Metformin Might Inhibit Virus through Increasing Insulin Sensitivity

Chin Med J (Engl). 2018 Feb 5;131(3):376-377. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.223856.

Authors

Yong Chen¹, Feng Gu², Jian-Long Guan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
² MOE and MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 325444, China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Glucose
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
Insulin
Insulin Resistance*
Metformin / pharmacology*
Viruses / drug effects*

Substances

Blood Glucose
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Metformin