Prostate Cancer Ontology
Center for Systems Biology, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan China
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折叠 Prostate cancerProstate cancer
折叠 Epidemiological aspects of prostate cancerEpidemiological aspects of prostate cancer
展开 Basic information of patientBasic information of patient
展开 Personal medical historyPersonal medical history
展开 Genetic and epigenetic of prostate cancerGenetic and epigenetic of prostate cancer
折叠 Lifestyles of prostate cancerLifestyles of prostate cancer
展开 Demographic characteristics Demographic characteristics
展开 Habits and behaviorsHabits and behaviors
Physical activity
展开 EnvironmentEnvironment
展开 MineralMineral
展开 VitaminVitamin
折叠 Drug and operationDrug and operation
展开 DiseasesDiseases
展开 Social factorsSocial factors
展开 FoodsFoods
展开 Physiological and biochemicalPhysiological and biochemical
展开 Food additivesFood additives
展开 Unclear typeUnclear type
展开 Diagnostic aspects of prostate cancerDiagnostic aspects of prostate cancer
展开 Therapeutic aspects of prostate cancerTherapeutic aspects of prostate cancer
Metformin
Preferred Name Metformin
Definition Definition: An agent belonging to the biguanide class of antidiabetics with antihyperglycemic activity. Metformin is associated with a very low incidence of lactic acidosis. This agent helps reduce LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and is not associated with weight gain, and prevents the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. Metformin is not metabolized and is excreted unchanged by the kidneys.
NCI-GLOSS Definition: The active ingredient in a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus (a condition in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood). It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. It decreases the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) released into the bloodstream from the liver and increases the body's use of the glucose. Metformin is a type of antidiabetic agent.
Synonyms & Abbreviations 1,1-Dimethylbiguanide
Metformin
metformin
METFORMIN
N,N-Dimethylimidodicarbonimidic Diamide
ReferenceCode NCI Thesaurus Code:C61612 
ReferenceURL https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C61612
PMID NA
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