Anti-obesity effects of metformin: a scoping review evaluating the feasibility of brown adipose tissue as a therapeutic target

K Ziqubu, SE Mazibuko-Mbeje, SXH Mthembu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is increasingly recognized as the major therapeutic target to
promote energy expenditure and ameliorate diverse metabolic complications. There is a …

Improvement effect of metformin on female and male reproduction in endocrine pathologies and its mechanisms

AO Shpakov - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin (MF), a first-line drug to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), alone and in
combination with other drugs, restores the ovarian function in women with polycystic ovary …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin protects against retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury through AMPK-mediated mitochondrial fusion

K Zhang, T Wang, GF Sun, JX Xiao, LP Jiang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common pathological process responsible for
cellular damage in glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and hypertensive retinopathy. Metformin …

Metformin: Therapeutic profile in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

CJ Bailey - Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin (dimethyl‐biguanide) can claim its origins in the use of Galega officinalis as a
plant treatment for symptoms ascribed to diabetes. Since the first clinical use of metformin as …

Protective effects of metformin in various cardiovascular diseases: clinical evidence and AMPK‐dependent mechanisms

Y Bu, M Peng, X Tang, X Xu, Y Wu… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin, a well‐known AMPK agonist, has been widely used as the first‐line drug for
treating type 2 diabetes. There had been a significant concern regarding the use of …

The role of AMPK in macrophage metabolism, function and polarisation

Y Cui, J Chen, Z Zhang, H Shi, W Sun, Q Yi - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a ubiquitous sensor of energy and nutritional status
in eukaryotic cells. It plays a key role in regulating cellular energy homeostasis and multiple …

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 …

Adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase contributes to skeletal muscle health through the control of mitochondrial function

Y Yan, M Li, J Lin, Y Ji, K Wang, D Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle is one of the largest organs in the body and the largest protein repository.
Mitochondria are the main energy-producing organelles in cells and play an important role …

Xanthosine, a purine glycoside mediates hepatic glucose homeostasis through inhibition of gluconeogenesis and activation of glycogenesis via regulating the AMPK …

SA Ahmed, P Sarma, SR Barge, D Swargiary… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by hepatic insulin resistance,
which results in increased glucose production and reduced glycogen storage in the liver …

Action mechanism of metformin and its application in hematological malignancy treatments: a review

Y Zhang, F Zhou, J Guan, L Zhou, B Chen - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hematologic malignancies (HMs) mainly include acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma,
myeloma and other heterogeneous tumors that seriously threaten human life and health …