Mechanisms of action of metformin and its regulatory effect on microRNAs related to angiogenesis

G Wang, F Lin, Q Wan, J Wu, M Luo - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is rapidly initiated in response to pathological conditions and is a key target
for pharmaceutical intervention in various malignancies. Anti-angiogenic therapy has …

Treating tumors with minimally invasive therapy: A review

P Wang, S Sun, H Ma, S Sun, D Zhao, S Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
With high level of morbidity and mortality, tumor is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide.
Aiming to tackle tumor, researchers have developed a lot of strategies. Among these …

BEZ235 increases the sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma to sorafenib by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and inducing autophagy

W Cao, X Liu, Y Zhang, A Li, Y **e… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acquired resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to sorafenib (SFB) is the main
reason for the failure of SFB treatment of the cancer. Abnormal activation of the …

Effects of metformin combined with antifolates on HepG2 cell metabolism and cellular proliferation

SM Tawfik, MRA Abdollah, MM Elmazar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most prevalent types of cancers worldwide,
continues to maintain high levels of resistance to standard therapy. As clinical data revealed …

Metformin suppresses phenylephrine-induced hypertrophic responses by inhibiting p300-HAT activity in cardiomyocytes

Y Sunagawa, K Shimizu, A Katayama… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Heart failure is the final pathway for a wide spectrum of myocardial stress,
including hypertension and myocardial infarction. However, the potential effects of metformin …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological inhibition of mTORC1 increases CCKBR-specific tumor uptake of radiolabeled minigastrin analogue [177Lu] Lu-PP-F11N

M Grzmil, Y Qin, C Schleuniger, S Frank… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: A high tumor-to-healthy-tissue uptake ratio of radiolabeled ligands is an essential
prerequisite for safe and effective peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). In the …

CXCR4 is a prognostic marker that inhibits the invasion and migration of gastric cancer by regulating VEGF expression

G Chen, Z Zhou, J **, Y Zhou, Y Liu… - Oncology …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Metastasis is the main cause of poor prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC). Thus,
current research is focused on identifying biomarkers that can predict the prognosis of …

Energy metabolism modulation by biguanides in comparison with rotenone in rat liver and heart

S Heinz, A Freyberger, B Lawrenz, L Schladt… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
The biguanide metformin, a widely used antidiabetic drug, has received great interest in
oncology research in recent years after an epidemiological study showed a link between …

PCL–DOX microdroplets: an evaluation of the enhanced intracellular delivery of doxorubicin in metastatic cancer cells via in silico and in vitro approaches

AC Kaushik, A Kumar, CY Yu, SW Kuo… - New Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Researchers have promoted the use of polymer microspheres in medical engineering and
biotechnology, such as embedded drug delivery with polylactic acid microspheres …

[PDF][PDF] Glucose Starvation Promotes anti-PD-L1 and anti-GLUT1 Activity of Metformin on Skin Cancer Cells

AM Scherbakov, AA Basharina, DV Sorokin… - 2024 - nanobioletters.com
Metformin is one of the most promising drugs transitioning from current endocrinology to
future oncology. The objective of the study is to analyze the influence of glucose starvation …