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Metformin and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Mini-Review on Recent Findings
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نویسنده
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Nasri Hamid ,Rafieian-Kopaei Mahmoud
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منبع
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innovative journal of pediatrics - 2014 - دوره : 24 - شماره : 5 - صفحه:565 -568
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چکیده
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Metformin, an oral anti-diabetic agent in the biguanide class is a widely prescribed drug to treat high blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. metformin has three different roles, including blood glucose regulatory effect, protection of kidney tubular cell by acting as an effective antioxidant and finally ameliorative effect on diabetic kidney disease through saving the podocytes. therefore, diabetic patients may benefit from all of these three distinct ameliorative effects.
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کلیدواژه
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Metformin; Kidney Disease; Diabetes; Anti-diabetic Agents
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آدرس
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isfahan university of medical sciences, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, ایران, shahrekord university of medical sciences, Medical Plants Research Center, ایران
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پست الکترونیکی
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rafieian@yahoo.com
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