Metformin-Induced Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibition: Facts, Uncertainties, and Consequences
Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug to treat patients with type II diabetes, for whom retrospective studies suggest that metformin may have anticancer properties. However, in experiments performed with isolated cells, authors have reported both pro- and anti-apoptotic effects of metformin....
Main Author: | Eric Fontaine |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00753/full |
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