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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2021

Metformin Inhibits Lipoteichoic Acid-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Through AMPK/NRF2/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells.

Abdelaziz Adam Idriss Arbab, Xubin Lu, Ismail Mohamed Abdalla, Amer Adam Idris, Zhi Chen, Mingxun Li, Yongjiang Mao, Tianle Xu, Zhangping Yang

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdelaziz Adam Idriss ArbabCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xubin LuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Ismail Mohamed AbdallaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Amer Adam IdrisDarfur College, Biomedical Research Institute, Niyla, Sudan.
Zhi ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Mingxun LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yongjiang MaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Tianle XuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Zhangping YangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yangzhou University · CNAgricultural Research Corporation · SD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this research was to explore the effect of metformin on the lipoteichoic acid (LTA)-induced mastitis model using isolated primary bovine mammary epithelial cells (PBMECs). The PBMECs were exposed to either 3 mM metformin for 12 h as a metformin group (MET) or 100 μg/mL LTA for 6 h as LTA group (LTA). Cells pretreated with 3 mM metformin for 12 h followed by washing and 100 μg/mL LTA exposure for 6 h served as the MET + LTA group. Phosphate-buffered saline was added to cells as the control group. PBMECs pretreated with different metformin doses were analyzed by a flow cytometry (annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate assay) to detect the cell apoptotic rate. We performed quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis to evaluate the inflammatory and oxidative responses to metformin and LTA by measuring cellular cytotoxicity, mRNA expression, and protein expression. Immunofluorescence was used to evaluate nuclear localization. The results showed that the gene expression of

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AMPK signalinganti-inflammationantioxidantbovine mammary epithelium cellsmetformin

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PMCPMC8274905
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