Title : The antidiabetic drug metformin inhibits the proliferation of bladder cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.

Pub. Date : 2013 Dec 18

PMID : 24351837






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1 Further experiments revealed that metformin activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and suppressed mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the central regulator of protein synthesis and cell growth. Metformin mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase Homo sapiens
2 Further experiments revealed that metformin activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and suppressed mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the central regulator of protein synthesis and cell growth. Metformin mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase Homo sapiens
3 Moreover, daily treatment of metformin led to a substantial inhibition of tumor growth in a xenograft model with concomitant decrease in the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cyclin D1 and p-mTOR. Metformin mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase Homo sapiens