Effect of Metformin on Antipsychotic-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction: The Potential Role of Gut-Brain Axis

• Main Authors: Chao Luo (Author), Xu Wang (Author), Hanxue Huang (Author), Xiaoyuan Mao (Author), Honghao Zhou (Author), Zhaoqian Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antipsychotics are the first-line medications prescribed for patients with schizophrenia or other mental disorders. Cumulative evidence has revealed that metabolic dysfunctions frequently occur in patients receiving antipsychotics, especially second-generation antipsychotics, and these effects may d...