[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of metformin regulation in central nervous system: Progression and future perspectives

G Cao, T Gong, Y Du, Y Wang, T Ge, J Liu - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin as a first-line drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment is widely studied.
Metformin can reduce liver glucose output and improve insulin resistance. Recent evidence …

The beneficial roles of metformin on the brain with cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion injury

T Leech, N Chattipakorn, SC Chattipakorn - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is the transient loss, followed by rapid return, of
blood flow to the brain. This condition is often caused by strokes and heart attacks. The …

Assessment of cognitive and neural recovery in survivors of pediatric brain tumors in a pilot clinical trial using metformin

R Ayoub, RM Ruddy, E Cox, A Oyefiade, D Derkach… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
We asked whether pharmacological stimulation of endogenous neural precursor cells
(NPCs) may promote cognitive recovery and brain repair, focusing on the drug metformin, in …

Stem cells as an emerging paradigm in stroke 4: advancing and accelerating preclinical research

J Boltze, MM Modo, RW Mays, A Taguchi, J Jolkkonen… - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
3300 Stroke November 2019 allow more realistic and precise testing of cell delivery
techniques including stereotaxic and intra-arterial cell administration and dose translation to …

Signaling pathways in brain ischemia: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications

W Lin, XY Zhao, J Cheng, L Li, Q Jiang… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ischemic stroke occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the brain are narrowed or
blocked, inducing damage to brain tissue due to a lack of blood supply. One effective way to …

Metformin promotes osteogenic differentiation and protects against oxidative stress-induced damage in periodontal ligament stem cells via activation of the Akt/Nrf2 …

L Jia, Y Xiong, W Zhang, X Ma, X Xu - Experimental Cell Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Periodontal ligament stem cell (PDLSC)-based tissue engineering is an important method
for regenerating lost bone in periodontitis. Maintaining or enhancing the osteogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of metformin on stem cells: Molecular mechanism and clinical prospect

LL Jiang, L Liu - World journal of stem cells, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin is a first-line medication for type II diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that
metformin not only has hypoglycemic effects, but also modulates many physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing stem cell therapy after ischemic brain injury

S Zhang, BB Lachance, B Moiz, X Jia - Journal of Stroke, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stem cells have been used for regenerative and therapeutic purposes in a variety of
diseases. In ischemic brain injury, preclinical studies have been promising, but have failed …

A blast from the past: To tame time with metformin

D Xenos, P Mecocci, V Boccardi - Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The strong evidence of metformin use in subjects affected by type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on
health outcomes, together with data from pre-clinical studies, has led the gerontological …

Combination of stem cells and rehabilitation therapies for ischemic stroke

R Berlet, S Anthony, B Brooks, ZJ Wang… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stem cell transplantation with rehabilitation therapy presents an effective stroke treatment.
Here, we discuss current breakthroughs in stem cell research along with rehabilitation …