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Repurposing Metformin for Vascular Disease.
Current medicinal chemistry.
2023
Review
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Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental.
2022
Review
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Times cited: 43 -
3D Tissue-Engineered Vascular Drug Screening Platforms: Promise and Considerations.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.
2022
Review
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Times cited: 45 -
Metformin Prevents Hyperglycemia-Associated, Oxidative Stress-Induced Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction: Essential Role for the Orphan Nuclear Receptor Human Nuclear Receptor 4A1 (Nur77).
Molecular pharmacology.
2021
Academic Article
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A Critical Review of the Evidence That Metformin Is a Putative Anti-Aging Drug That Enhances Healthspan and Extends Lifespan.
Frontiers in endocrinology.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 35 -
A Comprehensive Review of Viral Characteristics, Transmission, Pathophysiology, Immune Response, and Management of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 as a Basis for Controlling the Pandemic.
Frontiers in immunology.
2021
Review
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A Review of the Progress and Challenges of Developing a Vaccine for COVID-19.
Frontiers in immunology.
2020
Review
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COVID-19: Learning from Lessons To Guide Treatment and Prevention Interventions.
mSphere.
2020
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Why the endothelium? The endothelium as a target to reduce diabetes-associated vascular disease.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
2020
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Times cited: 29 -
Treatment with a Combination of Metformin and 2-Deoxyglucose Upregulates Thrombospondin-1 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Implications in Anti-Angiogenic Cancer Therapy.
Cancers.
2019
Academic Article
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Potent and PPARα-independent anti-proliferative action of the hypolipidemic drug fenofibrate in VEGF-dependent angiosarcomas in vitro.
Scientific reports.
2019
Academic Article
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Times cited: 13 -
Exercise Alleviates Obesity-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction via Enhancing FGF21 Sensitivity in Adipose Tissues.
Cell reports.
2019
Academic Article
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Times cited: 90 -
Minimizing Hyperglycemia-Induced Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction by Inhibiting Endothelial Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 and Attenuating Oxidative Stress: Implications for Treating Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.
Canadian journal of diabetes.
2019
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Impact of currently used anti-diabetic drugs on myoendothelial communication.
Current opinion in pharmacology.
2018
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Hyperglycaemic impairment of PAR2-mediated vasodilation: Prevention by inhibition of aortic endothelial sodium-glucose-co-Transporter-2 and minimizing oxidative stress.
Vascular pharmacology.
2018
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Hyperglycaemia disrupts conducted vasodilation in the resistance vasculature of db/db mice.
Vascular pharmacology.
2018
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Metformin represses glucose starvation induced autophagic response in microvascular endothelial cells and promotes cell death.
Biochemical pharmacology.
2017
Academic Article
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Times cited: 29 -
Metformin is not just an antihyperglycaemic drug but also has protective effects on the vascular endothelium.
Acta physiologica (Oxford, England).
2016
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Times cited: 76 -
Molecular Interplay between microRNA-34a and Sirtuin1 in Hyperglycemia-Mediated Impaired Angiogenesis in Endothelial Cells: Effects of Metformin.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.
2015
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Times cited: 74 -
Metformin improves endothelial function in aortic tissue and microvascular endothelial cells subjected to diabetic hyperglycaemic conditions.
Biochemical pharmacology.
2015
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Times cited: 35 -
Metformin: An Old Drug for the Treatment of Diabetes but a New Drug for the Protection of the Endothelium.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre.
2015
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Times cited: 128 -
MicroRNA Signature and Cardiovascular Dysfunction.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology.
2015
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Times cited: 29 -
Fibroblast growth factor 21 prevents atherosclerosis by suppression of hepatic sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 and induction of adiponectin in mice.
Circulation.
2015
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Times cited: 194 -
Role of SLMAP genetic variants in susceptibility of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Qatari population.
Journal of translational medicine.
2015
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Times cited: 13 -
Cardiovascular impact of drugs used in the treatment of diabetes.
Therapeutic advances in chronic disease.
2014
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Times cited: 44 -
FGF21 maintains glucose homeostasis by mediating the cross talk between liver and brain during prolonged fasting.
Diabetes.
2014
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Times cited: 186 -
Luteolin inhibits smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation by attenuating the production of Nox4, p-Akt and VEGF in endothelial cells.
Current pharmaceutical biotechnology.
2014
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Times cited: 16 -
Metformin modulates hyperglycaemia-induced endothelial senescence and apoptosis through SIRT1.
British journal of pharmacology.
2014
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Times cited: 166 -
Luteolin inhibits angiotensin II-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell proliferation and migration through downregulation of Src and Akt phosphorylation.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.
2012
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Times cited: 26 -
The endothelium: influencing vascular smooth muscle in many ways.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
2012
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Times cited: 178 -
The contribution of d-tubocurarine-sensitive and apamin-sensitive K-channels to EDHF-mediated relaxation of mesenteric arteries from eNOS-/- mice.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology.
2012
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Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus: possible involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress?.
Experimental diabetes research.
2012
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Times cited: 94 -
Perivascular adipose tissue-derived relaxing factors: release by peptide agonists via proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) and non-PAR2 mechanisms.
British journal of pharmacology.
2011
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Times cited: 17 -
Increased expression of the tail-anchored membrane protein SLMAP in adipose tissue from type 2 Tally Ho diabetic mice.
Experimental diabetes research.
2011
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The endothelium in compliance and resistance vessels.
Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition).
2011
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Times cited: 23 -
Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes: multiple targets for treatment.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology.
2010
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Times cited: 86 -
High glucose increases expression of cyclooxygenase-2, increases oxidative stress and decreases the generation of nitric oxide in mouse microvessel endothelial cells.
Journal of cellular physiology.
2010
Academic Article
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Times cited: 48 -
A review of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes: a focus on the contribution of a dysfunctional eNOS.
Journal of the American Society of Hypertension : JASH.
2010
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Times cited: 79 -
Glucose enhances expression of TRPC1 and calcium entry in endothelial cells.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.
2009
Academic Article
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Times cited: 41 -
Endothelium-dependent vasodilation in myogenically active mouse skeletal muscle arterioles: role of EDH and K(+) channels.
Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994).
2009
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Effects of a Western diet versus high glucose on endothelium-dependent relaxation in murine micro- and macro-vasculature.
European journal of pharmacology.
2008
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Times cited: 27 -
Oxidative stress and increased eNOS and NADPH oxidase expression in mouse microvessel endothelial cells.
Journal of cellular physiology.
2007
Academic Article
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Times cited: 85 -
Increased oxidative stress in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic apoE-deficient mouse: changes in expression of NADPH oxidase subunits and eNOS.
European journal of pharmacology.
2007
Academic Article
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Times cited: 67 -
Calcium-activated potassium channel and connexin expression in small mesenteric arteries from eNOS-deficient (eNOS-/-) and eNOS-expressing (eNOS+/+) mice.
European journal of pharmacology.
2007
Academic Article
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Times cited: 16 -
Nitrosothiol stores in vascular tissue: modulation by ultraviolet light, acetylcholine and ionomycin.
European journal of pharmacology.
2007
Academic Article
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Times cited: 26 -
Vascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetic TallyHo mice: role for an increase in the contribution of PGH2/TxA2 receptor activation and cytochrome p450 products.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
2007
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Pharmacological characteristics of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation of small mesenteric arteries from db/db mice.
European journal of pharmacology.
2006
Academic Article
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Times cited: 45 -
Widespread vascular production of C-reactive protein (CRP) and a relationship between serum CRP, plaque CRP and intimal hypertrophy.
Atherosclerosis.
2006
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Times cited: 33 -
Endothelial dysfunction in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic apoE-deficient mouse.
British journal of pharmacology.
2005
Academic Article
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Times cited: 87 -
Endothelial dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes correlates with deregulated expression of the tail-anchored membrane protein SLMAP.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.
2005
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Endothelial cell dysfunction and the vascular complications associated with type 2 diabetes: assessing the health of the endothelium.
Vascular health and risk management.
2005
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Times cited: 94 -
Twenty-five years since the discovery of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF): does a dysfunctional endothelium contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes?.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
2005
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Times cited: 21 -
The endothelium in health and disease: A discussion of the contribution of non-nitric oxide endothelium-derived vasoactive mediators to vascular homeostasis in normal vessels and in type II diabetes.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry.
2004
Academic Article
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Times cited: 32 -
The endothelium in health and disease: a discussion of the contribution of non-nitric oxide endothelium-derived vasoactive mediators to vascular homeostasis in normal vessels and in type II diabetes.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry.
2004
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Times cited: 32 -
The endothelium in health and disease--a target for therapeutic intervention.
Journal of smooth muscle research = Nihon Heikatsukin Gakkai kikanshi.
2003
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Times cited: 94 -
Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor: is there a novel chemical mediator?.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology.
2002
Review
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Times cited: 39 -
Endothelium-derived relaxing factors: a focus on endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor(s).
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
2001
Review
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Times cited: 160 -
Potassium- and acetylcholine-induced vasorelaxation in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
British journal of pharmacology.
2000
Academic Article
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Times cited: 66 -
Novel endothelium-derived relaxing factors. Identification of factors and cellular targets.
Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods.
2000
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Acetylcholine-induced relaxation of peripheral arteries isolated from mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
British journal of pharmacology.
1999
Academic Article
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Times cited: 115