Metformin in Antiviral Therapy: Evidence and Perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Iryna Halabitska, Pavlo Petakh, Oleh Lushchak

и другие.

Viruses, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(12), С. 1938 - 1938

Опубликована: Дек. 18, 2024

Metformin, a widely used antidiabetic medication, has emerged as promising broad-spectrum antiviral agent due to its ability modulate cellular pathways essential for viral replication. By activating AMPK, metformin depletes energy reserves that viruses rely on, effectively limiting the replication of pathogens such influenza, HIV, SARS-CoV-2, HBV, and HCV. Its role in inhibiting mTOR pathway, crucial protein synthesis reactivation, is particularly significant managing infections caused by CMV, EBV. Furthermore, reduces oxidative stress reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are critical replicating arboviruses Zika dengue. The drug also regulates immune responses, differentiation, inflammation, disrupting life cycle HPV potentially other viruses. These diverse mechanisms suppress replication, enhance system functionality, contribute better clinical outcomes. This multifaceted approach highlights metformin’s potential an adjunctive therapy treating wide range infections.

Язык: Английский

Risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and immunotherapy’s involvement in the fight against oral cancer: a comprehensive review DOI Creative Commons
Mohd. Javed Naim

Exploration of Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025

Oral cancer is rare in Western nations but widespread high-risk regions around the globe. Risk factors, such as tobacco usage, alcohol intake, and betel nut chewing, enhance chance of illness, making it mostly avoidable. Due to its high mortality, early detection crucial. Prevention diagnosis begin with oral mucosa lesions that may be malignant local diseases cause persistent inflammation. Clinical therapies for include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy. Unsatisfactory therapeutic impact harmful side effects remain clinical treatment’s key issues. Future research should examine microenvironment treatment. This review examined risk preventative strategies, diagnostic approaches. also discusses immunotherapy methods countering this fatal disease. Immunotherapy targeting provide a novel

Язык: Английский

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Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, inhibits oral squamous cell carcinoma growth through P38 MAPK signaling pathway DOI Creative Commons
Can Wang, Zhenhua Wu, Jiaying Zhou

и другие.

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 151(3)

Опубликована: Март 7, 2025

Researches have shown that diabetes mellitus (DM) can promote the risk and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, is currently employed to treat type 2 (T2DM) obesity. This study intends explore potential effects mechanism Semaglutide on OSCC. The expression GLP-1R in OSCC cells tissues was evaluated by qRT-PCR, western blot immunohistochemistry assays. Cell proliferation, invasion, migration apoptosis abilities were determined relevant experiments. Western verify proteins examine effect MAPK signaling pathway. xenograft transplantation model established anti-cancer vivo assays performed tumor tissues. elevated as compared with normal. effectively inhibited invasion while concurrently promoting apoptosis. Moreover, specifically activated P38 pathway without significant influence ERK1/2 or SAPK/JNK, its pro-apoptotic related activation. Animal experiments verified inhibitory tumors mice. exerts actions may induce via has implications for treatment patients who are also afflicted

Язык: Английский

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Repositioning antimalarial drugs as anticancer agents: focus on Tafenoquine DOI Creative Commons
Christopher E. Barton,

Bailey Blair,

Libby Godo

и другие.

Experimental Cell Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 114551 - 114551

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Metformin in Antiviral Therapy: Evidence and Perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Iryna Halabitska, Pavlo Petakh, Oleh Lushchak

и другие.

Viruses, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(12), С. 1938 - 1938

Опубликована: Дек. 18, 2024

Metformin, a widely used antidiabetic medication, has emerged as promising broad-spectrum antiviral agent due to its ability modulate cellular pathways essential for viral replication. By activating AMPK, metformin depletes energy reserves that viruses rely on, effectively limiting the replication of pathogens such influenza, HIV, SARS-CoV-2, HBV, and HCV. Its role in inhibiting mTOR pathway, crucial protein synthesis reactivation, is particularly significant managing infections caused by CMV, EBV. Furthermore, reduces oxidative stress reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are critical replicating arboviruses Zika dengue. The drug also regulates immune responses, differentiation, inflammation, disrupting life cycle HPV potentially other viruses. These diverse mechanisms suppress replication, enhance system functionality, contribute better clinical outcomes. This multifaceted approach highlights metformin’s potential an adjunctive therapy treating wide range infections.

Язык: Английский

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