Factors related to severity of diabetic foot ulcer: a systematic review

M Jalilian, P Ahmadi Sarbarzeh… - … , Metabolic Syndrome and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the diabetes complications. DFU can be the
cause of a high rate of amputation, health-care costs and even death, and this condition …

The PI3K-Akt-mTOR and associated signaling pathways as molecular drivers of immune-mediated inflammatory skin diseases: update on therapeutic strategy using …

T Roy, ST Boateng, MB Uddin, S Banang-Mbeumi… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The dysregulated phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt-mammalian target of rapamycin
(mTOR) signaling pathway has been implicated in various immune-mediated inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin induces the M2 macrophage polarization to accelerate the wound healing via regulating AMPK/mTOR/NLRP3 inflammasome singling pathway

L Qing, J Fu, P Wu, Z Zhou, F Yu… - American journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Skin wound healing is a challenging problem, especially in aging or diabetic
patients, which becomes more difficult to heal, and easily results in considerable public …

Anti‐aging pharmacology in cutaneous wound healing: effects of metformin, resveratrol, and rapamycin by local application

P Zhao, BD Sui, N Liu, YJ Lv, CX Zheng, YB Lu… - Aging cell, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cutaneous wounds are among the most common soft tissue injuries and are particularly
hard to heal in aging. Caloric restriction (CR) is well documented to extend longevity; …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin coordinates with mesenchymal cells to promote VEGF-mediated angiogenesis in diabetic wound healing through Akt/mTOR activation

F Du, M Liu, J Wang, L Hu, D Zeng, S Zhou, L Zhang… - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Cell therapy with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and biomaterials holds great
potential for the treatment of diabetic ulceration; however, the underlying mechanism as well …

Growth factors, reactive oxygen species, and metformin—promoters of the wound healing process in burns?

D Miricescu, SC Badoiu, II Stanescu-Spinu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Burns can be caused by various factors and have an increased risk of infection that can
seriously delay the wound healing process. Chronic wounds caused by burns represent a …

Metformin accelerates wound healing in type 2 diabetic db/db mice

X Han, Y Tao, Y Deng, J Yu… - Molecular medicine …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Wound healing impairment is increasingly recognized to be a consequence of
hyperglycemia‑induced dysfunction of endothelial precursor cells (EPCs) in type 2 diabetes …

Development and evaluation of novel biodegradable chitosan based metformin intrapocket dental film for the management of periodontitis and alveolar bone loss in a …

DK Khajuria, ON Patil, D Karasik, R Razdan - Archives of oral biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to develop a chitosan-metformin based intrapocket
dental film (CMIDF) for applications in the treatment of periodontitis and alveolar bone loss …

Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis share intracellular disorders as the main meeting point

J Portes, B Bullón, JL Quiles, M Battino, P Bullón - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes and periodontitis are two of the most prevalent diseases worldwide that negatively
impact the quality of life of the individual suffering from them. They are part of the chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin inhibits ovarian cancer via decreasing H3K27 trimethylation

G Tang, J Guo, Y Zhu, Z Huang… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Metformin has been used for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus for decades. Recently,
used of metformin in the therapy of diverse human cancer types has received widespread …