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ArticleInternational forum of allergy & rhinology2024

Reduction in olfactory dysfunction prevalence among patients with diabetes taking metformin.

Varun Vohra, Anirudh Saraswathula, Vidyulata Kamath, Andrew P Lane, Nicholas R Rowan

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Article in International forum of allergy & rhinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Varun VohraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Anirudh SaraswathulaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7745-3049
Vidyulata KamathDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Andrew P LaneDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6369-5469
Nicholas R RowanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1296-2648

Funding

Technological Assessment and Solutions Core - RC4P30AG021334 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Jeremy D Walston · 2003 to 2026
$33.2M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN OTOLARYNGOLOGYT32DC000027 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CAREY, JOHN PATRICK · 1989 to 2023
$5.5M
Advanced MR Imaging of Olfactory Impairment in Prodromal Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG064093 · NIA · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI BAKKER, ARNOLD, HUA, JUN · 2020 to 2024
$3.9M
Imaging small blood and lymphatic vessel abnormalities of the olfactory system in schizophreniaR01NS108452 · NINDS · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI HUA, JUN, KAMATH, VIDYULATA · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Innate Immune Regulation of the Epithelium in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal PolypsR01AI132590 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LANE, ANDREW P · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
Olfactory mucosa repair and defense: neuro-immune mechanisms and therapyR01DC020841 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANDREW P LANE · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132590NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021334NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064093NIA NIH HHS R01AG064093NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020841NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC000027NIDCD NIH HHS T32DC000027NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS108452NINDS NIH HHS R01NS108452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key pointsMetformin treatment is associated with reduced olfactory dysfunction (OD) in diabetic patients Metformin may possess potential protective effects on olfaction beyond glycemic control.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusMetforminOlfaction DisordersHumansPrevalenceSmellMetforminagingdiabetesfrailtymetforminolfaction

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PMID37415545
PMCPMC12054936

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