Unveiling the potential pleiotropic effects of metformin in treating COVID-19: a comprehensive review

This review article explores the potential of metformin, a medication commonly used for type 2 diabetes, as an antiviral and anti-inflammatory agent in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Metformin has demonstrated inhibitory effects on the growth of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture models...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Main Authors:	Pavlo Petakh, Iryna Kamyshna, Aleksandr Kamyshnyi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Subjects:	gut microbiota coronavirus disease 2019 dysbiosis metformin diabetes
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1260633/full