ArticleOncotarget2017
Metformin prevents peritendinous fibrosis by inhibiting transforming growth factor-β signaling.
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- A human synovial tendon-on-a-chip models key features of peritendinous adhesions and offers a new approach methodology for testing anti-fibrotic drugs.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The role of metformin in extracellular matrix-based three-dimensional cell culture Models: A mini-review on therapeutic potentials.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- The central role of IL-6 in the differential effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists and metformin across multiple health conditions.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Anti-adhesive agents in tendon repair: mechanisms, preclinical evidence, clinical challenges, and future perspectives-a narrative review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Progress in Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels for Preventing Postoperative Adhesions: A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Peritendinous adhesion: Therapeutic targets and progress of drug therapy.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024Review
- The results of preventing postoperative achilles tendon adhesion using cross-linked and non-cross-linked hyaluronic acid, a study with rat model.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Novel Potential Therapeutic Targets in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease from the Perspective of Cell Polarity and Fibrosis.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2024Review
- Advancing Novel Strategies against Post-surgical Tendon Adhesion Bands, Exploring New Frontiers.Current pharmaceutical design · 2024Review
- Metformin lotion promotes scarless skin tissue formation through AMPK activation, TGF-β1 inhibition, and reduced myofibroblast numbers.PloS one · 2024Article
- Mitigating Scar Tissue Formation in Tendon Injuries: Targeting HMGB1, AMPK Activation, and Myofibroblast Migration All at Once.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Regulation of the AMPK/mTOR Axis Mitigates Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cell Senescence and Delays Tendon Aging.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023Article
- Exosomes derived from magnetically actuated bone mesenchymal stem cells promote tendon-bone healing through the miR-21-5p/SMAD7 pathway.Materials today. Bio · 2022Article
- Disulfiram Suppressed Peritendinous Fibrosis Through Inhibiting Macrophage Accumulation and Its Pro-inflammatory Properties in Tendon Bone Healing.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Effect of metformin treatment and its time of administration on joint capsular fibrosis induced by mouse knee immobilization.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- Metformin attenuates post-epidural fibrosis by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad3 and HMGB1/TLR4 signaling pathways.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2021Article
- Metformin and Fibrosis: A Review of Existing Evidence and Mechanisms.Journal of diabetes research · 2021Review
- Quercetin reduces tendon adhesion in rat through suppression of oxidative stress.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
Injury-induced peritendinous adhesion is a critical clinical problem that leads to tendon function impairment. Therefore, it is very urgent to explore potential approaches to attenuate peritendinous adhesion formation. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the biological effect of metformin in inhibiting multiple tissue fibrosis. In this study, we performed
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