Rationale for conducting a randomized trial to examine the efficacy of metformin in improving survival in cirrhosis: pleiotropic effects hypothesis
Hepatology
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2014 Dec;60(6):1818-22.
doi: 10.1002/hep.27314.
Epub 2014 Oct 27.
Author
Rohit Loomba
1
Affiliation
1
NAFLD Translational Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Epidemiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
PMID:
25043205
DOI:
10.1002/hep.27314
No abstract available
Publication types
Editorial
Comment
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Metformin / therapeutic use*
Substances
Hypoglycemic Agents
Metformin
Grants and funding
K23 DK090303/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States