of its
good clinical efficacy, high safety, low cost and easy access. At the same time, in recent …

Metabolic action of metformin

I Szymczak-Pajor, S Wenclewska, A Śliwińska - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin, a cheap and safe biguanide derivative, due to its ability to influence metabolism,
is widely used as a first-line drug for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) treatment. Therefore, the aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting senescent cells: approaches, opportunities, challenges

C Von Kobbe - Aging (Albany NY), 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging, whose onset is linked to a series of both cell and
non-cell autonomous processes, leading to several consequences for the organism. To …

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 …

Mitochondrial transfer as a novel therapeutic approach in disease diagnosis and treatment

VJ Clemente-Suárez, A Martín-Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of numerous diseases, including neurodegenerative
disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer. Mitochondrial transfer, the transfer of …