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Metformin Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Pyroptosis and Inflammatory Responses in HK-2 Cells via SIRT1-Associated Regulation of the TXNIP/NLRP3 Pathway.

Key takeaways

Metformin reduced cell death and inflammation in kidney cells grown in the test tube, but this has not been tested in people yet — so it is unknown if it helps patients with diabetic kidney disease.

Who did this work

Shi S (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Wang B (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Zhou Y (Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Li Q (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Hou Y (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Zhang X (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.) · Wang Q (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-08-19
https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.71248