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Metformin use mitigates the adverse prognostic effect of diabetes mellitus in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common comorbidity and is probably associated with increased systemic inflammation and worse prognosis. Metformin, with its pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions, m...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30953517 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1035-9 |