PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 22694351-3 2012 Because metformin, an AMPK activator that is a favored first-line therapeutic option for type 2 diabetes, may confer benefits in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancers independent of its ability to normalize blood glucose, there is now considerable interest in identifying and exploiting AMPK"s anti-inflammatory effects. Metformin 8-17 protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 2 Homo sapiens 22-26 22694351-3 2012 Because metformin, an AMPK activator that is a favored first-line therapeutic option for type 2 diabetes, may confer benefits in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancers independent of its ability to normalize blood glucose, there is now considerable interest in identifying and exploiting AMPK"s anti-inflammatory effects. Metformin 8-17 protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 2 Homo sapiens 291-295