Clinical Pharmacology of Biguanides
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Efficacy of Metformin in Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
1995 • 1,328 citations
Metabolic Effects of Metformin in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
1995 • 1,135 citations
Metformin therapy in polycystic ovary syndrome reduces hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, hyperandrogenemia, and systolic blood pressure, while facilitating normal menses and pregnancy
1994 • 854 citations
International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus
2003 • 666 citations
Biguanides and NIDDM
1992 • 601 citations
Metformin kinetics in healthy subjects and in patients with diabetes mellitus.
1981 • 477 citations
United Kingdom prospective diabetes study (UKPDS) 13: relative efficacy of randomly allocated diet, sulphonylurea, insulin, or metformin in patients with newly diagnosed non-insulin dependent diabetes followed for three years
1995 • 457 citations
Mechanism of Metformin Action in Obese and Lean Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetic Subjects*
1991 • 400 citations
Metformin
1995 • 396 citations
Therapeutic Comparison of Metformin and Sulfonylurea, Alone and in Various Combinations: A double-blind controlled study
1994 • 359 citations
Pharmacokinetics of metformin after intravenous and oral administration to man
1979 • 339 citations
International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus
1993 • 282 citations
Reduction of metformin renal tubular secretion by cimetidine in man.
1987 • 281 citations
Effect of Metformin on Carbohydrate and Lipoprotein Metabolism in NIDDM Patients
1990 • 263 citations
Lactic acidosis in biguanide-treated diabetics
1978 • 254 citations
Cellular Mechanism of Action of Metformin
1990 • 237 citations
Treating insulin resistance in hypertension with metformin reduces both blood pressure and metabolic risk factors
1991 • 223 citations
Acute Antihyperglycemic Mechanisms of Metformin in NIDDM: Evidence for Suppression of Lipid Oxidation and Hepatic Glucose Production
1994 • 217 citations
Disposition of metformin (N,N‐dimethylbiguanide) in man
1978 • 216 citations
New Antidiabetic Drugs
1990 • 213 citations
Vitamin-B12 Status of Patients on Long-term Metformin Therapy
1971 • 210 citations
Metformin Improves Glucose, Lipid Metabolism, and Reduces Blood Pressure in Hypertensive, Obese Women
1993 • 207 citations
Mechanism of Metformin Action in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
1987 • 184 citations
Glucose transport in human skeletal muscle cells in culture. Stimulation by insulin and metformin.
1992 • 177 citations
Metformin for obese, insulin-treated diabetic patients: improvement in glycaemic control and reduction of metabolic risk factors
1993 • 176 citations
Re-evaluation of a biguanide, metformin: mechanism of action and tolerability
1994 • 176 citations
Metformin: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic use.
1979 • 172 citations
Measurement of the renal clearance of drugs.
1981 • 168 citations
Metformin Decreases the High Plasminogen Activator Inhibition Capacity, Plasma Insulin and Triglyceride Levels in Non-Diabetic Obese Subjects
1987 • 166 citations
The Diabetes annual
1985 • 157 citations
The management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes during pregnancy
1985 • 147 citations
Effect of Biguanides on Intestinal Absorption of Glucose
1968 • 143 citations
The impact of metformin therapy on hepatic glucose production and skeletal muscle glycogen synthase activity in overweight type II diabetic patients
1993 • 142 citations
Malabsorption of vitamin B12 and intrinsic factor secretion during biguanide therapy
1983 • 125 citations
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in Sweden 1977–1991
1993 • 123 citations
Effect of Metformin on Postprandial Lipemia in Patients With Fairly to Poorly Controlled NIDDM
1994 • 122 citations
Metformin in the digestive tract
1988 • 118 citations
Worldwide Experience of Metformin as an Effective Glucose-lowering Agent: A Meta-analysis
1995 • 117 citations
Metformin improves peripheral but not hepatic insulin action in obese patients with type II diabetes
1989 • 116 citations
Effect of metformin on insulin-stimulated glucose transport in isolated skeletal muscle obtained from patients with NIDDM
1994 • 115 citations
Metformin—An update
1993 • 114 citations
Diarrhea and Metformin in a Diabetic Clinic
1983 • 112 citations
Oral antidiabetic combination therapy with sulphonylureas and metformin.
1991 • 111 citations
COMPARISON OF CHLORPROPAMIDE AND METFORMIN TREATMENT ON WEIGHT AND BLOOD-GLUCOSE RESPONSE OF UNCONTROLLED OBESE DIABETICS
1968 • 107 citations
Effect of Metformin on Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Turnover and Insulin Binding to Receptors in Type II Diabetes
1987 • 105 citations
Metformin Normalizes Nonoxidative Glucose Metabolism in Insulin-Resistant Normoglycemic First-Degree Relatives of Patients With NIDDM
1992 • 105 citations
Biguanides. A review of history, pharmacodynamics and therapy.
1983 • 99 citations
Effect of metformin on peripheral insulin sensitivity in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
1986 • 99 citations
The Effect of Intravenous Metformin on Glucose Metabolism During Hyperglycaemia in Type 2 Diabetes
1992 • 97 citations
Different effects of insulin and oral antidiabetic agents on glucose and energy metabolism in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
1989 • 96 citations
The difficult choice of treatment for poorly controlled maturity onset diabetes: tablets or insulin?
1984 • 95 citations
Comparison of metformin and chlorpropamide in non-obese, maturity-onset diabetics uncontrolled by diet.
1977 • 92 citations
One year comparative trial of metformin and glipizide in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
1994 • 92 citations
Metformin increases insulin sensitivity and basal glucose clearance in Type 2 (non‐insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus
1991 • 88 citations
Mechanism of Action of Metformin: Insulin Receptor and Postreceptor Effects in Vitro and in Vivo*
1986 • 86 citations
Antihyperglycaemic Efficacy, Response Prediction and Dose—Response Relations of Treatment with Metformin and Sulphonylurea, Alone and in Primary Combination
1994 • 85 citations
Combined metformin-sulfonylurea treatment of patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes in fair to poor glycemic control.
1992 • 85 citations
Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents An Update
1984 • 84 citations
Metformin improved insulin resistance in type I, insulin-dependent, diabetic patients
1985 • 82 citations
Metabolic and Hemodynamic Effects of Metformin and Glibenclamide in Normotensive NIDDM Patients
1993 • 81 citations
Lack of effect of intravenous metformin on plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, C-peptide, glucagon and growth hormone in non-diabetic subjects
1984 • 78 citations
The Effect of Glibenclamide and Metformin on Serum Lipoproteins in Type 2 Diabetes
1988 • 76 citations
Comparative effects of phenformin, metformin and glibenclamide on metabolic rhythms in maturity-onset diabetics
1977 • 75 citations
Double-Blind Evaluation of Efficacy and Tolerability of Metformin in NIDDM
1991 • 74 citations
Comparison of Tolbutamide and Metformin in Elderly Diabetic Patients
1990 • 73 citations
Sulphonylurea Failure in Type 2 Diabetes: Treatment with a Basal Insulin Supplement
1987 • 73 citations
Placebo‐controlled Trial of the Effects of Guar Gum and Metformin on Fasting Blood Glucose and Serum Lipids in Obese, Type 2 Diabetic Patients
1990 • 70 citations
Glucose and lipid metabolism in non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Effect of metformin.
1991 • 68 citations
Mechanism of metformin action in non-insulin-dependent diabetes
1987 • 68 citations
Metformin increases insulin-stimulated glucose transport in insulin-resistant human skeletal muscle.
1991 • 65 citations
Biguanides and Sulfonylureas as Combination Therapy in NIDDM
1990 • 60 citations
Acute antihyperglycemic mechanisms of metformin in NIDDM. Evidence for suppression of lipid oxidation and hepatic glucose production
1994 • 57 citations
Effect of glycaemic control, metformin and gliclazide on platelet density and aggregability in recently diagnosed type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients.
1989 • 57 citations
Effects of metformin on glucose, insulin and lipid metabolism in patients with mild hypertriglyceridaemia and non-insulin dependent diabetes by glucose tolerance test criteria.
1991 • 56 citations
Study of the effect of metformin on platelet aggregation in insulin-dependent diabetics
1989 • 55 citations
Insulin Receptor Binding to Monocytes, Insulin Secretion, and Glucose Tolerance Following Metformin Treatment: Results of a Double-Blind Cross-Over Study in Type II Diabetics
1983 • 54 citations
KINETIC STUDY OF NORMAL AND SUSTAINED RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS OF METFORMIN IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
1980 • 53 citations
EFFECT OF DIET, SULPHONYLUREAS, AND PHENFORMIN ON PERIPHERAL GLUCOSE UPTAKE IN DIABETES AND OBESITY
1968 • 50 citations
The Influence of Guar Gum on Absorption of Metformin from the Gut in Healthy Volunteers
1989 • 49 citations
Comparison of Combined Therapies in Treatment of Secondary Failure to Glyburide
1992 • 48 citations
Combined metformin-sulfonylurea treatment of patients with noninsulin- dependent diabetes in fair to poor glycemic control
1992 • 46 citations
International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus
2004 • 46 citations
A prospective study of the effect of 12 months treatment on serum lipids and apolipoproteins A-I and B in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes
1982 • 46 citations
Influence of metformin on metabolic effect of insulin in human adipose tissue in vitro.
1984 • 44 citations
Congenital Malformations in Offspring of Diabetic Women Treated with Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents During Embryogenesis
1994 • 43 citations
The Effect of Metformin on Glycaemic Control, Intermediary Metabolism and Blood Pressure in Non‐insulin‐dependent Diabetes Mellitus
1987 • 43 citations
Metformin and glibenclamide: comparative risks.
1984 • 42 citations
Inhibition of Fatty Acid Oxidation by Biguanides: Implications for Metabolic Physiopathology
1974 • 41 citations
The Effects of Metformin on Adipocyte Insulin Action and Metabolic Control in Obese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
1989 • 41 citations
Prospective comparative study in NIDDM patients of metformin and glibenclamide with special reference to lipid profiles
1991 • 41 citations
Reduction of the acute bioavailability of metformin by the α‐glucosidase inhibitor acarbose in normal man
1994 • 40 citations
Lactate Turnover and Gluconeogenesis in Obesity: Effect of Phenformin
1970 • 40 citations
Comparative three-month study of the efficacies of metformin and gliclazide in the treatment of NIDD.
1991 • 40 citations
Effects of Metformin and Metoprolol CR on Hormones and Fibrinolytic Variables during a Hyperinsulinemic, Euglycemic Clamp in Man
1994 • 38 citations
Metabolic effects of metformin addition to chronic glibenclamide treatment in type 2 diabetes.
1994 • 37 citations
Improvement With Metformin in Insulin Internalizaron and Processing in Monocytes From NIDDM Patients
1990 • 36 citations
Impaired β-cell Responses Improve when Fasting Blood Glucose Concentration is Reduced in Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes
1988 • 35 citations
Metformin and metoprolol CR treatment in non‐obese men
1994 • 34 citations
DEMONSTRATION OF DEFECTIVE GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND STORAGE IN ERYTHROCYTES FROM NON‐INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC PATIENTS AND EFFECTS OF METFORMIN
1993 • 34 citations
Effects of a Biguanide (Metformin) on Vitamin B12and Folic Acid Absorption and Intestinal Enzyme Activities
1971 • 32 citations
Plasma biguanide levels are correlated with metabolic effects in diabetic patients
1987 • 31 citations
METFORMIN ADMINISTRATION IN HYPERLIPIDEMIC STATES
1971 • 30 citations
Treatment with low dose metformin in patients with peripheral vascular disease
1992 • 30 citations
The effects of metformin on the fibrinolytic system in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
1991 • 29 citations
Metformin normalizes nonoxidative glucose metabolism in insulin-resistant normoglycemic first-degree relatives of patients with NIDDM
1992 • 29 citations
The influence of dimethylbiguanide on phenprocoumon elimination and its mode of action
1983 • 28 citations
Clinical relevance of biocompatibility.
1994 • 26 citations
Comparative efficacy of metformin and glibenclamide in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
1991 • 26 citations
Evolution of Antibodies Anti-PF4/heparin in a Patient with a History of Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Reexposed to Heparin
1994 • 26 citations
The hyperlactatemic effect of biguanides: a comparison between phenformin and metformin during a 6-month treatment.
1989 • 26 citations
The effect of metformin treatment on gastric acid secretion and gastrointestinal hormone levels in normal subjects
1980 • 25 citations
Effects of metformin on haemorheology, lipid parameters and insulin resistance in insulin-dependent diabetic patients (IDDM)
1991 • 25 citations
Insulin receptor binding to monocytes, insulin secretion, and glucose tolerance following metformin treatment. Results of a double-blind cross-over study in type II diabetics
1983 • 24 citations
Effect of oral hypoglycaemic drugs on glucose tolerance and insulin secretion in borderline diabetic patients
1978 • 24 citations
Metformin ameliorates extreme insulin resistance in a patient with anti-insulin receptor antibodies: description of insulin receptor and postreceptor effects in vivo and in vitro
1992 • 24 citations
Metabolic Effects of Combined Sulphonylurea and Metformin Therapy in Maturity-Onset Diabetics
1979 • 22 citations
Effects of metformin and glibenclamide alone and in combination on serum lipids and lipoproteins in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
1991 • 22 citations
Energy expenditure in non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects on metformin or sulphonylurea therapy
1987 • 21 citations
Effect of phenformin on hepatic balances of gluconeogenic substrates in man
1978 • 21 citations
Effects of metformin on dyslipoproteinemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
1991 • 20 citations
Some Effects of Phenethylbiguanide on Human Hepatic Metabolism as Measured by Hepatic Vein Catheterization
1960 • 20 citations
A comparison of treatment with metformin and gliclazide in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes
1988 • 20 citations
Short-term effects of metformin on insulin sensitivity and sodium homeostasis in essential hypertensives
1993 • 19 citations
DOUBLE‐BLIND TRIAL OF METFORMIN IN THE THERAPY OF NONKETOTIC DIABETICS
1979 • 19 citations
Effects of metformin treatment on erythrocyte insulin binding in normal weight subjects, in obese non diabetic subjects, in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients.
1986 • 19 citations
The Use of Human Skeletal Muscle in Vitro for Biochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Glucose Uptake
1973 • 19 citations
Influence of phenformin and metformin on exercise induced lactataemia in patients with diabetes mellitus
1978 • 19 citations
Plasma fibrinogen in diabetes mellitus.
1979 • 18 citations
Biguanides and lactate metabolism: a review.
1973 • 17 citations
Lactic Acidosis during Metformin Treatment in an Elderly Diabetic Patient with Impaired Renal Function
1981 • 16 citations
Diurnal pattern of plasma metformin concentrations and its relation to metabolic effects in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients.
1990 • 15 citations
Effects of metformin therapy on plasma amino acid pattern in patients with maturity-onset diabetes.
1989 • 15 citations
Defective Hydroxylation of Phenformin as a Determinant of Drug Toxicity
1981 • 14 citations
Influence of metformin on arginine-induced glucagon secretion in human diabetes.
1975 • 14 citations
The insulin sparing effect of metformin in insulin-treated diabetic patients.
1991 • 13 citations
Approche physiopathologique des hyperlactatémies pathologiques chez le diabétique. Intérêt de la metforminémie
1987 • 11 citations
Oxidation of an exogenous glucose load using naturally labelled 13C-glucose
1978 • 10 citations
ORAL HYPOGLYCÆMIC AGENTS
1960 • 9 citations
Improvement with metformin in insulin internalization and processing in monocytes from NIDDM patients
1990 • 8 citations
THE INFLUENCE OF PHENFORMIN ON LACTATE METABOLISM IN DIABETIC PATIENTS IN RELATION TO HYPOXIA AND EXERCISE
1973 • 5 citations
[The effect of biguanides on insulin sensitivity of maturity onset diabetics (author's transl)].
1980 • 2 citations