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. 2020 Jul 31;11:1038. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01038

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Schematic illustration of the mechanism of metformin reduces oxidative stress and decreases proliferation of HConFs against fibrosis. Briefly, metformin obviously promotes antioxidant defense, inhibits proliferation via activating AMPK/Nrf2 axis and the downregulation of inflammatory biomarkers to improves issues repair potential.