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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 15;204(6):621-622.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202105-1273ED.

Can Metformin Downshift the Gears of Aging to Slow Emphysema Progression?

Irina Petrache  1 , Karina A Serban  1
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Editorial

Can Metformin Downshift the Gears of Aging to Slow Emphysema Progression?

Irina Petrache et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Schematic of effects of metformin in the mouse model of cigarette smoke–induced emphysema. mTERT = mouse telomerase. Created with Biorender.com.
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Comment on

  • Metformin: Experimental and Clinical Evidence for a Potential Role in Emphysema Treatment.
    Polverino F, Wu TD, Rojas-Quintero J, Wang X, Mayo J, Tomchaney M, Tram J, Packard S, Zhang D, Cleveland KH, Cordoba-Lanus E, Owen CA, Fawzy A, Kinney GL, Hersh CP, Hansel NN, Doubleday K, Sauler M, Tesfaigzi Y, Ledford JG, Casanova C, Zmijewski J, Konhilas J, Langlais PR, Schnellmann R, Rahman I, McCormack M, Celli B. Polverino F, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep 15;204(6):651-666. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202012-4510OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34033525 Free PMC article.

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