Biguanides: Species with versatile therapeutic applications

D Kathuria, AD Raul, P Wanjari, PV Bharatam - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biguanides are compounds in which two guanidine moieties are fused to form a highly
conjugated system. Biguanides are highly basic and hence they are available as salts …

Metformin and malignant tumors: not over the hill

W Leng, J Jiang, B Chen, Q Wu - Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Malignant tumors are a major cause of death, and their incidence is increasing worldwide.
Although the survival rate for some cancers has improved, treatments for other malignant …

Metformin Ameliorates Aβ Pathology by Insulin‐Degrading Enzyme in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

XY Lu, S Huang, QB Chen, D Zhang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. The
accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) is the main pathology of AD. Metformin, a well‐known …

The effect of MicroRNA-409-3p for treatment and response to tumor proliferation of lung cancer cell lines (in vitro)

HA Al-Hussaniy - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2022 - journal.waocp.org
Objective: Monitoring the result of miR 409 3p and its response to tumor proliferation and its
mechanism of action on some types of lung cancer in vitro (A549 cell line). Methods: Two …

Activated AMPK by metformin protects against fibroblast proliferation during pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing FOXM1

X Gu, YY Han, CY Yang, HM Ji, YJ Lan, YQ Bi… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive and devastating lung disease of unknown etiology,
excessive fibroblast proliferation serves as a key event to promote PF. Transcription factor …

Metformin inhibits cervical cancer cell proliferation by modulating PI3K/Akt-induced major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A gene expression

C Xia, C Liu, Z He, Y Cai, J Chen - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Recent studies have shown that the classic hypoglycemic drug metformin
inhibits tumor growth; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We previously …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of metformin in cervical cancer

YH Chen, PH Wang, PN Chen, SF Yang, YH Hsiao - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The potential effects of metformin in terms of cancer prevention and
therapy have been widely studied, and a number of studies have indicated its potential role …

[HTML][HTML] Метформин и злокачественные новообразования: возможный механизм противоопухолевого действия и перспективы использования в практике

КО Кузнецов, ЭР Сафина, ДВ Гаймакова… - Проблемы …, 2022 - cyberleninka.ru
Метформин является противодиабетическим препаратом первой линии для лечения
сахарного диабета 2 типа (СД2); его молекулярной мишенью является АМФ …

Perspectives of metformin use in endometrial cancer and other gynaecological malignancies

B Barczyński, K Frąszczak, J Kotarski - Journal of Drug Targeting, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia play a key role in type 1 endometrial cancer
pathogenesis. Most of these cancers develop on a background of overweight or type 2 …

GTF2E2 downregulated by miR-340-5p inhibits the malignant progression of glioblastoma

X Qiao, Y Chen, Z Wang, N Peng, W Niu, S Hou… - Cancer Gene …, 2023 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant tumor in the central nervous system. The
general transcription factor IIE subunit beta (GTF2E2) is crucial for physiological and …