ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022
Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Metformin for Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors-related antidepressants in Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2024Pooled it
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- Genetic mechanisms, brain structures, and peripheral biomarkers mediate the relationship between physical frailty and neuropsychiatric disorders.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- Beyond the Brain: Exploring the multi-organ axes in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Autophagy and mitophagy at the synapse and beyond: implications for learning, memory and neurological disorders.Autophagy · 2026Review
- Antidiabetic Agents as Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Therapies in Neurological and Cardiovascular Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Metformin protects retinal ganglion cells in a preclinical model of retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury and stabilizes visual field in diabetic patients with glaucoma.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- Targeting of the PI3 K/AKT/GSK3β Pathway in Parkinson's Disease: A Therapeutic Blueprint.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- The Effect of Metformin on Astrocytes in Parkinson's Disease: Challenges and Opportunities.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- SGLT2 inhibitors vs. metformin for Parkinson's disease risk reduction in type 2 diabetes.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025 · on this mapObservational
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- Hampered AMPK-ULK1 cascade in Alzheimer's disease (AD) instigates mitochondria dysfunctions and AD-related alterations which are alleviated by metformin.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Synergistic Autophagy-Related Mechanisms of Protection Against Brain Aging and AD: Cellular Pathways and Therapeutic Strategies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functional connectivity across multi-frequency bands in patients with tension-type headache: a resting-state fMRI retrospective study.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Ligustrazine Alleviates Blood-Brain Barrier Damage by Downregulating Expression of miR-297c-5p.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- Overview of Metformin and Neurodegeneration: A Comprehensive Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Metformin hydrochloride improves hepatic glucolipid metabolism in diabetes progression through SIRT5-mediated ECHA desuccinylation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Metformin, one of the first-line of hypoglycemic drugs, has cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities, in addition to its proven hypoglycemic effects. Furthermore, the preventive and therapeutic potential of metformin for neurodegenerative diseases has become a topic of concern. Increasing research suggests that metformin can prevent the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. In recent years, many studies have investigated the neuroprotective effect of metformin in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. It has been revealed that metformin can play a neuroprotective role by regulating energy metabolism, oxidative stress, inflammatory response and protein deposition of cells, and avoiding neuronal dysfunction and neuronal death. On the contrary, some have hypothesized that metformin has a two-sided effect which may accelerate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, the results of animal experiments and clinical studies are reviewed to discuss the application prospects of metformin in neurodegenerative diseases.
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