Metformin inhibits inflammatory angiogenesis in a murine sponge model.

Xavier, D O

Metformin inhibits inflammatory angiogenesis in a murine sponge model. [electronic resource] - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie Mar 2010 - 220-5 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1950-6007

10.1016/j.biopha.2009.08.004 doi


Angiogenesis Inhibitors--pharmacology
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents--pharmacology
Chemokine CCL2--biosynthesis
Chemotaxis, Leukocyte--drug effects
Collagen--biosynthesis
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Foreign-Body Reaction--drug therapy
Inflammation--physiopathology
Male
Metformin--pharmacology
Mice
Neovascularization, Pathologic--prevention & control
Peroxidase--analysis
Surgical Sponges
Transforming Growth Factor beta1--biosynthesis
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--biosynthesis
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A--biosynthesis