Channel: Metformin and ageing

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Metformin, sold under the brand name Glucophage, among others, is the main first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. There is some evidence metformin may be helpful in extending lifespan, even in otherwise healthy people. It has received substantial interest as an agent that delays aging, possibly through similar mechanisms as its treatment of diabetes (insulin and carbohydrate regulation). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

2023 Articles

20 893 articles

Design and Synthesis of AMPK Activators and GDF15 Inducers

  • Meijian Zhang, Andrea Bagán, Donna Martínez, …, Santiago Vázquez, Carmen Escolano, Manuel Vázquez-Carrera
  • Molecules, 10.3390/molecules28145468
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Cellular senescence and disrupted proteostasis induced by myotube atrophy are prevented with low-dose metformin and leucine cocktail

  • Jonathan J Petrocelli, Naomi M M P de Hart, Marisa J Lang, …, Amandine Chaix, Katsuhiko Funai, Micah J Drummond
  • Aging (Albany NY), 10.18632/aging.204600
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Gut microbes modulate neurodegeneration

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Disuse-induced muscle fibrosis, cellular senescence, and senescence-associated secretory phenotype in older adults are alleviated during re-ambulation with metformin pre-treatment

  • Jonathan J Petrocelli, Alec I McKenzie, Naomi M M P de Hart, …, Katsuhiko Funai, Christopher S Fry, Micah J Drummond
  • Aging Cell, 10.1111/acel.13936
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Effects of Urocortin 2 Gene Transfer on Glucose Disposal in Insulin-Resistant db/db Mice on Metformin

  • Mei Hua Gao, Dimosthenis Giamouridis, N Chin Lai, …, N Chin Lai, Tracy Guo, H Kirk Hammond
  • Hum Gene Ther, 10.1089/hum.2023.052
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Effects of imeglimin on mitochondrial function, AMPK activity, and gene expression in hepatocytes

  • Kaori Hozumi, Kenji Sugawara, Takaya Ishihara, …, Takaya Ishihara, Naotada Ishihara, Wataru Ogawa
  • Sci Rep, 10.1038/s41598-023-27689-y
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Effects of putative metformin targets on phenotypic age and leukocyte telomere length: a mendelian randomisation study using data from the UK Biobank

  • Shan Luo, Ian Chi Kei Wong, Celine Sze Ling Chui, …, Yuan Huang, Catherine Mary Schooling, Shiu Lun Au Yeung
  • Lancet Healthy Longev, 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00085-5
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Metformin extends the chronological lifespan of fission yeast by altering energy metabolism and stress resistance capacity

  • Ceren Şeylan, Çağatay Tarhan, Ceren Şeylan, …, Çağatay Tarhan, Ceren Şeylan, Çağatay Tarhan
  • FEMS Yeast Res, 10.1093/femsyr/foad018
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Effect of Sirolimus/Metformin Co-Treatment on Hyperglycemia and Cellular Respiration in BALB/c Mice

  • Alia Albawardi, Dhanya Saraswathiamma, Charu Sharma, …, Abdulghani Elomami, Abdul-Kader Souid, Saeeda Almarzooqi
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms24021223
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New cardiac targets for empagliflozin: O-GlcNAcylation, CaMKII, and calcium handling

  • Bence Hegyi, Donald M Bers, Bence Hegyi, …, Donald M Bers, Bence Hegyi, Donald M Bers
  • Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 10.1152/ajpheart.00003.2023
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2022 Articles

2 498 articles

Diabetes Retinopathy: New Ways to Detect and Treat

  • Todd A Lydic, Julia V Busik, Todd A Lydic, …, Julia V Busik, Todd A Lydic, Julia V Busik
  • Methods Mol Biol, 10.1007/978-1-0716-2807-2_6
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β-Cell Stress Pathways in Diabetes: Potential Targets for Therapy?

  • S M Niazur Rahman, Adria Giacca, S M Niazur Rahman, …, Adria Giacca, S M Niazur Rahman, Adria Giacca
  • Endocrinology, 10.1210/endocr/bqac211
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Liraglutide provides cardioprotection through the recovery of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in aging hearts

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Metformin Improves Burn Wound Healing by Modulating Microenvironmental Fibroblasts and Macrophages

  • Liangliang Shi, Zhengying Jiang, Jiaqi Li, …, Haiyong Ao, Guanghua Guo, Mingzhuo Liu
  • Cells, 10.3390/cells11244094
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Metformin promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in aged mice after spinal cord injury by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway

  • Jin-Yun Zhao, Xiao-Long Sheng, Cheng-Jun Li, …, Hong-Bin Lu, Chun-Yue Duan, Jian-Zhong Hu
  • None, 10.4103/1673-5374.360245
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Ranolazine Attenuates Brain Inflammation in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes

  • Velia Cassano, Martina Tallarico, Giuseppe Armentaro, …, Giovambattista De Sarro, Marta Letizia Hribal, Angela Sciacqua
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms232416160
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Systematic review of antitumour efficacy and mechanism of metformin activity in prostate cancer models

  • Nan Fang Wang, Toni Rose Jue, Jeff Holst, …, Toni Rose Jue, Jeff Holst, Jennifer H Gunter
  • BJU Int, 10.1002/bco2.187
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Intermittent fasting increases growth differentiation factor 15 in females with overweight or obesity but not associated with food intake

  • Kai Liu, Bo Liu, Gary A Wittert, …, Campbell H Thompson, Amy T Hutchison, Leonie K Heilbronn
  • Obes Res Clin Pract, 10.1016/j.orcp.2022.12.001
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Sex Matters in Aging. The Canagliflozin Story

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Beyond the pancreas: contrasting cardiometabolic actions of GIP and GLP1

  • Rola Hammoud, Rola Hammoud, Rola Hammoud, Daniel J Drucker, Rola Hammoud, Daniel J Drucker
  • Nat Rev Endocrinol, 10.1038/s41574-022-00783-3
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