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Metformin Alters Locomotor and Cognitive Function and Brain Metabolism in Normoglycemic Mice.


ABSTRACT: Metformin is currently the most effective treatment for type-2 diabetes. The beneficial actions of metformin have been found even beyond diabetes management and it has been considered as one of the most promising drugs that could potentially slow down aging. Surprisingly, the effect of metformin on brain function and metabolism has been less explored given that brain almost exclusively uses glucose as substrate for energy metabolism. We determined the effect of metformin on locomotor and cognitive function in normoglycemic mice. Metformin enhanced locomotor and balance performance, while induced anxiolytic effect and impaired cognitive function upon chronic treatment. We conducted in vitro assays and metabolomics analysis in mice to evaluate metformin's action on the brain metabolism. Metformin decreased ATP level and activated AMPK pathway in mouse hippocampus. Metformin inhibited oxidative phosphorylation and elevated glycolysis by inhibiting mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (mGPDH) in vitro at therapeutic doses. In summary, our study demonstrated that chronic metformin treatment affects brain bioenergetics with compound effects on locomotor and cognitive brain function in non-diabetic mice.

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764722 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metformin Alters Locomotor and Cognitive Function and Brain Metabolism in Normoglycemic Mice.

Li Wenjun W   Chaudhari Kiran K   Shetty Ritu R   Winters Ali A   Gao Xiaofei X   Hu Zeping Z   Ge Woo-Ping WP   Sumien Nathalie N   Forster Michael M   Liu Ran R   Yang Shao-Hua SH  

Aging and disease 20191001 5


Metformin is currently the most effective treatment for type-2 diabetes. The beneficial actions of metformin have been found even beyond diabetes management and it has been considered as one of the most promising drugs that could potentially slow down aging. Surprisingly, the effect of metformin on brain function and metabolism has been less explored given that brain almost exclusively uses glucose as substrate for energy metabolism. We determined the effect of metformin on locomotor and cogniti  ...[more]

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