Metformin decreases platelet superoxide anion production in diabetic patients

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 156-159

  Gargiulo, P ^a   Caccese, D ^b   Pignatelli, P ^a   Brufani, C ^a   De Vito, F ^b   Marino, R ^a   Lauro, R ^b   Violi, F ^a   Di Mario, U ^a   Sanguigni, V ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Metformin; Platelets; Superoxide anion; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; LUCIGENIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PLATELETS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0036255463     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.282     Document Type: Article

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