"Biguanides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Derivatives of biguanide (the structure formula HN(C(NH)NH2)2) that are primarily used as oral HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS for the treatment of DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2 and PREDIABETES.
| Descriptor ID |
D001645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.078.370.141
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biguanides" by people in Profiles.
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Agonist- and antagonist-induced up-regulation of surface 5-HT3 A receptors. Br J Pharmacol. 2015 Aug; 172(16):4066-77.
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Quantitative high throughput screening using a primary human three-dimensional organotypic culture predicts in vivo efficacy. Nat Commun. 2015 Feb 05; 6:6220.
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The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and cancer: many faces of a metabolic regulator. Cancer Lett. 2015 Jan 28; 356(2 Pt A):165-70.
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Noninsulin glucose-lowering agents for the treatment of patients on dialysis. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2013 Mar; 9(3):147-53.
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National trends in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, 1994-2007. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Oct 27; 168(19):2088-94.
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Intracardiac phenylbiguanide causes excitation of spinal neurons by activation of cardiac sympathetic afferents. Eur J Pharmacol. 1992 May 27; 216(1):119-22.
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Analysis of postinspiratory activity of phrenic motoneurons with chemical and vagal reflexes. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1986 Oct; 61(4):1499-509.
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The effects of hypercapnia and cooling the ventral medullary surface on capsaicin induced respiratory reflexes. Respir Physiol. 1985 Jun; 60(3):377-85.