Metformin: update on mechanisms of action and repurposing potential

M Foretz, B Guigas, B Viollet - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Currently, metformin is the first-line medication to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in
most guidelines and is used daily by> 200 million patients. Surprisingly, the mechanisms …

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma: pathogenesis and treatment

JM Llovet, CE Willoughby, AG Singal… - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including its more severe manifestation,
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has a global prevalence of 20–25% and is a major …

Gut microbial carbohydrate metabolism contributes to insulin resistance

T Takeuchi, T Kubota, Y Nakanishi, H Tsugawa… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Insulin resistance is the primary pathophysiology underlying metabolic syndrome and type 2
diabetes,. Previous metagenomic studies have described the characteristics of gut …

Oral administration of Blautia wexlerae ameliorates obesity and type 2 diabetes via metabolic remodeling of the gut microbiota

K Hosomi, M Saito, J Park, H Murakami… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiome is an important determinant in various diseases. Here we perform a
cross-sectional study of Japanese adults and identify the Blautia genus, especially B …

[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 …

Machine learning for microbiologists

F Asnicar, AM Thomas, A Passerini… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning is increasingly important in microbiology where it is used for tasks
such as predicting antibiotic resistance and associating human microbiome features with …

Advancing human gut microbiota research by considering gut transit time

N Procházková, G Falony, LO Dragsted, TR Licht… - Gut, 2023 - gut.bmj.com
Accumulating evidence indicates that gut transit time is a key factor in sha** the gut
microbiota composition and activity, which are linked to human health. Both population-wide …

Gut microbiota in the pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches of diabetes

L Crudele, RM Gadaleta, M Cariello, A Moschetta - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
The gut–liver axis plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis and therapy of metabolic
diseases such as diabetes. The intestinal specific origin of several hormones that guide both …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary fibre modulates the gut microbiota

P Cronin, SA Joyce, PW O'Toole, EM O'Connor - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

Pathophysiology, phenotypes and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Indian and Chinese populations

C Ke, KMV Narayan, JCN Chan, P Jha… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Nearly half of all adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) live in India and China. These
populations have an underlying predisposition to deficient insulin secretion, which has a key …