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Metformin attenuates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis via AMPK signaling
BACKGROUND: Silicosis is one of the most common occupational pulmonary fibrosis caused by respirable silica-based particle exposure, with no ideal drugs at present. Metformin, a commonly used biguanide antidiabetic agent, could activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) to exert its pharmacologica...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365894/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34399790 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-03036-5 |