BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prediabetes increases cardiovascular risk and is associated with excess mortality. In preclinical models, metformin has been shown to exert anti-ageing effects. In this study, we sought to assess whether metformin modulates putative effector longevity programs in prediabetic subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 38 prediabetic subjects received metformin (1500 mg/day) or placebo for 2 months. At baseline and after treatment, we collected anthropometric and metabolic parameters. Gene and protein levels of SIRT1, mTOR, p53, p66Shc, SIRT1 activity, AMPK activation, telomere length, and SIRT1 promoter chromatin accessibility were determined in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Plasma N-glycans, non-invasive surrogate markers of ageing, were also analysed. Compared to baseline, metformin significantly improved metabolic parameters and insulin sensitivity, increased SIRT1 gene/protein expression and SIRT1 promoter chromatin accessibility, elevated mTOR gene expression with concomitant reduction in p70S6K phosphorylation in subjects' PBMCs, and modified the plasma N-glycan profile. Compared to placebo, metformin increased SIRT1 protein expression and reduced p70S6K phosphorylation (a proxy of mTOR activity). Plasma N-glycans were also favourably modified by metformin compared to placebo. CONCLUSION:In individuals with prediabetes, metformin ameliorated effector pathways that have been shown to regulate longevity in animal models.

Vigili de Kreutzenberg, S., Ceolotto, G., Cattelan, A., Pagnin, E., Mazzucato, M., Garagnani, P., et al. (2015). Metformin improves putative longevity effectors in peripheral mononuclear cells from subjects with prediabetes. A randomized controlled trial. NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, 25(7), 686-693 [10.1016/j.numecd.2015.03.007].

Metformin improves putative longevity effectors in peripheral mononuclear cells from subjects with prediabetes. A randomized controlled trial

GARAGNANI, PAOLO;BORELLI, VINCENZO;BACALINI, MARIA GIULIA;FRANCESCHI, CLAUDIO;
2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prediabetes increases cardiovascular risk and is associated with excess mortality. In preclinical models, metformin has been shown to exert anti-ageing effects. In this study, we sought to assess whether metformin modulates putative effector longevity programs in prediabetic subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 38 prediabetic subjects received metformin (1500 mg/day) or placebo for 2 months. At baseline and after treatment, we collected anthropometric and metabolic parameters. Gene and protein levels of SIRT1, mTOR, p53, p66Shc, SIRT1 activity, AMPK activation, telomere length, and SIRT1 promoter chromatin accessibility were determined in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Plasma N-glycans, non-invasive surrogate markers of ageing, were also analysed. Compared to baseline, metformin significantly improved metabolic parameters and insulin sensitivity, increased SIRT1 gene/protein expression and SIRT1 promoter chromatin accessibility, elevated mTOR gene expression with concomitant reduction in p70S6K phosphorylation in subjects' PBMCs, and modified the plasma N-glycan profile. Compared to placebo, metformin increased SIRT1 protein expression and reduced p70S6K phosphorylation (a proxy of mTOR activity). Plasma N-glycans were also favourably modified by metformin compared to placebo. CONCLUSION:In individuals with prediabetes, metformin ameliorated effector pathways that have been shown to regulate longevity in animal models.
2015
Vigili de Kreutzenberg, S., Ceolotto, G., Cattelan, A., Pagnin, E., Mazzucato, M., Garagnani, P., et al. (2015). Metformin improves putative longevity effectors in peripheral mononuclear cells from subjects with prediabetes. A randomized controlled trial. NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, 25(7), 686-693 [10.1016/j.numecd.2015.03.007].
Vigili de Kreutzenberg, S.; Ceolotto, G.; Cattelan, A.; Pagnin, E.; Mazzucato, M.; Garagnani, P.; Borelli, V.; Bacalini, M.G.; Franceschi, C.; Fadini,...espandi
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