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metformin and Rheumatoid Arthritis

metformin has been researched along with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 14 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.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"This was a double-blind placebo-controlled study, 120 adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were randomized to receive MET (1000 mg) or placebo daily with methotrexate (MTX, 7."9.41The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. ( Abdallah, MS; Abdelsattar Zaki, S; Abo Mansour, HE; Alarfaj, SJ; El-Naggar, ME; Elsawah, HK; Elsokary, MA; Mosalam, EM; Saif, DS; Wahsh, EA, 2021)
"To discussing metformin effects on rheumatoid arthritis complications."9.01Metformin one in a Million Efficient Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications: Inflammation, Osteoblastogenesis, Cardiovascular Disease, Malignancies. ( Haybar, H; Mowla, K; Rajaei, E; Zayeri, ZD, 2019)
" Metformin is used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and was reported to exert therapeutic effects against rheumatoid arthritis and obesity by improving mitochondrial dysfunction via the activation of fibroblast growth factor 21."7.96Metformin rescues rapamycin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and attenuates rheumatoid arthritis with metabolic syndrome. ( Cho, ML; Choi, JW; Jung, KA; Kim, DS; Kim, EK; Lee, SY; Min, HK; Na, HS; Park, SH; Ryu, JG, 2020)
" Metformin has been reported to have a therapeutic effect on RA and obesity."7.88Metformin ameliorates experimental-obesity-associated autoimmune arthritis by inducing FGF21 expression and brown adipocyte differentiation. ( Cho, ML; Choi, JY; Jhun, JY; Kim, EK; Kim, JK; Kim, SY; Lee, SH; Lee, SY; Na, HS; Park, SH; Yang, CW, 2018)
"This was a double-blind placebo-controlled study, 120 adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were randomized to receive MET (1000 mg) or placebo daily with methotrexate (MTX, 7."5.41The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. ( Abdallah, MS; Abdelsattar Zaki, S; Abo Mansour, HE; Alarfaj, SJ; El-Naggar, ME; Elsawah, HK; Elsokary, MA; Mosalam, EM; Saif, DS; Wahsh, EA, 2021)
"To discussing metformin effects on rheumatoid arthritis complications."5.01Metformin one in a Million Efficient Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications: Inflammation, Osteoblastogenesis, Cardiovascular Disease, Malignancies. ( Haybar, H; Mowla, K; Rajaei, E; Zayeri, ZD, 2019)
" Metformin is used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and was reported to exert therapeutic effects against rheumatoid arthritis and obesity by improving mitochondrial dysfunction via the activation of fibroblast growth factor 21."3.96Metformin rescues rapamycin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and attenuates rheumatoid arthritis with metabolic syndrome. ( Cho, ML; Choi, JW; Jung, KA; Kim, DS; Kim, EK; Lee, SY; Min, HK; Na, HS; Park, SH; Ryu, JG, 2020)
" Metformin has been reported to have a therapeutic effect on RA and obesity."3.88Metformin ameliorates experimental-obesity-associated autoimmune arthritis by inducing FGF21 expression and brown adipocyte differentiation. ( Cho, ML; Choi, JY; Jhun, JY; Kim, EK; Kim, JK; Kim, SY; Lee, SH; Lee, SY; Na, HS; Park, SH; Yang, CW, 2018)
"Metformin is a first-line therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes."2.82Metformin and its therapeutic applications in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease. ( Choe, JY; Kim, JW; Park, SH, 2022)

Research

Studies (14)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (7.14)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's8 (57.14)24.3611
2020's5 (35.71)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kim, JW1
Choe, JY1
Park, SH4
Lu, CH1
Chung, CH1
Lee, CH1
Su, SC1
Liu, JS1
Lin, FH1
Tsao, CH1
Hsieh, PS1
Hung, YJ1
Hsieh, CH1
Chien, WC1
Naffaa, ME1
Rosenberg, V1
Watad, A1
Tiosano, S1
Yavne, Y1
Chodick, G1
Amital, H1
Shalev, V1
Kim, EK3
Min, HK1
Lee, SY3
Kim, DS1
Ryu, JG1
Na, HS2
Jung, KA1
Choi, JW1
Cho, ML3
Zemedikun, DT1
Gokhale, K1
Chandan, JS1
Cooper, J1
Lord, JM1
Filer, A1
Falahee, M1
Nirantharakumar, K1
Raza, K1
Abdallah, MS1
Alarfaj, SJ1
Saif, DS1
El-Naggar, ME1
Elsokary, MA1
Elsawah, HK1
Abdelsattar Zaki, S1
Wahsh, EA1
Abo Mansour, HE1
Mosalam, EM1
Lee, SH1
Kim, JK1
Jhun, JY1
Kim, SY1
Choi, JY1
Yang, CW1
Rajaei, E1
Haybar, H1
Mowla, K1
Zayeri, ZD1
Abboud, G1
Choi, SC1
Kanda, N1
Zeumer-Spataro, L1
Roopenian, DC1
Morel, L1
Chen, K1
Lin, ZW1
He, SM1
Wang, CQ1
Yang, JC1
Lu, Y1
Xie, XB1
Li, Q1
Kim, SC1
Schneeweiss, S1
Glynn, RJ1
Doherty, M1
Goldfine, AB1
Solomon, DH1
Son, HJ1
Lee, J1
Park, MJ1
Kim, KW1
Wang, H1
Li, T1
Chen, S1
Gu, Y1
Ye, S1
Laursen, B1
Gormsen, J1

Clinical Trials (3)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Drug Repurposing Using Metformin for Improving the Therapeutic Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis Patients[NCT05298670]Phase 280 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-02-01Recruiting
The AMPK Modulator Metformin as a Novel Adjunct to Conventional Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Proof-of-Concept, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.[NCT04068246]Phase 1/Phase 2120 participants (Actual)Interventional2019-08-01Completed
A Multicenter, Randomised, Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of add-on Metformin to Conventional Immunosuppressants in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus[NCT02741960]Phase 4180 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-05-24Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

2 reviews available for metformin and Rheumatoid Arthritis

ArticleYear
Metformin and its therapeutic applications in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease.
    The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2022, Volume: 37, Issue:1

    Topics: AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Humans; Metformin;

2022
Metformin one in a Million Efficient Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications: Inflammation, Osteoblastogenesis, Cardiovascular Disease, Malignancies.
    Current rheumatology reviews, 2019, Volume: 15, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Bone and Bones; Bone Diseases; Cardiovascular

2019

Trials

2 trials available for metformin and Rheumatoid Arthritis

ArticleYear
The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    International immunopharmacology, 2021, Volume: 95

    Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Adult; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheum

2021
The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    International immunopharmacology, 2021, Volume: 95

    Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Adult; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheum

2021
The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    International immunopharmacology, 2021, Volume: 95

    Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Adult; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheum

2021
The AMPK modulator metformin as adjunct to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    International immunopharmacology, 2021, Volume: 95

    Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Adult; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheum

2021
Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Mitochondrial DNA and Its Autoantibody in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and a Proof-of-Concept Trial of Metformin.
    Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2015, Volume: 67, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies, Antinuclear; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoantibodies; Case-Control Stud

2015

Other Studies

10 other studies available for metformin and Rheumatoid Arthritis

ArticleYear
Combination of COX-2 inhibitor and metformin attenuates rate of admission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes in Taiwan.
    Medicine, 2019, Volume: 98, Issue:41

    Topics: Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; Databases, Factual; Diabetes Mellitus, Typ

2019
Adherence to metformin and the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.
    Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 2020, Volume: 49, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2;

2020
Metformin rescues rapamycin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and attenuates rheumatoid arthritis with metabolic syndrome.
    Arthritis research & therapy, 2020, 04-10, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Arthritis, Experimental; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Drug Therapy, Combination; Hypoglycemic Age

2020
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, glycaemic control, associated therapies and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study.
    Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2021, 12-01, Volume: 60, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Blood Glucose; Databases, Fact

2021
Metformin ameliorates experimental-obesity-associated autoimmune arthritis by inducing FGF21 expression and brown adipocyte differentiation.
    Experimental & molecular medicine, 2018, 01-26, Volume: 50, Issue:1

    Topics: Adipocytes, Brown; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Arthritis, Experimental; Arthri

2018
Inhibition of Glycolysis Reduces Disease Severity in an Autoimmune Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
    Frontiers in immunology, 2018, Volume: 9

    Topics: Animals; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoantibodies; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Deoxyglucose; Disease Mo

2018
Metformin inhibits the proliferation of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes through IGF-IR/PI3K/AKT/m-TOR pathway.
    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2019, Volume: 115

    Topics: Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; Apoptosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Cell Cycle; Cell Cycle Prote

2019
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes may reduce the risk of autoimmune diseases: a population-based cohort study.
    Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2015, Volume: 74, Issue:11

    Topics: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoimmune Diseases; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Dipeptidyl-Pe

2015
Metformin attenuates experimental autoimmune arthritis through reciprocal regulation of Th17/Treg balance and osteoclastogenesis.
    Mediators of inflammation, 2014, Volume: 2014

    Topics: Animals; Arthritis, Experimental; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Cell Differentiation; Interleukin-17; Male;

2014
Pharmacological enhancement and short-term stimulation of blood fibrinolytic activity.
    Scandinavian journal of haematology, 1969, Volume: 6, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aminocaproates; Anticholesteremic Agents; Arteriosclerosis; Arthritis, Rheu

1969