Clarifying the relationship between metformin, acute kidney injury and lactic acidosis

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2017 Dec 13;14(1):70. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.172.

Authors

Samira Bell¹, Enrique Soto-Pedre², Paul Connelly², Shona Livingstone³, Ewan Pearson²

Affiliations

¹ Renal Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK; and at Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK.
² Division of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, Level 5, Mailbox 12, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.
³ Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK.

PMID: 29234163
DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.172

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MeSH terms

Acidosis, Lactic*
Acute Kidney Injury*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
Metformin*

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Metformin