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The Hepatic Plasma Membrane Citrate Transporter NaCT (SLC13A5) as a Molecular Target for Metformin

Metformin is the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes. Inhibition of hepatic gluconeogenesis is the primary contributor to its anti-diabetic effect. Metformin inhibits complex I and α-glycerophosphate shuttle, and the resultant increase in cytoplasmic NADH/NAD(+) ratio diverts glucose precursors...

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Autores principales: Kopel, Jonathan, Higuchi, Kei, Ristic, Bojana, Sato, Toshihiro, Ramachandran, Sabarish, Ganapathy, Vadivel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32444674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65621-w