Metformin use mitigates the adverse prognostic effect of diabetes mellitus in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract Background and objective Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common comorbidity and is probably associated with increased systemic inflammation and worse prognosis. Metformin, with its pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1035-9 |