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metformin and Cognition Disorders

metformin has been researched along with Cognition Disorders in 25 studies

Metformin: A biguanide hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Metformin improves glycemic control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p289)
metformin : A member of the class of guanidines that is biguanide the carrying two methyl substituents at position 1.

Cognition Disorders: Disorders characterized by disturbances in mental processes related to learning, thinking, reasoning, and judgment.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"These findings highlight a novel pathogenic mechanism of sepsis-related cognitive impairment through activation of inflammatory factors, and these are blocked by metformin to attenuate sepsis-induced neuronal injury and cognitive impairment."8.02Metformin attenuates sepsis-induced neuronal injury and cognitive impairment. ( Guo, C; Qin, Z; Xiao, X; Zhou, C, 2021)
" The drug metformin has been shown to activate neural stem cells, promote differentiation, and lead to functional motor recovery in a neonatal stroke model."7.91Age- and sex-dependent effects of metformin on neural precursor cells and cognitive recovery in a model of neonatal stroke. ( Adams, KV; Morshead, CM; Ruddy, RM, 2019)
" Metformin, widely known as an antidiabetic drug, has been found to enhance spatial memory formation and improve anxiety-like behaviors in rodents."7.91Metformin reverses the schizophrenia-like behaviors induced by MK-801 in rats. ( Li, X; Liu, ZQ; Luo, C; Mao, XY; Wang, X; Yin, JY; Zhang, W; Zhou, HH, 2019)
" We hypothesised that intervention with metformin would diminish the HF-feeding-evoked cognitive deficit by improving insulin sensitivity."7.78A high-fat-diet-induced cognitive deficit in rats that is not prevented by improving insulin sensitivity with metformin. ( Balfour, DJ; McNeilly, AD; Stewart, CA; Sutherland, C; Williamson, R, 2012)
" The mice fed with HFD were dosed with metformin (200 mg/kg) or thymol (20, 40 mg/kg) daily."5.46Thymol improves high-fat diet-induced cognitive deficits in mice via ameliorating brain insulin resistance and upregulating NRF2/HO-1 pathway. ( Li, H; Li, M; Ma, S; Qin, T, 2017)
"These findings highlight a novel pathogenic mechanism of sepsis-related cognitive impairment through activation of inflammatory factors, and these are blocked by metformin to attenuate sepsis-induced neuronal injury and cognitive impairment."4.02Metformin attenuates sepsis-induced neuronal injury and cognitive impairment. ( Guo, C; Qin, Z; Xiao, X; Zhou, C, 2021)
" The drug metformin has been shown to activate neural stem cells, promote differentiation, and lead to functional motor recovery in a neonatal stroke model."3.91Age- and sex-dependent effects of metformin on neural precursor cells and cognitive recovery in a model of neonatal stroke. ( Adams, KV; Morshead, CM; Ruddy, RM, 2019)
" Therefore, we have tested whether the previously proven blood-brain barrier protective agent, probucol, can prevent blood-brain barrier breakdown and cognitive decline in a dietary-induced murine model of diabetic insulin resistance."3.91Probucol prevents blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cognitive decline in mice maintained on pro-diabetic diet. ( Al-Salami, H; Brook, E; Fimognari, N; Lam, V; Mamo, JC; Mooranian, A; Nesbit, M; Takechi, R, 2019)
" Metformin, widely known as an antidiabetic drug, has been found to enhance spatial memory formation and improve anxiety-like behaviors in rodents."3.91Metformin reverses the schizophrenia-like behaviors induced by MK-801 in rats. ( Li, X; Liu, ZQ; Luo, C; Mao, XY; Wang, X; Yin, JY; Zhang, W; Zhou, HH, 2019)
" We hypothesised that intervention with metformin would diminish the HF-feeding-evoked cognitive deficit by improving insulin sensitivity."3.78A high-fat-diet-induced cognitive deficit in rats that is not prevented by improving insulin sensitivity with metformin. ( Balfour, DJ; McNeilly, AD; Stewart, CA; Sutherland, C; Williamson, R, 2012)
"Similar insulin resistance is found in type 2 diabetes and is currently treated with insulin sensitizers (IS)."2.61A systematic literature review of the effect of insulin sensitizers on the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease in transgenic mice. ( Craig, A; Issberner, J; Parvez, F, 2019)
"Hypoglycemia is a frequent adverse effect of treatment with sulfonylurea, glinides, or insulin in older adults with diabetes."2.49[Attention to the use of oral anti-diabetic medication in older adults with type 2 diabetes]. ( Aso, Y; Jojima, T, 2013)
"Our findings reveal that neuropathic pain-related cognitive impairments in male mice are correlated to bilateral morphological changes in PV interneurons and layer 5/6 IL pyramidal neuron AIS."1.48Neuropathic Pain Creates an Enduring Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction Corrected by the Type II Diabetic Drug Metformin But Not by Gabapentin. ( Ahmad, A; Kroener, S; Mejia, G; Mwirigi, J; Pradhan, G; Price, T; Shiers, S, 2018)
" The mice fed with HFD were dosed with metformin (200 mg/kg) or thymol (20, 40 mg/kg) daily."1.46Thymol improves high-fat diet-induced cognitive deficits in mice via ameliorating brain insulin resistance and upregulating NRF2/HO-1 pathway. ( Li, H; Li, M; Ma, S; Qin, T, 2017)
"Metformin use was associated with impaired cognitive performance."1.39Increased risk of cognitive impairment in patients with diabetes is associated with metformin. ( Ames, D; Boundy, K; Brodaty, H; Bush, AI; Carne, RP; Ellis, KA; Faux, NG; Kotowicz, MA; Mander, AG; Martins, R; Moore, EM; Rowe, C; Szoeke, C; Watters, DA; Woodward, M, 2013)

Research

Studies (25)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (4.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's23 (92.00)24.3611
2020's1 (4.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Qin, Z1
Zhou, C1
Xiao, X1
Guo, C1
Ruddy, RM1
Adams, KV1
Morshead, CM1
Areosa Sastre, A1
Vernooij, RW1
González-Colaço Harmand, M1
Martínez, G1
Campbell, JM1
Stephenson, MD1
de Courten, B1
Chapman, I1
Bellman, SM1
Aromataris, E1
Shiers, S1
Pradhan, G1
Mwirigi, J1
Mejia, G1
Ahmad, A1
Kroener, S1
Price, T1
Wang, J1
Wang, L1
Zhou, J1
Qin, A1
Chen, Z1
Mamo, JC1
Lam, V1
Brook, E1
Mooranian, A1
Al-Salami, H1
Fimognari, N1
Nesbit, M1
Takechi, R1
Wang, X1
Luo, C1
Mao, XY1
Li, X1
Yin, JY1
Zhang, W1
Zhou, HH1
Liu, ZQ1
Ahuja, S1
Uniyal, A1
Akhtar, A1
Sah, SP1
Craig, A1
Parvez, F1
Issberner, J1
Heyer, EJ1
Mergeche, JL1
Bruce, SS1
Connolly, ES1
Moore, EM2
Mander, AG2
Ames, D2
Kotowicz, MA2
Carne, RP2
Brodaty, H2
Woodward, M2
Boundy, K1
Ellis, KA2
Bush, AI2
Faux, NG2
Martins, R1
Szoeke, C1
Rowe, C1
Watters, DA2
Alagiakrishnan, K1
Sankaralingam, S1
Ghosh, M1
Mereu, L1
Senior, P1
Jojima, T1
Aso, Y1
Ng, TP1
Feng, L1
Yap, KB1
Lee, TS1
Tan, CH1
Winblad, B1
Goodarzi, MO1
Ying, MA1
Maruschak, N1
Mansur, R1
Carvalho, AF1
Cha, DS1
McIntyre, RS1
Check Hayden, E1
Zhou, W1
Kavelaars, A1
Heijnen, CJ1
Mostafa, DK1
Ismail, CA1
Ghareeb, DA1
Li, H1
Qin, T1
Li, M1
Ma, S1
Ge, XH1
Zhu, GJ1
Geng, DQ1
Zhang, HZ1
He, JM1
Guo, AZ1
Ma, LL1
Yu, DH1
McNeilly, AD1
Williamson, R1
Balfour, DJ1
Stewart, CA1
Sutherland, C1
Hanuschak, LN1

Clinical Trials (8)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Multi-center, Prospective, Cohort Study to Elucidate the Effects of Metformin Treatment on Steroid Hormones and Social Behavior. Linking Autistic Behaviorial Symptoms to Changes in Steroid Hormone Availability[NCT04930471]45 participants (Anticipated)Observational2021-06-30Not yet recruiting
Effect of Metformin on Chronic Pain After Thoracic Surgery in Diabetic Patients[NCT04089813]200 participants (Anticipated)Observational2019-09-10Not yet recruiting
Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial[NCT04475276]Phase 4120 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2021-02-23Recruiting
Effect of Augmentation of Cerebral Blood Flow on Neuropsychometric Performance After Carotid Endarterectomy in Type II Diabetic Patients[NCT00597545]10 participants (Actual)Interventional2007-03-31Terminated (stopped due to Half of DM patients had EEG changes and therefore were excluded.)
Neurologic and Neuropsychometric Outcome in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy[NCT00597883]585 participants (Actual)Observational2003-03-31Completed
"Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Effect of Metformin, an Activator of AMPK, on Cognitive Measures of Progression in Huntington's Disease Patients"[NCT04826692]Phase 360 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2021-12-10Recruiting
Insulin Resistance and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Older Chinese Adults With Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes: Cognitive Effects of Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Trial[NCT02409238]Phase 4105 participants (Actual)Interventional2015-03-11Terminated (stopped due to "Limits of grant funding reached~A/Prof Ng Tze Pin (P.I. & holder of NMRC Grant (CIRG12may033) funding this study) retired in Aug 2022.~Resignations of staff and collaborators especially over the 1st 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic")
The Effect of Metformin Treatment on Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Schizophrenia Co-morbid Metabolic Syndrome: a Prospective Cohort Study[NCT03271866]80 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2017-08-28Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Number of Participants With Improved Neuropsychometric Changes

Battery of neuropsychometric tests to evaluate a variety of cognitive functions. (NCT00597545)
Timeframe: Post-operatively at 1 day

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Conventional Shunt1
Prophylactic Shunt2

Reviews

5 reviews available for metformin and Cognition Disorders

ArticleYear
Effect of the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus on the development of cognitive impairment and dementia.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017, 06-15, Volume: 6

    Topics: Carbamates; Cause of Death; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Glyburide; Humans; Hypog

2017
A systematic literature review of the effect of insulin sensitizers on the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease in transgenic mice.
    Behavioural brain research, 2019, 10-17, Volume: 372

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; Animals; Brain; Cognition;

2019
Antidiabetic drugs and their potential role in treating mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
    Discovery medicine, 2013, Volume: 16, Issue:90

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cognition Diso

2013
[Attention to the use of oral anti-diabetic medication in older adults with type 2 diabetes].
    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 2013, Volume: 71, Issue:11

    Topics: Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors; Humans; Hypoglyc

2013
Metformin: repurposing opportunities for cognitive and mood dysfunction.
    CNS & neurological disorders drug targets, 2014, Volume: 13, Issue:10

    Topics: Cognition Disorders; Humans; Metformin; Mood Disorders; Nootropic Agents

2014

Other Studies

20 other studies available for metformin and Cognition Disorders

ArticleYear
Metformin attenuates sepsis-induced neuronal injury and cognitive impairment.
    BMC neuroscience, 2021, 12-15, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Cecum; Cognition; Cognition Disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction; Disease Models, Animal

2021
Age- and sex-dependent effects of metformin on neural precursor cells and cognitive recovery in a model of neonatal stroke.
    Science advances, 2019, Volume: 5, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Cell Differentiation; Cell Movement; Cognition Disorders; Disease Models,

2019
Metformin and Alzheimer's disease, dementia and cognitive impairment: a systematic review protocol.
    JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 2017, Volume: 15, Issue:8

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Disease Progression; Humans; Hypoglycemic

2017
Neuropathic Pain Creates an Enduring Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction Corrected by the Type II Diabetic Drug Metformin But Not by Gabapentin.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2018, 08-15, Volume: 38, Issue:33

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Attention; Axons; Clonidine; Cognition Disorders; Discrimination, Psychological

2018
The protective effect of formononetin on cognitive impairment in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice.
    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2018, Volume: 106

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Blood Glucose; Cell Line, Tumor; Cognition; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes

2018
Probucol prevents blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cognitive decline in mice maintained on pro-diabetic diet.
    Diabetes & vascular disease research, 2019, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Behavior, Animal; Blood-Brain Barrier; Cerebral Cortex; Cognition

2019
Metformin reverses the schizophrenia-like behaviors induced by MK-801 in rats.
    Brain research, 2019, 09-15, Volume: 1719

    Topics: Animals; Antipsychotic Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Cognition Disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction

2019
Alpha lipoic acid and metformin alleviates experimentally induced insulin resistance and cognitive deficit by modulation of TLR2 signalling.
    Pharmacological reports : PR, 2019, Volume: 71, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cognition Disorders; Disease Models, Animal; Insulin; Insulin Res

2019
Inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetic carotid endarterectomy patients.
    Diabetes care, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Glyburide; Humans; Hy

2013
Inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetic carotid endarterectomy patients.
    Diabetes care, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Glyburide; Humans; Hy

2013
Inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetic carotid endarterectomy patients.
    Diabetes care, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Glyburide; Humans; Hy

2013
Inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetic carotid endarterectomy patients.
    Diabetes care, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Glyburide; Humans; Hy

2013
Increased risk of cognitive impairment in patients with diabetes is associated with metformin.
    Diabetes care, 2013, Volume: 36, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Calcium; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Logistic M

2013
Long-term metformin usage and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes.
    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2014, Volume: 41, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition Disorders; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Hu

2014
Comment on Moore et al. Increased risk of cognitive impairment in patients with diabetes is associated with metformin. Diabetes care 2013;36:2981-2987.
    Diabetes care, 2014, Volume: 37, Issue:6

    Topics: Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Male; Metformin

2014
Response to comment on Moore et al. Increased risk of cognitive impairment in patients with diabetes is associated with metformin. Diabetes care 2013;36:2981-2987.
    Diabetes care, 2014, Volume: 37, Issue:6

    Topics: Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Male; Metformin

2014
Anti-ageing pill pushed as bona fide drug.
    Nature, 2015, Jun-18, Volume: 522, Issue:7556

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Caloric Restriction; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitu

2015
Metformin Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Cognitive Impairment and Brain Damage in Mice.
    PloS one, 2016, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Brain Injuries; Cisplatin; Cognition Disorders; Disease Models, An

2016
Differential metformin dose-dependent effects on cognition in rats: role of Akt.
    Psychopharmacology, 2016, Volume: 233, Issue:13

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Cholinergic Antagonists; Cogniti

2016
Thymol improves high-fat diet-induced cognitive deficits in mice via ameliorating brain insulin resistance and upregulating NRF2/HO-1 pathway.
    Metabolic brain disease, 2017, Volume: 32, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Cognition Disorders; Cytokines; Diet, High-Fat; Heme Oxygenase-1; Hypoglycemi

2017
Metformin protects the brain against ischemia/reperfusion injury through PI3K/Akt1/JNK3 signaling pathways in rats.
    Physiology & behavior, 2017, 03-01, Volume: 170

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Apoptosis; Brain Ischemia; CA1 Region, Hippocampal; Caspase 3; Cognition Disorders

2017
A high-fat-diet-induced cognitive deficit in rats that is not prevented by improving insulin sensitivity with metformin.
    Diabetologia, 2012, Volume: 55, Issue:11

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Body Weight; Brain; Cognition Disorders; Conditioning,

2012
Metformin useful in combination with exogenous insulin.
    Diabetes care, 1996, Volume: 19, Issue:6

    Topics: Biomarkers; Blood Glucose; Cognition Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Therapy, Combination

1996