Metformin prevents and reverses inflammation in a non-diabetic mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Metformin prevents and reverses inflammation in a non-diabetic mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

BACKGROUND: Optimal treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has not yet been established, particularly for individuals without diabetes. We examined the effects of metformin, commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes, on liver pathology in a non-diabetic NASH mouse model. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Yuki Kita, Toshinari Takamura, Hirofumi Misu, Tsuguhito Ota, Seiichiro Kurita, Yumie Takeshita, Masafumi Uno, Naoto Matsuzawa-Nagata, Ken-Ichiro Kato, Hitoshi Ando, Akio Fujimura, Koji Hayashi, Toru Kimura, Yinhua Ni, Toshiki Otoda, Ken-ichi Miyamoto, Yoh Zen, Yasuni Nakanuma, Shuichi Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445596?pdf=render

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