Effects of metformin on epithelial-mesenchymal transition of rat alveolar epithelial type II cells induced by TGF-β / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

AIM: To observe the effect of metformin (Met) on the endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of rat alveolar epithelial type II cells and its mechanism. METHODS: The RLE-6TN cells were divided into 6 groups as follows: Control group; transforming growth factor-β