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 …

Autophagy and the hallmarks of aging

S Kaushik, I Tasset, E Arias, O Pampliega… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autophagy, an essential cellular process that mediates degradation of proteins and
organelles in lysosomes, has been tightly linked to cellular quality control for its role as part …

[HTML][HTML] Human trials exploring anti-aging medicines

L Guarente, DA Sinclair, G Kroemer - Cell Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
Here, we summarize the current knowledge on eight promising drugs and natural
compounds that have been tested in the clinic: metformin, NAD+ precursors, glucagon-like …

Cellular senescence in the kidney

MH Docherty, ED O'Sullivan… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Senescent cells have undergone permanent growth arrest, adopt an altered secretory
phenotype, and accumulate in the kidney and other organs with ageing and injury …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of metformin on autophagy

G Lu, Z Wu, J Shang, Z Xie, C Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Metformin is the first-line option for treating newly diagnosed diabetic patients and also
involved in other pharmacological actions, including antitumor effect, anti-aging effect …

Human inflammaging

T Fülöp, A Larbi, JM Witkowski - Gerontology, 2019 - karger.com
Human aging is a very complex process that occurs in an intricate biological and
physiological setting. Many changes occur with aging and among the most important are …

The current and potential therapeutic use of metformin—the good old drug

J Drzewoski, M Hanefeld - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin, one of the oldest oral antidiabetic agents and still recommended by almost all
current guidelines as the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become …

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly patients with frailty and/or sarcopenia

J Sanz-Cánovas, A López-Sampalo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The life expectancy of the population is increasing worldwide due to improvements in the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. This favors a higher prevalence of type 2 …

Targeting aging pathways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

M Easter, S Bollenbecker, JW Barnes… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become a global epidemic and is the
third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD is characterized by chronic airway …

[HTML][HTML] Decline in biological resilience as key manifestation of aging: Potential mechanisms and role in health and longevity

S Ukraintseva, K Arbeev, M Duan, I Akushevich… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decline in biological resilience (ability to recover) is a key manifestation of aging that
contributes to increase in vulnerability to death with age eventually limiting longevity even in …