ArticleCells2022
Deciphering the Antifibrotic Property of Metformin.
Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06332612 (Repurposing Metformin for the Treatment of Oral Submucous Fibrosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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The trial behind it
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Repurposing Metformin for the Treatment of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Unraveling Novel Signaling Pathways In Vitro and Advancing to Clinical Trial"
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- ZNF469 drives TGF-β1/SMAD3-mediated extracellular matrix regulation in pulmonary fibrosis.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Article
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- The role of metformin in extracellular matrix-based three-dimensional cell culture Models: A mini-review on therapeutic potentials.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- Combinational Therapy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Metformin in Bleomycin-Induced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rat Model.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Metformin and Adipose Tissue: A Multifaceted Regulator in Metabolism, Inflammation, and Regeneration.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Review
- Macrophage Immunometabolism in Pulmonary Homeostasis and Chronic Lung Diseases.International journal of biological sciences · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
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Abstract
Fibrosis is a chronic progressive and incurable disease leading to organ dysfunction. It is characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins produced by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiating into myofibroblasts. Given the complexity of its pathophysiology, the search for effective treatments for fibrosis is of paramount importance. Metformin, a structural dimethyl analog of the galegine guanide extracted from the "French Lilac" (Fabaceae
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