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The AMPK pathway was central to metformin protective action. Within COPDGene, participants taking metformin compared to those not on it had slower progression of emphysema (-0.92%, CI; -1.7 to -0.14%, p = 0.02) and adjusted lung density decrease (2.2 g/L; 95% CI 0.43 to 4.0 g/L, p = 0.01). Metformin protected against CS-induced lung, renal, and muscle injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, and UPR-ER stress in mice. In humans, metformin use was associated with lesser emphysema progression over time. Our results provide a rationale