Metformin protects against diclofenac-induced toxicity in primary rat hepatocytes by preserving mitochondrial integrity via a pathway involving EPAC

Background and purpose: It has been shown that the antidiabetic drug metformin protects hepatocytes against toxicity by various stressors. Chronic or excessive consumption of diclofenac (DF) - a pain-relieving drug, leads to drug-induced liver injury via a mechanism involving mitochondrial damage an...

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Main Authors: Fabio Alejandro Aguilar Mora, Nshunge Musheshe, Johanna C. Arroyave Ospina, Yana Geng, Juan M. Soto, José A. Rodrigo, Tatiana Alieva, Manon Buist-Homan, Frank Lezoualc'h, Xiaodong Cheng, Martina Schmidt, Han Moshage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221008556