Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
The worldwide long-term experience of clinical use of metformin and the growing knowledge about its mechanisms of action have, however, reversed this reputation to the point that nowadays it is not only considered as relatively harmless but even increasingly as a cellular protector.
Please cite this paper as: Wiernsperger N. Metformin as a cellular protector; a synoptic view of modern evidences. J Nephropharmacol 2015; 4(1): 31-36.