title: Pleiotropic benefits of metformin: macrophage targeting its anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan yhattori@med.u-toyama.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology and Pain Relief Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D008687:Metformin; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases