Combination of aloin and metformin enhances the antitumor effect by inhibiting the growth and invasion and inducing apoptosis and autophagy in hepatocellular carcinoma through PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a devastating and highly metastatic cancer worldwide. Metformin (MET) is the priority drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes; however, it possesses multiple biological effects like anticancer and hepatoprotective activity. Herein, we examined the effects of...

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Main Authors: Ruijie Sun, Ruiren Zhai, Changlin Ma, Wei Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2723