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Metformin-induced changes of the gut microbiota in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from a prospective cohort study.

Yuting GaoTianyi ZhaoNa LvShixuan LiuTao YuanYong FuWeigang ZhaoBaoli Zhu
Published in: Endocrine (2024)
Metformin's role in glucose metabolism regulation may primarily involve specific alterations in certain gut microbial species rather than an overall increase in microbial species diversity. This may suggest gut microbiota targets in future studies on metabolic abnormalities caused by metformin.
Keyphrases
  • microbial community
  • high glucose
  • diabetic rats
  • current status
  • oxidative stress
  • endothelial cells