Title : In vitro and in vivo anti-tumor effect of metformin as a novel therapeutic agent in human oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Pub. Date : 2012 Nov 14

PMID : 23151022






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1 Metformin treatment led to a remarkable decrease of cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and CDK6 protein levels and phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein, but did not affect p21 or p27 protein expression in OSCC cells. Metformin cyclin D1 Homo sapiens
2 Metformin also markedly reduced the expression of cyclin D1 and increased the numbers of apoptotic cells in vivo, thus inhibiting the growth of OSCC xenografts. Metformin cyclin D1 Homo sapiens