ReviewJournal of diabetes2022
Is metformin a possible treatment for diabetic neuropathy?
Review in Journal of diabetes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Inhibition of adenylyl cyclase 1 or exchange protein activated by cAMP restores ATP-sensitive potassium channel activity after chronic opioid exposure.British journal of pharmacology · 2026Article
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- Metformin attenuates HSV-1-induced neuropathic pain by restoring Sirt3-mediated mitophagy.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Exploring the Effects of Palm Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Rat's Model: An Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling and Correlation Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Preclinical Assessment of a Metformin-Melatonin Combination: Antinociceptive Synergism.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Diabetic Neuropathic Pain via TRPV1-[CaStem cells international · 2025Article
- Metformin attenuates central sensitization by regulating neuroinflammation through the TREM2-SYK signaling pathway in a mouse model of chronic migraine.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2024Article
- Association of interleukin 4 and MTHFR gene polymorphisms with distal symmetrical polyneuropathy in young diabetics.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2024Article
- Exploring the clinical connections between epilepsy and diabetes mellitus: Promising therapeutic strategies utilizing agmatine and metformin.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Review
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- Loss of ATP-sensitive channel expression and function decreases opioid sensitivity in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- The Influence of Sildenafil-Metformin Combination on Hyperalgesia and Biochemical Markers in Diabetic Neuropathy in Mice.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Is metformin a possible treatment for diabetic neuropathy?Journal of diabetes · 2022Review
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Abstract
Metformin is a hypoglycemic drug widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It has been proven to have analgesic and neuroprotective effects. Metformin can reverse pain in rodents, such as diabetic neuropathic pain, neuropathic pain caused by chemotherapy drugs, inflammatory pain and pain caused by surgical incision. In clinical use, however, metformin is associated with reduced plasma vitamin B12 levels, which can further neuropathy. In rodent diabetes models, metformin plays a neuroprotective and analgesic role by activating adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase, clearing methylgloxal, reducing insulin resistance, and neuroinflammation. This paper also summarized the neurological adverse reactions of metformin in diabetic patients. In addition, whether metformin has sexual dimorphism needs further study.
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