Metformin suppresses gluconeogenesis by inhibiting mitochondrial glycerophosphate dehydrogenase

Metformin is considered to be one of the most effective therapeutics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) since it specifically reduces hepatic gluconeogenesis without increasing insulin secretion, inducing weight gain, or posing a risk of hypoglycemia1,2. For over half a century, this agent h...

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Main Authors: Madiraju, Anila K., Erion, Derek M., Rahimi, Yasmeen, Zhang, Xian-Man, Braddock, Demetrios, Albright, Ronald A., Prigaro, Brett J., Wood, John L., Bhanot, Sanjay, MacDonald, Michael J., Jurczak, Michael, Camporez, Joao-Paulo, Lee, Hui-Young, Cline, Gary W., Samuel, Varman T., Kibbey, Richard G., Shulman, Gerald I.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074244/