The gastrointestinal tract is a major source of the acute metformin-stimulated rise in GDF15

Abstract The hormone GDF15 is secreted in response to cellular stressors. Metformin elevates circulating levels of GDF15, an action important for the drug’s beneficial effects on body weight. Metformin can also inhibit mammalian respiratory complex I, leading to decreases in ATP:AMP ratio, activatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John W. R. Kincaid, Debra Rimmington, John A. Tadross, Irene Cimino, Ilona Zvetkova, Arthur Kaser, Paul Richards, Satish Patel, Stephen O’Rahilly, Anthony P. Coll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51866-2

Similar Items