Title : Metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells.

Pub. Date : 2017

PMID : 28253329






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1 Metformin (5mM) abrogated the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells induced by IGF-1. Metformin insulin like growth factor 1 Homo sapiens
2 CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells by suppressing the expression of IGF-1R and IGF-1 secretion in stromal cells. Metformin insulin like growth factor 1 Homo sapiens