 Metformin
"Metformin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A biguanide hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Metformin improves glycemic control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p289)
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D008687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.078.370.141.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Metformin- Metformin
- Dimethylguanylguanidine
- Dimethylbiguanidine
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metformin" by people in Profiles.
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Bramante CT, Buse J, Tamaritz L, Palacio A, Cohen K, Vojta D, Liebovitz D, Mitchell N, Nicklas J, Lingvay I, Clark JM, Aronne LJ, Anderson E, Usher M, Demmer R, Melton GB, Ingraham N, Tignanelli CJ. Outpatient metformin use is associated with reduced severity of COVID-19 disease in adults with overweight or obesity. J Med Virol. 2021 07; 93(7):4273-4279.
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Blitzer AL, Ham SA, Colby KA, Skondra D. Association of Metformin Use With Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Case-Control Study. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 03 01; 139(3):302-309.
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Hart PC, Kenny HA, Grassl N, Watters KM, Litchfield LM, Coscia F, Blaženovic I, Ploetzky L, Fiehn O, Mann M, Lengyel E, Romero IL. Mesothelial Cell HIF1a Expression Is Metabolically Downregulated by Metformin to Prevent Oncogenic Tumor-Stromal Crosstalk. Cell Rep. 2019 12 17; 29(12):4086-4098.e6.
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Theobald J, Schneider J, Cheema N, DesLauriers C. Time to development of metformin-associated lactic acidosis. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 07; 58(7):758-762.
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Lee J, Yesilkanal AE, Wynne JP, Frankenberger C, Liu J, Yan J, Elbaz M, Rabe DC, Rustandy FD, Tiwari P, Grossman EA, Hart PC, Kang C, Sanderson SM, Andrade J, Nomura DK, Bonini MG, Locasale JW, Rosner MR. Effective breast cancer combination therapy targeting BACH1 and mitochondrial metabolism. Nature. 2019 04; 568(7751):254-258.
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Waise TMZ, Rasti M, Duca FA, Zhang SY, Bauer PV, Rhodes CJ, Lam TKT. Inhibition of upper small intestinal mTOR lowers plasma glucose levels by inhibiting glucose production. Nat Commun. 2019 02 12; 10(1):714.
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Hart PC, Chiyoda T, Liu X, Weigert M, Curtis M, Chiang CY, Loth R, Lastra R, McGregor SM, Locasale JW, Lengyel E, Romero IL. SPHK1 Is a Novel Target of Metformin in Ovarian Cancer. Mol Cancer Res. 2019 04; 17(4):870-881.
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Vernieri C, Signorelli D, Galli G, Ganzinelli M, Moro M, Fabbri A, Tamborini E, Marabese M, Caiola E, Broggini M, Hollander L, Gallucci R, Vandoni G, Gavazzi C, Triulzi T, Colombo MP, Rizzo AM, Corsetto PA, Pruneri G, de Braud F, Sozzi G, Torri V, Garassino MC. Exploiting FAsting-mimicking Diet and MEtformin to Improve the Efficacy of Platinum-pemetrexed Chemotherapy in Advanced LKB1-inactivated Lung Adenocarcinoma: The FAME Trial. Clin Lung Cancer. 2019 05; 20(3):e413-e417.
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Tao Y, Chen B, Zhang BH, Zhu ZJ, Cai Q. Occurrence, Impact, Analysis and Treatment of Metformin and Guanylurea in Coastal Aquatic Environments of Canada, USA and Europe. Adv Mar Biol. 2018; 81:23-58.
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Soberanes S, Misharin AV, Jairaman A, Morales-Nebreda L, McQuattie-Pimentel AC, Cho T, Hamanaka RB, Meliton AY, Reyfman PA, Walter JM, Chen CI, Chi M, Chiu S, Gonzalez-Gonzalez FJ, Antalek M, Abdala-Valencia H, Chiarella SE, Sun KA, Woods PS, Ghio AJ, Jain M, Perlman H, Ridge KM, Morimoto RI, Sznajder JI, Balch WE, Bhorade SM, Bharat A, Prakriya M, Chandel NS, Mutlu GM, Budinger GRS. Metformin Targets Mitochondrial Electron Transport to Reduce Air-Pollution-Induced Thrombosis. Cell Metab. 2019 02 05; 29(2):335-347.e5.
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