Transporters in drug development: 2018 ITC recommendations for transporters of emerging clinical importance

MJ Zamek‐Gliszczynski, ME Taub… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This white paper provides updated International Transporter Consortium (ITC)
recommendations on transporters that are important in drug development following the 3rd …

Actions of metformin and statins on lipid and glucose metabolism and possible benefit of combination therapy

MF Van Stee, AA de Graaf, AK Groen - Cardiovascular diabetology, 2018 - Springer
Patients with diabetes type 2 have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and
commonly use combination therapy consisting of the anti-diabetic drug metformin and a …

Variation in the glucose transporter gene SLC2A2 is associated with glycemic response to metformin

K Zhou, SW Yee, EL Seiser, N Van Leeuwen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Metformin is the first-line antidiabetic drug with over 100 million users worldwide, yet its
mechanism of action remains unclear. Here the Metformin Genetics (MetGen) Consortium …

Transporters involved in metformin pharmacokinetics and treatment response

X Liang, KM Giacomini - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Metformin, widely used as first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, exists primarily as a
hydrophilic cation at physiological pHs. As such, membrane transporters play a substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Actions of metformin in the brain: a new perspective of metformin treatments in related neurological disorders

N Li, T Zhou, E Fei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin is a first-line drug for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and one of the most
commonly prescribed drugs in the world. Besides its hypoglycemic effects, metformin also …

[HTML][HTML] Hiding in plain sight: modern thiamine deficiency

C Marrs, D Lonsdale - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thiamine or vitamin B1 is an essential, water-soluble vitamin required for mitochondrial
energetics—the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). It is a critical and rate-limiting …

Variants in pharmacokinetic transporters and glycemic response to metformin: a metgen meta‐analysis

T Dujic, K Zhou, SW Yee… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic response to metformin, a first‐line drug for type 2 diabetes (T2D), is highly
variable, in part likely due to genetic factors. To date, metformin pharmacogenetic studies …

Metformin for treatment of fragile X syndrome and other neurological disorders

I Gantois, J Popic, A Khoutorsky… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent inherited form of intellectual disability and
autism spectrum disorder. Loss of the fragile X mental retardation protein, FMRP, engenders …

Metformin and micronutrient status in type 2 diabetes: does polypharmacy involving acid-suppressing medications affect vitamin B12 levels?

M Wakeman, DT Archer - Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin is the first-choice drug in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is effective in
improving glycaemic control. It is the most widely prescribed oral antidiabetic medicine and …

Mechanisms of non-coenzyme action of thiamine: protein targets and medical significance

VA Aleshin, GV Mkrtchyan, VI Bunik - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2019 - Springer
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is a precursor of the well-known coenzyme of central metabolic
pathways thiamine diphosphate (ThDP). Highly intense glucose oxidation in the brain …