[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Current treatment paradigms and emerging therapies for NAFLD/NASH

S Raza, S Rajak, A Upadhyay, A Tewari… - Frontiers in bioscience …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one the fastest emerging manifestations of the
metabolic syndrome worldwide. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the progressive form …

Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mortality in rhesus monkeys

RJ Colman, TM Beasley, JW Kemnitz… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Caloric restriction (CR) without malnutrition increases longevity and delays the onset of age-
associated disorders in short-lived species, from unicellular organisms to laboratory mice …

[HTML][HTML] AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) controls the aging process via an integrated signaling network

A Salminen, K Kaarniranta - Ageing research reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Efficient control of energy metabolic homeostasis, enhanced stress resistance, and qualified
cellular housekee** are the hallmarks of improved healthspan and extended lifespan …

Caloric restriction

JR Speakman, SE Mitchell - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Restricting the intake of calories has been practiced as a method for increasing both the
length and quality of life for over 500years. Experimental work confirming the success of this …

Metabolic adaptation and maladaptation in adipose tissue

ET Chouchani, S Kajimura - Nature metabolism, 2019 - nature.com
Adipose tissue possesses the remarkable capacity to control its size and function in
response to a variety of internal and external cues, such as nutritional status and …

Fatty acid-binding protein 4 in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

M Furuhashi - Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Fatty acid trafficking in cells affects many aspects of cellular function3). Fatty acids act both
as an energy source and as signals for metabolic regulations including gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] Hallmarks of aging in the liver

NJ Hunt, SWS Kang, GP Lockwood… - Computational and …, 2019 - Elsevier
While the liver demonstrates remarkable resilience during aging, there is growing evidence
that it undergoes all the cellular hallmarks of aging, which increases the risk of liver and …

[HTML][HTML] Branched-chain amino acid supplementation promotes survival and supports cardiac and skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in middle-aged mice

G D'Antona, M Ragni, A Cardile, L Tedesco… - Cell metabolism, 2010 - cell.com
Recent evidence points to a strong relationship between increased mitochondrial
biogenesis and increased survival in eukaryotes. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) …

Adipose organ development and remodeling

S Cinti - Comprehensive Physiology, 2018 - iris.univpm.it
During the last decades, research on adipose tissues has spread in parallel with the
extension of obesity. Several observations converged on the idea that adipose tissues are …