Metformin Ameliorates Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Suppression of the STAT3 Signaling Pathway and Regulation of the between Th17/Treg Balance.

<h4>Objective</h4>Metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes. We sought to determine whether metformin reduces inflammation, by regulating p-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) expression and T-helper 17 (Th17) cell proliferation, in a mouse model of inflammatory b...

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Main Authors: Seon-Yeong Lee, Seung Hoon Lee, Eun-Ji Yang, Eun-Kyung Kim, Jae-Kyung Kim, Dong-Yun Shin, Mi-La Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135858