Metformin modulate immune fitness in hepatocellular carcinoma: Molecular and cellular approach

EE Abd El-Fattah, AY Zakaria - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and chronic inflammation may play a role in
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Treatment of HCC patients with the antidiabetic medication …

Metformin actions on the liver: protection mechanisms emerging in hepatocytes and immune cells against NASH-related HCC

Y Zhang, H Wang, H Xiao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly linked to the global epidemic of obesity
and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Notably, NAFLD can progress from the mildest form of …

The impact of metformin on tumor-infiltrated immune cells: preclinical and clinical studies

M Abdelmoneim, MA Aboalela, Y Naoe… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in the fate of cancer cells, and tumor-
infiltrating immune cells have emerged as key players in shaping this complex milieu …

Metformin decreases IL‐22 secretion to suppress tumor growth in an orthotopic mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma

D Zhao, XD Long, TF Lu, T Wang… - … journal of cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological, preclinical and cellular studies in the last 5 years have shown that
metformin exerts anti‐tumoral properties, but its mode of action in cancer remains unclear …

Impact of metformin on immunological markers: Implication in its anti-tumor mechanism

GG Chen, PYM Woo, SCP Ng, GKC Wong… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metformin, an anti-hyperglycemic drug, has been known to have antitumor properties for
around 15 years. Although there are a number of reports attributing the antitumor function of …

The emerging role of metformin in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: is there any value in repurposing metformin for HCC immunotherapy?

SP Papadakos, D Ferraro, G Carbone, AE Frampton… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The study investigates the potential use of metformin, a medication
commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes, in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma …

[HTML][HTML] Dual anticancer role of metformin: an old drug regulating AMPK dependent/independent pathways in metabolic, oncogenic/tumorsuppresing and immunity …

MSM Marjanovic, LM Vucicevic… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin has been known to treat type 2 diabetes for decades and is widely prescribed
antidiabetic drug. Recently, its anticancer potential has also been discovered. Moreover …

Metformin plays an antitumor role by downregulating inhibitory cells and immune checkpoint molecules while activating protective immune responses in breast cancer

H Jiang, H Suo, L Gao, Y Liu, B Chen, S Lu… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study seeks to test the effect of metformin treatment on the outcomes of breast cancer in
BALB/c mice bearing 4 T1 breast cancer cells. The survival rate and tumor size of mice were …

Targeting of the tumor immune microenvironment by metformin

Z Wu, C Zhang, M Najafi - Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2022 - Springer
Stimulating antitumor immunity is an attractive idea for suppressing tumors. CD4+ and CD8+
T cells as well as natural killer cells (NK) are the primary antitumor immune cells in the tumor …

Metformin and cancer immunity

R Ma, B Yi, AI Riker, Y Xi - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2020 - nature.com
The immune system plays an essential and central role in tumor cell differentiation,
proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis, invasion, and metastasis. Over the past decade …