Title : Increased PAI-1 and tPA antigen levels are reduced with metformin therapy in HIV-infected patients with fat redistribution and insulin resistance.

Pub. Date : 2001 Feb

PMID : 11158071






4 Functional Relationships(s)
Download
Sentence
Compound Name
Protein Name
Organism
1 Increased PAI-1 and tPA antigen levels are reduced with metformin therapy in HIV-infected patients with fat redistribution and insulin resistance. Metformin serpin family E member 1 Homo sapiens
2 Furthermore, we investigated the effect of treatment with metformin on PAI-1 and tPA antigen levels in patients with HIV-associated fat redistribution. Metformin serpin family E member 1 Homo sapiens
3 Similarly, metformin resulted in improvement in PAI-1 levels (-8.7 +/- 2.3 vs +1.7 +/- 2.9 microg/L, P = 0.03). Metformin serpin family E member 1 Homo sapiens
4 Metformin reduces PAI-1 and tPA antigen concentrations in these patients and may ultimately improve associated CVD risk. Metformin serpin family E member 1 Homo sapiens