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metformin and Parkinson Disease

metformin has been researched along with Parkinson Disease in 22 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.

Parkinson Disease: A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped posture, slowness of voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression. Pathologic features include loss of melanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra and other pigmented nuclei of the brainstem. LEWY BODIES are present in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but may also be found in a related condition (LEWY BODY DISEASE, DIFFUSE) characterized by dementia in combination with varying degrees of parkinsonism. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1059, pp1067-75)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Metformin users compared with sulfonylurea users were associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia, AD and VD but not with PD or MCI."8.12Comparative effect of metformin versus sulfonylureas with dementia and Parkinson's disease risk in US patients over 50 with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ( Duijn, CMV; Fernandes, M; Ghose, U; Launer, LJ; Li, QS; Linden, AB; Molero, Y; Nevado-Holgado, AJ; Newby, D; Sproviero, W; Winchester, L, 2022)
"Metformin treatment caused astrocytes to alter reactive genes in a PD animal model."5.56Metformin regulates astrocyte reactivity in Parkinson's disease and normal aging. ( Choi, JH; Choi, YK; Go, J; Kim, KS; Lee, CH; Lee, TG; Park, HY; Rhee, M; Ryu, YK; Seo, YJ, 2020)
"Metformin users compared with sulfonylurea users were associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia, AD and VD but not with PD or MCI."4.12Comparative effect of metformin versus sulfonylureas with dementia and Parkinson's disease risk in US patients over 50 with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ( Duijn, CMV; Fernandes, M; Ghose, U; Launer, LJ; Li, QS; Linden, AB; Molero, Y; Nevado-Holgado, AJ; Newby, D; Sproviero, W; Winchester, L, 2022)
"Metformin was able to inhibit depressive-like behavior and increase signaling pathway proteins, transcription factors and autophagosome-forming proteins, thus inducing autophagy in both the hippocampus and the substantia nigra."1.72Metformin improves depressive-like behavior in experimental Parkinson's disease by inducing autophagy in the substantia nigra and hippocampus. ( da Silva, RS; de Melo, MG; de Paiva, IHR; do Nascimento, MIX; Duarte-Silva, EP; Mendonça, IP; Peixoto, CA, 2022)
"Metformin treatment caused astrocytes to alter reactive genes in a PD animal model."1.56Metformin regulates astrocyte reactivity in Parkinson's disease and normal aging. ( Choi, JH; Choi, YK; Go, J; Kim, KS; Lee, CH; Lee, TG; Park, HY; Rhee, M; Ryu, YK; Seo, YJ, 2020)
"Metformin is a medication that is widely prescribed for the management of type 2 diabetes."1.48Metformin Inhibits the Development of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia in a Murine Model of Parkinson's Disease. ( Choi, DH; Go, J; Hwang, JH; Kim, KS; Kim, YH; Lee, CH; Lee, TG; Noh, JR; Park, HY; Ryu, YK, 2018)
"Following genetic screening of Parkinson's disease patients and healthy controls, we also report the first TRAP1 mutation leading to complete loss of functional protein in a patient with late onset Parkinson's disease."1.46Metformin reverses TRAP1 mutation-associated alterations in mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease. ( Bobbili, DR; Brockmann, K; Bus, C; Carvajal Berrio, DA; Fitzgerald, JC; Gasser, T; Glaab, E; Hauser, AK; Krüger, R; Kübler, M; Lewin, R; Madlung, J; Martins, LM; Maurer, B; May, P; Nordheim, A; Picard, D; Riess, O; Schenke-Layland, K; Schindler, KM; Schulte, C; Schwarz, LM; Sharma, M; Vartholomaiou, E; Wüst, R; Zimprich, A, 2017)

Research

Studies (22)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's10 (45.45)24.3611
2020's12 (54.55)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Agostini, F1
Masato, A1
Bubacco, L1
Bisaglia, M1
Mendonça, IP1
de Paiva, IHR1
Duarte-Silva, EP1
de Melo, MG1
da Silva, RS1
do Nascimento, MIX1
Peixoto, CA1
Newby, D1
Linden, AB1
Fernandes, M1
Molero, Y1
Winchester, L1
Sproviero, W1
Ghose, U1
Li, QS1
Launer, LJ1
Duijn, CMV1
Nevado-Holgado, AJ1
Kakoty, V1
Kc, S1
Yang, CH1
Dubey, SK1
Taliyan, R1
Xie, Y1
Wang, J1
Jiang, J1
Liu, F1
Zhang, Y1
Gopar-Cuevas, Y1
Saucedo-Cardenas, O1
Loera-Arias, MJ1
Montes-de-Oca-Luna, R1
Rodriguez-Rocha, H1
Garcia-Garcia, A1
Sardoiwala, MN1
Srivastava, AK1
Kaundal, B1
Karmakar, S1
Choudhury, SR1
Paudel, YN1
Angelopoulou, E1
Piperi, C1
Shaikh, MF1
Othman, I1
Saewanee, N1
Praputpittaya, T1
Malaiwong, N1
Chalorak, P1
Meemon, K1
Ryu, YK2
Go, J2
Park, HY2
Choi, YK1
Seo, YJ1
Choi, JH1
Rhee, M1
Lee, TG2
Lee, CH2
Kim, KS2
Cardoso, S1
Moreira, PI1
Mor, DE1
Sohrabi, S1
Kaletsky, R1
Keyes, W1
Tartici, A1
Kalia, V1
Miller, GW1
Murphy, CT1
Kang, H1
Khang, R1
Ham, S1
Jeong, GR1
Kim, H2
Jo, M1
Lee, BD1
Lee, YI1
Jo, A1
Park, C1
Seo, J1
Paek, SH1
Lee, YS1
Choi, JY1
Lee, Y1
Shin, JH1
Brakedal, B1
Flønes, I1
Reiter, SF1
Torkildsen, Ø1
Dölle, C1
Assmus, J1
Haugarvoll, K2
Tzoulis, C2
Choi, DH1
Kim, YH1
Hwang, JH1
Noh, JR1
Fitzgerald, JC2
Zimprich, A2
Carvajal Berrio, DA1
Schindler, KM1
Maurer, B1
Schulte, C1
Bus, C1
Hauser, AK1
Kübler, M1
Lewin, R1
Bobbili, DR1
Schwarz, LM1
Vartholomaiou, E1
Brockmann, K1
Wüst, R1
Madlung, J1
Nordheim, A1
Riess, O1
Martins, LM1
Glaab, E1
May, P2
Schenke-Layland, K1
Picard, D1
Sharma, M2
Gasser, T1
Krüger, R2
Reddy Bobbili, D1
Gaare, JJ1
Nido, GS1
Sztromwasser, P1
Knappskog, PM1
Dahl, O1
Lund-Johansen, M1
Alves, G1
Tysnes, OB1
Johansson, S1
Gantois, I1
Popic, J1
Khoutorsky, A1
Sonenberg, N1
Pupyshev, AB1
Korolenko, TA1
Tikhonova, MA1
Jakova, E1
Lee, JS1
Wahlqvist, ML1
Lee, MS1
Hsu, CC1
Chuang, SY1
Lee, JT1
Tsai, HN1

Clinical Trials (1)

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
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

6 reviews available for metformin and Parkinson Disease

ArticleYear
Metformin Repurposing for Parkinson Disease Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2021, Dec-30, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Autophagy; Biological Availability; Drug Repositioning; Humans; Metformin; Neuroprotective

2021
Do oral antidiabetic medications alter the risk of Parkinson's disease? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2023, Volume: 44, Issue:12

    Topics: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Metformin; Parkinso

2023
Emerging neuroprotective effect of metformin in Parkinson's disease: A molecular crosstalk.
    Pharmacological research, 2020, Volume: 152

    Topics: Animals; Autophagy; Behavior, Animal; Dopaminergic Neurons; Encephalitis; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agent

2020
Antidiabetic drugs for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: Repurposing insulin, metformin, and thiazolidinediones.
    International review of neurobiology, 2020, Volume: 155

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Repositioning; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Insul

2020
Metformin for Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome and Other Neurological Disorders.
    Annual review of medicine, 2019, 01-27, Volume: 70

    Topics: Animals; Autistic Disorder; Disease Models, Animal; Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein; Fragile X

2019
[A Therapeutic Target for Inhibition of Neurodegeneration: Autophagy].
    Zhurnal vysshei nervnoi deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova, 2016, Volume: 66, Issue:5

    Topics: alpha-Synuclein; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Animals; Autophagy; Clinical Trials as To

2016

Other Studies

16 other studies available for metformin and Parkinson Disease

ArticleYear
Metformin improves depressive-like behavior in experimental Parkinson's disease by inducing autophagy in the substantia nigra and hippocampus.
    Inflammopharmacology, 2022, Volume: 30, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Autophagy; Disease Models, Animal; Hippocampus; Hypoglycemic Agents;

2022
Comparative effect of metformin versus sulfonylureas with dementia and Parkinson's disease risk in US patients over 50 with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    BMJ open diabetes research & care, 2022, Volume: 10, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Dementia; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Male; Metformin; Mid

2022
Exploring the Epigenetic Regulated Modulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Involvement in High-Fat Diet Associated Parkinson's Disease in Rats.
    ACS chemical neuroscience, 2023, 02-15, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Diet, High-Fat; Epigenesis, Genetic; Insulin Resistance; Metformin; Parkinson Disease; Rats

2023
Metformin and Trehalose-Modulated Autophagy Exerts a Neurotherapeutic Effect on Parkinson's Disease.
    Molecular neurobiology, 2023, Volume: 60, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Animals; Autophagy; Dopamine; Humans; Metformin; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Neuroblastoma; Park

2023
Recuperative effect of metformin loaded polydopamine nanoformulation promoting EZH2 mediated proteasomal degradation of phospho-α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease model.
    Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine, 2020, Volume: 24

    Topics: alpha-Synuclein; Cell Line, Tumor; Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; Humans; Indoles; Metformin;

2020
Neuroprotective effect of metformin on dopaminergic neurodegeneration and α-synuclein aggregation in C. elegans model of Parkinson's disease.
    Neuroscience research, 2021, Volume: 162

    Topics: alpha-Synuclein; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis eleg

2021
Metformin regulates astrocyte reactivity in Parkinson's disease and normal aging.
    Neuropharmacology, 2020, 09-15, Volume: 175

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Astrocytes; Corpus Striatum; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Male; Metformin; Mice,

2020
Metformin rescues Parkinson's disease phenotypes caused by hyperactive mitochondria.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020, 10-20, Volume: 117, Issue:42

    Topics: Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; Disea

2020
Activation of the ATF2/CREB-PGC-1α pathway by metformin leads to dopaminergic neuroprotection.
    Oncotarget, 2017, Jul-25, Volume: 8, Issue:30

    Topics: Activating Transcription Factor 2; Animals; Brain; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Cyclic AMP Respo

2017
Glitazone use associated with reduced risk of Parkinson's disease.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2017, Volume: 32, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Databases, Factual; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Prescriptions; D

2017
Metformin Inhibits the Development of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia in a Murine Model of Parkinson's Disease.
    Molecular neurobiology, 2018, Volume: 55, Issue:7

    Topics: Amantadine; Animals; Corpus Striatum; Disease Models, Animal; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; Levodopa; Ma

2018
Metformin reverses TRAP1 mutation-associated alterations in mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2017, Sep-01, Volume: 140, Issue:9

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Apoptosis; Case-Control Studies; Cells, Cultured; Fibroblasts; High-Temperat

2017
Reply: No evidence for rare TRAP1 mutations influencing the risk of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2018, 03-01, Volume: 141, Issue:3

    Topics: HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; Humans; Metformin; Mitochondria; Mutation; Parkinson Disease

2018
No evidence for rare TRAP1 mutations influencing the risk of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2018, 03-01, Volume: 141, Issue:3

    Topics: HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; Humans; Metformin; Mitochondria; Mutation; Parkinson Disease

2018
Behavior of α-synuclein-drug complexes during nanopore analysis with a superimposed AC field.
    Electrophoresis, 2017, Volume: 38, Issue:2

    Topics: alpha-Synuclein; Caffeine; Electricity; Electrophoresis; Humans; Metformin; Models, Chemical; Nanopo

2017
Metformin-inclusive sulfonylurea therapy reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease occurring with Type 2 diabetes in a Taiwanese population cohort.
    Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2012, Volume: 18, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Male; M

2012